World Health Organization : Year 1993 ; World Health Organization, Global Programme on Aids, Infection, No. 93.1: Global Blood Safety Initiative Consensus Statement on How to Achieve a Safe and Adequate Blood Supply by Recruitment and Retention of Voluntary, Non-Renumerated Blood Donors

By M. Chassaigne

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Title:	World Health Organization : Year 1993 ; World Health Organization, Global Programme on Aids, Infection, No. 93.1: Global Blood Safety Initiative Consensus Statement on How to Achieve a Safe and Adequate Blood Supply by Recruitment and Retention of Voluntary, Non-Renumerated Blood Donors
Author:	M. Chassaigne
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Language:	English
Subject:	Health., Public health, Wellness programs
Collections:	Medical Library Collection, World Health Collection
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Publisher:	World Health Organization


Citation APA MLA Chicago Chassaigne, M. (n.d.). World Health Organization : Year 1993 ; World Health Organization, Global Programme on Aids, Infection, No. 93.1. Retrieved from http://www.gutenberg.cc/

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1. Introduction 1.1 There is an increasing need for blood and blood products in many parts of the world as a result of new developments in transfusion medicine and technology. Most blood donor programmes are unable to meet these demands because of many difficulties in mobilizing community resources and establishing reliable bases of regular safe blood donors. At the same time, the spread of the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) pandemic has led to reductions in blood donation, compromised blood supply safety and posed substantial additional challenges, particularly in countries with a high prevalence of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection. The purpose of this consensus statement is to provide recommendations that will help countries to establish and maintain safe and adequate blood supplies. 1.2 It is internationally recognized that the foundation for a safe and adequate supply of blood and blood products is the effective motivation, recruitment, selection, and retention of voluntary, community-based, non-remunerated blood donors. The recommendations in this statement are based on this principle. 1.3 Although other types of blood donation which are not strictly voluntary and non-remunerated are currently used in some places, they are not recommended for a safe blood supply. Of particular concern are replacement, family and directed donations, and remunerated or commercial donations.

Table of Contents
contents Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 2. Establishing b l d donor programmes . . * . and defining responstb~l~tres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 3. Influencing community beliefs and attitudes about blood donation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 4. Selecting safe donors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 5. Retaining blood donors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 6. Staff selection and training . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 7. Evaluation and monitoring of blood donor programmes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Annex 1. List of participants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Annex 2. XXIInd International Conference of the Red Cross, Teheran, Islamic Republic of Iran, 1973. Resolution XVIII: Blood Transfusion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Annex 3. Twenty-eighth World Health Assembly, Geneva, Switzerland, 1975. Resolution WHA28.72: Blood and Blood Products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Annex 4. Resolution of the General Assembly of the International Society of Blood Transfusion, Montreal, Canada, 1980 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Annex 5. International Society of Blood Transfusion. Code of Ethics for Blood Donation and Transfusion, 1980 . . . . . . . . . 21