MUMBAI : Faced with a shortage of blood in the city, Maharashtra will use social media to increase the number of blood donations.
The move to use social media has been taken through the State Blood Transfusion Council, the state's public health department said.Maharashtra which has the highest number of voluntary blood donations in the country and is also a leader in blood collection.However, due to the coronavirus-induced lockdown, blood reserves in the state have declined as blood donation camps were not organized on a large scale to avoid crowds and prevent corona infection.In the last three months, blood shortage has been reported in the state.