Indore: Lots of of blood most cancers sufferers are struggling for confirmatory assessments because the circulate cytometry machine within the state’s greatest authorities medical centre- Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Medical School is non-functional for round two years.

HoD pathologist Dr Ashok Panchonia instructed TOI, “The circulate cytometry machine is non-functional for the final two years. A letter for its restore has been despatched to an organization entrusted with its upkeep.”

“The corporate nevertheless knowledgeable us that the price of the components of the machine is greater than the price of the machine. So, it will possibly’t be repaired and therefore mendacity idle,” added Dr Panchonia. The machine was bought at value of Rs30 lakh in 2013 for medical school for confirmatory testing of blood most cancers and different assessments.

The machine is used for producing graphs of various cells in blood to analyse and detect leukaemia (blood most cancers). It’s a gold customary confirmatory take a look at.

The machine will also be used for sure particular assessments for HIV, spondylitis and others however ideally used for blood most cancers. The machine was be transferred to the division of Immuno Haematology and Blood Transfusion in 2019. HoD, IHBT, Dr Ashok Yadav instructed TOI, “The corporate has supplied an upgraded model of machine for performing assessments associated to bone marrow transplant.”

“There are nevertheless no reagents for performing all blood most cancers associated assessments. If we get the reagents, then we will carry out all these assessments on this machine too,” added Dr Yadav. The medical school runs a authorities most cancers facility, the place round 4500 most cancers sufferers come yearly.