It took about three hours for the stock to arrive on Wednesday. She added that the last blood donation camp was held on June 15 by the hospital. "Our MSW was trying to arrange for another camp after that, but it did not happen," Dr Kamdi said. The hospital has now arranged a blood donation camp on Sunday. "Every camp provides us with supplies that last for 15 days," Dr Kamdi said.

At the BMC-run Nair hospital, Dr Lalita Patil, in charge of the blood bank, noted that while the hospital has adequate stock at the moment, it struggled to find donors in May. "Our requirement is at least 1,500 to 2,000 donors per month, but there were just over 700 who donated in May," Dr Patil said.

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She said this was likely because of the high temperatures. "We held camps twice a week but only managed to pull 50 to 60 donors per camp meant for 150 donors. There were not as many surgeries in May, so we could manage it." The hospital had to borrow from banks for thalassemia patients to cover the deficit.