Improving the blood donation practices and role of adoption of technological innovations

126 enable prompt, safe, and timely delivery of blood to all those who are in need.[4] This innovative technological approach has resulted in the significant reduction in the rates of maternal and child deaths by 75% and 66%, respectively, between the start of the current century till 2015. In order to sustain these gains, hundreds of mobile blood collection sites have been established, and the use of drones has enabled the supply of blood in remote regions of the nation. As a part of the quality assurance with regard to the maintenance of the cold chain, an electronic monitoring system has been put in place which promotes real-time monitoring of temperature and transmission of warning text messages, in case the temperature shows any variation from the permitted range.[4]