Summary:
According to the hospital authority, the increase in numbers of voluntary platelets donors has not only helped reduce the burden of the need of platelets donation but also reduced the number of replacement platelets donors. There are around 5,000 voluntary platelets donors till date but not everybody donates every year. In the last 10 years, the number of voluntary platelets donors has increased in TMH from 11% to over 87%. In Mumbai there are 45 blood banks, but only 15 among them have platelets donation facilities. "The number of platelets donation has increased over the years but the number of cases to have increased..