The way for the enunciation of a national policy on various aspects of blood transfusion Council approving the recommendations of a three-member experts committee in this regard. The proposed policy would cover a wide range of issues, from voluntary blood donation, rational use of blood, and licensing system for blood banks to blood safety aspects. It would be the first ever comprehensive national policy on blood.The panel, which was constituted in December last year, had submitted its recommendations some time ago, and the Council, in its turn, approved it at a meeting here last week. The matter is to be now placed before the Government for its final clearance.