Sukkur blood bank

What Sukkur blood bank does

Regional Blood Centre Sukkur (RBC Sukkur) is a government-owned, ISO 9001-2015 certified blood bank facility operating under the Health Department, Government of Sindh, Pakistan. It provides a comprehensive 360-degree blood banking service covering the full chain: donor mobilization, blood collection (through static units and mobile Blood Vans), serology and transfusion-transmitted infection (TTI) screening for Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C, HIV/AIDS, syphilis, and malaria, blood component preparation (red cell concentrates, plasma, platelets), temperature-controlled cold chain storage, inventory management, and distribution to linked Hospital Blood Banks. The centre operates 24/7 from its headquarters at Civil Hospital Sukkur, Frick Hills, Sindh, and serves interior Sindh through a network of six Hospital Blood Banks and three Satellite HBBs.

The facility was inaugurated on February 14, 2018, as part of the Sindh Blood Transfusion Programme (SBTP) Phase I, with a total provincial budget of PKR 251.97 million covering four Regional Blood Centres (Karachi, Jamshoro, Sukkur, Nawabshah). Construction was co-funded by KfW Development Bank of Germany. Management of the centre has been outsourced to Sukkur Blood and Drug Donating Society under a public-private partnership arrangement. The technology base is conventional blood banking infrastructure: cold chain refrigeration at 2-6°C for red cells, -30°C for plasma, and 20-24°C with agitation for platelets, combined with a haemovigilance system providing vein-to-vein traceability from donor to recipient.

RBC Sukkur's business model is non-commercial: all blood banking services are provided free of cost to patients, with operational funding flowing through the provincial public healthcare budget. Customer segments are exclusively government entities — Civil Hospital Sukkur, linked Hospital Blood Banks, and end patients requiring transfusion for cardiovascular surgery, trauma, malignancy treatment, pregnancy complications, and childhood malaria. No revenue is generated, no commercial pricing is applied, and growth is tied to provincial healthcare budget allocations rather than market expansion.

Name

Sukkur blood bank

Legal name

Regional Blood Centre Sukkur

Website

https://rbcsukkur.gov.pk

Company type

Private

Founded year

2018

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Regional Blood Centre Sukkur is a government-owned, ISO 9001-2015 certified blood bank in Sindh, Pakistan, providing free end-to-end blood collection, testing, component preparation, storage, and distribution services to Civil Hospital Sukkur and a network of six Hospital Blood Banks across interior Sindh.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Blood Banking Services

NAICS

Blood and Organ Banks (621991), Medical Laboratories (621511)

SIC

Services-Medical Laboratories (8071), Services-Misc Health & Allied Services, Nec (8090)

akta.pro primary industry

Transfusion Medicine & Immunohematology (Blood Bank) (HLAFAMAG)

akta.pro secondary industry

Blood Bank, Transfusion Medicine & Immunohematology (HLAHAAAH)

Keywords

• Blood banking services
• Blood transfusion services
• Voluntary blood donation
• Blood component preparation
• Hospital blood bank operations

Headquarters

HQ city

Sukkur

HQ country

Pakistan

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Supply Chain, Operations, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Government Healthcare Services: Government-funded blood banking services provided free of cost to patients. Funded through Health Department, Government of Sindh. Operational costs covered by public healthcare budget.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels10 records

Core offering

Regional Blood Centre Sukkur collects, screens, stores, and issues blood and blood components for transfusion through its central facility at Civil Hospital Sukkur, a network of Satellite Hospital Blood Banks, and Mobile Blood Vans. All services — including voluntary blood donation, donor screening, blood grouping and cross-matching, serology testing, component preparation, and whole-blood/component transfusion — are provided free of cost to patients and partner hospitals across Sukkur and surrounding districts in Sindh, Pakistan.

Product overview

Regional Blood Centre Sukkur (RBC Sukkur) operates as a comprehensive 360-degree blood bank facility offering end-to-end blood services. The organization provides a unified portfolio of integrated services including blood collection (through static and mobile units), serology and TTI screening, blood component preparation, storage, inventory management, distribution, and transfusion services. RBC Sukkur manages Six Hospital Blood Banks (HBBs) and three Satellite HBBs, operating 24/7 to supply safe blood to Civil Hospital Sukkur and facilities under the Health Department, Government of Sindh. All services are provided free of cost.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Voluntary Blood Donation and Collection Service

Quantifiable outcome

• Free blood services to all patients
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

No

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API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Health Department, Government of SindhcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGovernment partner providing operational framework and facilities for RBC Sukkur. The centre operates as a Partner with the Health Department, Government of Sindh, providing safe blood banking services through Six Hospital Blood Banks and Three Satellite HBBs.
• Sukkur Blood and Drug Donating SocietycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPrivate-public partnership arrangement where management of Sukkur RBC is outsourced to Sukkur Blood and Drug Donating Society. Supports the centre's goal of promoting voluntary blood donor culture.
• Ghulam Mohammad Meher Medical College SukkurminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMedical college hosting the ground-breaking ceremony of Sukkur Regional Blood Centre on January 25, 2012.
• SBTP (Sindh Blood Transfusion Project)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerProject managing the development of four Regional Blood Centres in Sindh province (Karachi, Jamshoro, Sukkur, Nawabshah) with budget of PKR 251.97 million. RBC Sukkur is one of the project outputs.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Regional Blood Centre Nawabshah: Fourth SBTP Phase I Regional Blood Centre in Sindh, identical in mandate, infrastructure, and operating model to RBC Sukkur, providing direct regional comparability.
• Regional Blood Centre Jamshoro: Third SBTP Phase I Regional Blood Centre serving Sindh with the same integrated blood banking, haemovigilance, and government-funded free-service model as RBC Sukkur.
• Sundas Foundation: Pakistani non-profit operating blood collection, processing, and transfusion services for thalassemia and hemophilia patients, comparable in donor mobilization and component preparation activities.
• Regional Blood Centre Karachi: Sibling Regional Blood Centre built under Sindh Blood Transfusion Programme (SBTP) Phase I, operating the same model of end-to-end blood banking with TTI screening, component preparation, and linked HBBs in Karachi.
• Fatimid Foundation: Pakistan-based non-profit blood bank and thalassemia treatment network, directly comparable in voluntary donor mobilization, blood component preparation, and transfusion services.

Others

• KfW Development Bank: German development bank that co-funded RBC Sukkur's construction under SBTP Phase I; relevant as a financing peer/ecosystem participant rather than a direct service operator.

Regional players

• Afzaal Memorial Thalassemia Foundation: Pakistan-based thalassemia and blood disorders charity running blood transfusion services in northern Pakistan, comparable in transfusion operations and donor recruitment but geographically distinct from Sukkur.

Emerging players

• Sankalp India Foundation: India-based non-profit focused on voluntary blood donation drives and blood centre support; comparable in community-led donor mobilization and event-driven blood camp operations.

Broad incumbents

• Pakistan Red Crescent Society: National humanitarian organization running blood donation programs across Pakistan; broader scope than RBC Sukkur but overlapping in voluntary donor mobilization and safe blood provision.
• National Blood Transfusion Council (India): Indian apex body overseeing a national network of government-funded blood banks with TTI screening and component separation mandates; broader national scope but directly analogous in mission and operating model.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/RBCSukkur
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCG3_2SPjtndQtLyNg2RcgUg
• Facebookfacebook.com/rbcsukkur
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/sukkur-blood-bank

Compliance1 record

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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