MULTAN, June 10th:Shaikh Muhammad Tariq Rasheed, Provincial Coordinator for Health has said that effective measures were being taken to check the unauthorised blood transfusion, sales of blood by an organised mafia. Talking to newsmen here on Thursday he said that Punjab Chief Minister Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif had set up Blood Transfusion Authority in 1999 but the previous government did not implement the decision.However, after 11 years Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif again set up Blood Transfusion Authority that will ensure provision of healthy and screened blood to patients.He said that Dr Saeed Elahi was appointed by the Chief Minister as the first chairman of Blood Transfusion Authority, He said that this authority has taken Important decisions regarding registration of blood banks, issuance of licenses and provision of quality blood. Tariq Rasheed said that Blood Transfusion Authorities have been set up in other countries for provision of screened blood, but this is a first experience of its kind in Pakistan which has been set up in Punjab. He said that the authority will check illegal blood banks and business of substandard and unscreened blood.