Malappuram's blood centres take six State awards on National Voluntary Blood Donation Day

1 October 2026

Three blood centres in Malappuram district won six State awards from the Kerala State Blood Transfusion Council, presented in Thiruvananthapuram on October 1, 2026, National Voluntary Blood Donation Day, by Health Minister K. Muraleedharan. The blood centre at Manjeri Government Medical College took two awards, for the highest collection through voluntary donation camps in the medical college category and for implementing the Blood Bag Traceability Project. The Perinthalmanna District Hospital blood bank took three awards, for the highest voluntary donation at the district hospital level with 12,885 units, for organising the most camps with 255 camps yielding 8,262 units, and for the second phase of the Blood Bag Traceability Project. The Nilambur District Hospital blood bank came first among district hospitals in implementing the traceability project. The traceability system records every stage from collection to transfusion so that each blood bag can be traced back.