REPUBLICAN BLOOD CENTER – CONCERNS, PERSPECTIVES, SOLUTIONS

Abstract

Resume. Blood transfusion safety, quality and access to donor blood are the most health care key problems in Central Asia.
In transfusion medicine two components are of importance: infection and immunological safety of blood and its components and safe use of blood products.

The study acted upon the assessment of current standing and performance of blood services in Kyrgyz Republic considering contemporary blood banking technologies that are aimed towards to quality, safety and access to blood use in clinical settings.              The study has showed that present situation with blood services in KR do not completely allow to address blood quality, safety and accessibility concerns and requires to implement with no further delays necessary upgrading measures through all phases of “transfusion” chain, starting from donor motivation down to clinical use of blood products.