News:The Union Health minister has urged the states to use e-Raktkosh portal as a single point for maintaining real-time information on the status of stocks of each blood group.
Facts:
- e-Raktkosh portal was launched in 2016 by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.
- It is a Centralized Blood Bank Management System that provides a comprehensive IT solution to standardize and streamline the standard operating procedures, guidelines and workflow of blood banks across the country.