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Mongolia Project comes to an end

Fifth Health Sector Development Project 2013-2018 Blood Safety, Medical Waste Management, Infection Prevention and Control Component 1 – Blood Safety, with the elements Equipment Maintenance, Blood Bank Quality Management, Voluntary Non Remunerated Blood Donation and Rational Use of Blood. May 20 -27, 2017 7th and final mission on Blood Safety, Ulaanbaatar, MN. Objectives of the mission Follow up meeting with … Continue reading Mongolia Project comes to an end

WHO EMRO Availability and Safety of Blood Transfusion during Humanitarian Emergencies

Strategic Framework for Blood Safety and Availability 2016-2025 WHO EMRO is supporting blood transfusion services of several countries in humanitarian emergencies and armed conflicts. These emergencies increase the demand for blood and blood products and make delivery of these lifesaving products challenging.   In 2016, WHO EMRO conducted an extensive assessment of the safety and … Continue reading WHO EMRO Availability and Safety of Blood Transfusion during Humanitarian Emergencies

WHO EMRO mission to Syria

16 – 23 December 2016 Many countries in the Eastern Mediterranean Region, including Syria, are facing major challenges in ensuring the safety and availability of blood transfusion during humanitarian emergencies and armed conflicts. Since the beginning of the Syrian conflict, the number of people requiring blood transfusion has increased due to injuries. Seven of the … Continue reading WHO EMRO mission to Syria

Technical Support to finalize the Report of the Survey on Availability and Safety of Blood Transfusion during Humanitarian Emergencies

The safety and availability of blood and blood products is a great concern for populations in humanitarian emergencies and armed conflicts, which increase the demand for blood and blood products and make delivery of these lifesaving products challenging, complex, and requiring coordination, collaboration and cooperation among all stakeholders. About 75% of countries and 76 million … Continue reading Technical Support to finalize the Report of the Survey on Availability and Safety of Blood Transfusion during Humanitarian Emergencies

Mission Erbil, Iraq – July 2016

Terms of Reference As a first implementation step of the WHO EMRO Action Plan to strengthen blood safety and availability in a protracted humanitarian emergency situation, a mission to Erbil, Iraq – 24 to 30 July 2016, was assigned to IQM Consulting (Prof. Dr. Cees Th. Smit Sibinga). Background Many countries in the Eastern Mediterranean … Continue reading Mission Erbil, Iraq – July 2016

WHO EMRO Strategic Plan 2016-2025

IQM Consulting is providing lead guidance and advice on the implementation of the new WHO EMR Strategic Plan 2016-2025 to strengthen the blood services in the Region. ‘Blood Safety: A Strategy and Framework for Action for the Eastern Mediterranean Region’ The project has started April 01, 2016 under the supervision of the Regional Adviser Public Health Laboratories … Continue reading WHO EMRO Strategic Plan 2016-2025