National AIDS Control Organization is a division of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare that provides leadership to HIV/AIDS control programme in India through 35 HIV/AIDS Prevention and Control Societies.

The Information About the Blood Transfusion Services of the Indian National Aids Control Organisation is given below

About the Blood Transfusion Services

Blood is an intrinsic requirement for health care and proper functioning of the health system. NACO has been primarily responsible for ensuring provision of safe blood for the country since 1992. NACO supports a network of 1131 blood banks across the country in over 600 districts and strives to achieve accessibility to adequate quantity of safe, quality and affordable blood and blood components to the needy.

NACP IV Targets: to be achieved at end of NACP IV
Cumulative Number of Blood Banks 1300
Total number of Blood units Collected 90 Lakh Units
Percentage of Voluntary Blood Donation 90%
Number of Blood units converted to Blood Components 80%

Key Strategies:
Assessing blood needs and requirements of the country.
Increasing regular voluntary non-remunerated blood donation to meet the safe blood requirements of the country.
Promoting component preparation and availability along with rational use of blood in healthcare facilities.
Capacity building of health care providers.
Enhancing blood access through a well networked centrally coordinated, efficient and self sufficient blood transfusion service.
Establishing Quality Management Systems to ensure Safe Blood.
Building implementation structures and referral linkages.

Contact Detials :
National AIDS Control Organisation
Department of Health & Family Welfare
Government of India
6th & 9th Floor, Chanderlok Building
36, Janpath, New Delhi, India .
Pin:- 110001.
Email Id: dgnaco[at]gmail[dot]com
Tel: 011-43509999, 011-23731778