Gandhinagar: In the wake of the fake plasma case, the Gujarat govt has ordered district authorities to intensify monitoring of blood banks, plasma collection centres and related healthcare units across the state.Minister of state for health, Praful Pansheriya, on Wednesday said surveillance and control mechanisms would be strengthened to prevent incidents involving tampered or fake plasma being supplied to blood banks and pharmaceutical companies.Pansheriya said that any individual found compromising patient safety would face strict action. “No one who compromises patients’ health will be let off. Strict action will be taken against those accountable,” he said.The minister said an investigation covering all aspects of the case was initiated and authorities are examining the role of every person involved in the alleged malpractice.Describing the tampering of blood plasma as a “grave and inhumane act”, the minister said such incidents undermine public confidence in the healthcare system. He added that the state govt has adopted a zero-tolerance policy towards any wrongdoing that endangers patients’ lives.
