Ranchi, Nov 11 (PTI) A non-profit organisation on Tuesday informed the Jharkhand High Court that, according to the existing system in the state, blood is provided to a patient in lieu of one unit of blood donated by his or her attendant.

A division bench comprising Chief Justice Tarlok Singh Chauhan and Justice Rajesh Shankar was hearing a public interest litigation on a recent incident in which contaminated blood transfusion led to children contracting HIV in Chaibasa and Ranchi.

Atul Gera, secretary of the non-profit body, ‘Life Savers Ranchi’, alleged in the court that despite its order, there has been no significant change in the way blood is being provided by blood banks.

"Whenever a unit of blood is required, a donor has to provide a unit to replenish the stock," Gera said.

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