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Health Experts Emphasize Urgent Reforms for Blood Transfusion Safety

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New Delhi, Jan 14 (IANS) A team of health experts and advocates here on Wednesday stressed the need for urgent systemic reforms to protect patients dependent on blood transfusions.In a new position paper, launched by the Thalassemia Patients Advocacy Group (TPAG), the experts stressed the need for safe, timely, and equitable access to blood and called it a fundamental issue of survival, dignity, and constitutional responsibility.”For individuals with thalassemia who require lifelong, regular blo…