Blood safety

It is well recognized that safety, adequacy, and quality of blood are the essential requisites that any blood transfusion service will have to ensure to derive the maximum benefit from donated blood. WHO has accorded the utmost priority to ensure the safety of blood. Blood safety was also the theme of World Health Day 2000 with a thought-provoking slogan, “Safe blood starts with me: blood saves lives.”

Blood Transfusion Services in the
Western Pacific Region

Blood transfusion services in the Western Pacific Region range from efficient, well-organized services based on voluntary non-remunerated blood donors in developed countries to those in the least developed countries that lack resources, function poorly, have inadequate safety and quality monitoring, and are heavily dependent on paid donors.

Source: http://www.who.int/bloodsafety/en/