Tropical Medicine & Surgery

Red Cross International Blood Services, Belgium

Publications

• Book Review   
  How to Implement a Small Blood Bank in Low and Middle-Income Countries Work in Progress?
  Author(s): Pierre Zachee* and Philippe Vandekerckhove
  
  Compared to High-Income countries (HIC), a shortfall in the provision of blood remains a multifaceted problem in Low and Middle-Income Countries (LMIC) with a direct negative effect on clinical care. The reasons are multifactorial: not only lack of knowledge, skills, and resources, but also huge differences in environment climate, endemic transfusion transmittable infections, clinical set-up, availability of clean water, electricity. It is therefore obvious that simple translation of guidelines, standards, experiences, and the total organization from HIC to LMIC is not the best way to proceed. Adapted, but not less adequate methods for blood transfusion training, organization, and accreditation are required. The Global Advisory Panel (GAP) already formulated an adapted specific answer in terms of training and accreditation. But this is not enough. Academic centres, the GAP, countries,.. View more»
  

  DOI: 10.35248/2329-9088.8.1.227

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