TY - JOUR
T1 - Safe blood supply in sub-Saharan Africa
T2 - challenges and opportunities
AU - Dei-Adomakoh, Yvonne
AU - Asamoah-Akuoko, Lucy
AU - Appiah, Bernard
AU - Yawson, Alfred
AU - Olayemi, Edeghonghon
N1 - Funding Information:
All authors acknowledge grants from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute of the National Institutes of Health (Bethesda, MD, USA), unrelated to the submitted work. We acknowledge the support of Reena Efua Ametorwo (Office of Research, Innovation and Development, University of Ghana, Accra, Ghana) and Adobea Ohene-Addo (College of Health Sciences, University of Ghana, Accra, Ghana) in assisting the search for relevant literature.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2021 Elsevier Ltd
PY - 2021/10
Y1 - 2021/10
N2 - The low recruitment and retention of blood donors in sub-Saharan Africa is a grave concern for blood transfusion services in the region. This problem is exacerbated by factors such as a high prevalence of transfusion-transmissible infections and anaemia, over-reliance on family replacement donors, resource constraints, and poor communication with the public. To improve blood safety and availability, innovative intervention strategies must be developed and implemented. The primary objective of this Series paper is to discuss the available evidence in the region and to provide recommendations on how to improve safe blood supply in sub-Saharan Africa. These recommendations include a call for renewed attention to donor recruitment in blood transfusion centres, a consistent and structured educational intervention, the development and adherence to national policies on blood donor selection with focus on voluntary donations, and comprehensive screening of donations for transfusion-transmissible infections. Translation: For the French translation of the abstract see Supplementary Materials section.
AB - The low recruitment and retention of blood donors in sub-Saharan Africa is a grave concern for blood transfusion services in the region. This problem is exacerbated by factors such as a high prevalence of transfusion-transmissible infections and anaemia, over-reliance on family replacement donors, resource constraints, and poor communication with the public. To improve blood safety and availability, innovative intervention strategies must be developed and implemented. The primary objective of this Series paper is to discuss the available evidence in the region and to provide recommendations on how to improve safe blood supply in sub-Saharan Africa. These recommendations include a call for renewed attention to donor recruitment in blood transfusion centres, a consistent and structured educational intervention, the development and adherence to national policies on blood donor selection with focus on voluntary donations, and comprehensive screening of donations for transfusion-transmissible infections. Translation: For the French translation of the abstract see Supplementary Materials section.
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U2 - 10.1016/S2352-3026(21)00209-X
DO - 10.1016/S2352-3026(21)00209-X
M3 - Review article
C2 - 34481544
AN - SCOPUS:85115263662
SN - 2352-3026
VL - 8
SP - e770-e776
JO - The Lancet Haematology
JF - The Lancet Haematology
IS - 10
ER -