title: Hemovigilance: A new beginning in India.
abstract: Hemovigilance plays an essential role in ensuring patient safety with regard to blood transfusions. The data generated through the hemovigilance system helps in framing important changes in the whole blood transfusion process which are useful for better patient safety. This article briefly describes the history of hemovigilance, why the need of hemovigilance was felt and also illustrates about the Hemovigilance Program of India.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacology, Gian Sagar Medical College and Hospital, District Patiala, Punjab, India.
authors.forename: Jaspreet Kaur
authors.initials: JK
authors.lastname: Boparai
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacology, AIIMS Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India.
authors.forename: Surjit
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Singh
keywords: Blood transfusion reactions; hemovigilance; pharmacovigilance