According to WHO statistics every country needs at least 1% of blood reserve but for the entire population of India only 9 million unit is collected whereas 12 million unit of blood is annually required, which shows a deficit of 25%. Some times the deficit rise up to 50% and this leads to the rise of illegal blood farming in India. In 2011, blood was sold for $337 per unit in international market, and blood was taken out even from children and prisoners. In blood farms people are caged and extracted blood at least 16 times a month and they are just fed twice daily. In India the blood is sold for $18/unit which is 15 times higher than the government rate. Due to the lack of a Central Blood Agency authenticity of the reports are not confirmed. Rough estimate says that India needs 3 million units of blood and when it is multiplied by $15, the worth of illegal blood donation business is $45 million annually. Health issues are also reported along with illegal blood donation that to...
The global economy is grasping wide attention and this blog is an effort to provide an accurate information about those transitions,This blog is not complete without your valuable feedbacks. Feel free to comment