Context: Recently, the Union Health minister has recently urged the use of e-Raktkosh portal as a single point for Maintaining Realtime information on status of stocks of Each Blood Group.
About e-Raktkosh Portal

• It is a Centralized Blood Bank Management System.
• It is a comprehensive IT solution to standardize and streamline the standard operating procedures, guidelines and workflow of blood banks across the nation.
• It was inaugurated by Minister of Health and Family Welfare (MoHWFW)
• It enforces Drug & Cosmetic Act, National blood policy standards and guidelines ensuring proper management of blood.

It has components for management of the blood donation life cycle which Includes:

• The biometric Donor Management System
• Blood grouping,
• TTI screening,
• antibody screening,
• A centralized Blood Inventory Management System
• Bio-Medical Waste Management System for Disposal of Discarded Blood

About Blood Disorder

• It is defined as any condition that impacts one or more parts of the blood, usually interfering with its ability to work correctly.
• It can be Categorised as Common Blood Disorder like Anaemia and Rare Blood Disorder like Thalassemia.

Types of Blood Disorder affecting

• Red Blood Cells like Anemia, Pernicious anemia (B12 deficiency), Aplastic Anemia, Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia etc.
• White Blood Cells like Lymphoma, Leukemia, Multiple myeloma.
• Blood Plasma like Haemophilia
• Platelets like Thrombocytopenia.