162,500 Low Quality Blood Transfusion Kits Have Distributed Among Major Government Hospitals

Around 162,500 low quality Blood Transfusion Kits have been purchased from a Company in Singapore and distributed among major government hospitals throughout the island the Health Services Trade Union Alliance (HSTUA) has said.the said stock of low quality blood transfusion kits are having small hole each and they are covered with sticker pasted on the hole the alliance revealed.

According to the president of HSTUA Mr.Saman Rathnapriya through this unsafe low quality blood transfusion kits blood donor as well as the blood recipient will face health problems .medical supplies division of the Ministry Of Health which purchased these blood kits for  Rs.42.28 per a kit purchased the stock on 15th of July this year.the expiry date of the said blood transfusion kits are May 2016 he has said.the health services trade union alliance has appealed from the health minister and health ministry secretary to investigate on the said stock of low quality blood transfusion kits before allow government hospitals to use them.