Does a liberal national transfusion law assure blood safety? A survey of blood bank directors' perspectives in Lebanon.

Abstract:

:In transfusion medicine today, 'zero risk' has become a universal objective. Thus, we investigated whether the level of blood safety as defined by Lebanese legislation is satisfactory. Our work covered the period from September 2008 to June 2012. First, we studied each chapter in law and regulations, and compared them with the latest French regulations. The standards of Good Manufacturing Practice, characteristics of blood products and their storage, and the overall organization and haemovigilance for recipients and donors are not defined. Our analysis revealed numerous problems in today's blood safety situation. There is, for example, no clear definition or identification of the different blood safety components. Then, we conducted a national survey of blood bank directors to assess their perception of blood safety in Lebanon. Our survey revealed a negative perception (52.4 per cent) of the current blood safety situation, with more than 90 per cent of respondents in favor of national regulatory improvements.

journal_name

J Public Health Policy

authors

Haddad A,Bou Assi T,Ammar W,Baz E

doi

10.1057/jphp.2013.33

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2013-11-01 00:00:00

pages

515-27

issue

4

eissn

0197-5897

issn

1745-655X

pii

jphp201333

journal_volume

34

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