NIMS set a new record in 2025 by collecting 25,105 units of blood

 The blood bank of Nizam’s Institute of Medical Sciences (NIMS) on Tuesday said that it has set a unique record by collecting a total of 25,105 units of blood in the year 2025, which is the highest ever collected by the facility.

Managed by the department of Immuno-Hematology and Blood Transfusion (IHBT), the blood bank, despite its limitations in the supply of apheresis kits, which are specialised single-use



disposable medical kits for blood donation, a total of 727 single donor platelet procedures were completed.

The IHBT department on Tuesday announced that a total of 50 voluntary blood donation camps were organized in 2025. “This marks a significant increase compared to the previous average of 12 camps per year. On certain occasions, the department managed to conduct three blood donation camps in a single day,” NIMS officials said.