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Screening donated blood for transfusion-transmissible infections: recommendations
Global Health Security Capacities
Communicable Diseases
Description
It is the responsibility of governments to assure a safe and sufficient supply of blood and blood products for all patients requiring transfusion (1). Each country�should formulate a national blood policy and plan, as part of the national health policy, to define how safe blood and blood products will be made available and�accessible to address the transfusion needs of its population, including how blood transfusion services will be organized and managed.