Indian Red Cross Society’s ‘eBloodServices’ mobile app

Team L&M

At a time when the country is facing such a pandemic, a mobile app to provide succor to all those who direly require blood has seen the light of the day. Named ‘eBloodServices’, the mobile app developed by The Indian Red Cross Society (ICRS) was launched by the Union Minister of Health & Family Welfare Dr Harsh Vardhan. The Union Health Minister is also the Chairman of Indian Red Cross Society.

Once the request is placed through the app, the requisite units become visible to IRCS, NHQ blood bank in its E-Raktkosh dashboard and this allows assured delivery within the specified time. This feature will make it easy for a blood seeker to obtain blood & shall bring the added advantage of complete transparency and single window access to the service.

The application has been developed by the E-Raktkosh team of Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (CDAC) under the Digital India scheme launched by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi in 2015. “In keeping with the people-centered vision of the Hon. Prime Minister, Digital India has now become an integral part of every person’s daily life. This Blood Donation App is a prime example of how the Digital India Scheme is serving the need for accessing blood services”.

He added, “Many people require blood related services on regularly because of certain medical conditions in their families. Through this App, four units of blood can be requisitioned at a time and the blood bank will wait for as long as 12 hours for the person to collect it. This app makes it easy for those in need to request for Blood units at IRCS NHQ.”

Dr Harsh Vardhan praised all the voluntary blood donors who have donated blood during the ongoing COVID-19 outbreak. Red Cross has facilitated donation by voluntary blood donors by either providing transport or sending blood collection mobile vans for on-site blood donation.