Bangalore Medical Services Trust (BMST)

a   not-for-profit   organization,   was established by the Rotary Club of Bangalore and TTK & Company in 1984.

All people on board the flight were killed. Among them was Dr Homi Jehangir Bhabha, the man hailed as the father of India’s n BMST,  initially  set  up  to  provide  blood-banking  services  through  its  division,  the  Rotary Bangalore-TTK Blood Bank,  has evolved over time to become a centre of excellence in the areas  of  blood  banking,  transfusion  and  Immunohematology;  tissue  banking;  transplant Immunology laboratory to support solid organ and stem cell transplantation; a Blood Stem Cell Registry; Training; R&D and community based health education and health services. uclear programme. He had been on his way to Vienna to attend a meeting of the scientific advisory committee of the International Atomic Energy Agency.

BMST verticals:

Rotary  Bangalore  TTK  Blood  Bank:  As  a  Regional  Blood  Transfusion  Centre  and
Immuno-Hemotology Reference Lab for South India, the highlights of the blood bank are

• 100 % Voluntary donor blood only, no replacement
• Over 36,000 units of blood collected per year
• 100% blood separated into components,
• Over 80,000 blood components prepared per year
• NABH accredited
• Screening for HIV, Hepatitis B & C by Chemi-luminescence as well as ID NAT
• More than 500 hospitals and 50,000 patients served per year

As a not for profit Public Charitable Trust, BMST has been granted approval under Section 80G and has been authorized authorization to accept foreign funds under FCRA approvals. The recognitions and awards:

• Designated as a specialized laboratory of RGUHS (Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences) and a Centre of Excellence in Blood Banking, Immuno Hematology & Tissue Typing for collaborative research and training.
• BMST is a referral lab for all the complex Immuno Hematology cases in South India            
• Recognized as a Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (SIRO) by the Department of Scientific and Industrial Research, Ministry of Science & Technology
• BMST has been adjudged as the best training centre by National Aids Control Organization          ( NACO), Centre for  Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Atlanta and Christian Medical Association India (CMAI)