Karachi: Medical experts have revealed that 15 percent of HIV patients across the country contracted the virus due to unsafe blood transfusions, while syphilis, malaria and dengue can also be transmitted through blood, in view of which the National Blood Transfusion Policy has been introduced. CLIA and nucleic acid testing have been made mandatory under the National Blood Transfusion Policy to ensure safe blood transfusions. According to Dr. Bushra Moeez, the Sindh Blood Transfusion Authority (SBTA) was established in Sindh, the main objective of which was to eliminate fragmentation in blood banking and establish regional blood centers. He further informed that now a national blood transfusion policy has been prepared for 2030, which includes a total of 15 goals. Under the new policy, blood and blood products, including products derived from plasma, have now been recognized as drugs.

Source: The Patriot December 27, 2025 16:36 UTC