One of the briefing agenda was development of voluntary donorship in Kazakhstan.
Voluntary blood donorship is growing in Kazakhstan. This was stated by a transfusiologist of a science-and-production center of transfusiology of Health care and social development ministry Zauresh Almenova during the briefing regarding “Development of blood donorship in the country as a national strategy” taking place in the Presidential Service of central communications.
One of the briefing agenda was development of voluntary donorship in Kazakhstan.
According to the WHO recommendations a voluntary donor is “the gold standard”, whereas the financial incentive donors are expected to become dangerous. Voluntary donorship is the basis of steady and safe blood supply for people. None of the countries could supply all their patients with blood without a system of voluntary donorship in place.
Speaking at the briefing the transfusiologist of a science-and-production center of transfusiology of Health care and social development ministry Zauresh Almenova said that Voluntary blood donorship is growing in Kazakhstan. In Kazakhstan around 200 thousand liters of blood are provided, and almost 300 thousand donations are registered a year.
Currently the Ministry of health care and social development is preparing a National program of donorship purposed for increase in voluntary blood donorship to international standards.
Melita Vujnovic, WHO representative in Kazakhstan, has pointed out that donorship in Kazakhstan is currently under development. From one hand it is consistent actions aimed for blood service restructuring, improvement of component preparation for safer transfusional therapy, from the other hand it is explanation to the public about voluntary donorship. In turn, a manager of the International society of transfusiologists (referred to as IST) in Eastern Europe and CIS, Yevgeniy Zhiburt, told about the Code of donorship and blood transfusion ethics that was approved by WHO and IST.
“The Code says that the main motivation for donors should be attention to neighbors. And international community welcomes only voluntary donorship” – says he.
It was pointed out at the briefing that development of voluntary donorship should more engage nongovernmental sector. In 2011 in Kazakhstan certain amount of financial means were allocated for the NGO for voluntary blood donorship promotion. As part of social demand of RoK health care ministry in 2013 the Public association “Gout of life” accomplished a project called “Development of voluntary blood donorship and HSC in Kazakhstan”. That included opening of voluntary blood donorship schools in 17 blood centers that were used for propaganda of voluntary blood and HSC donorship among various demographics.
A manager of the corporative foundation “Alkaly Kenes” also attended the briefing. The foundation was established in March 2015 for the purpose of support and development of transfusiology in Kazakhstan via cooperation and sharing experience with contiguous services, including international bodies.
As a reminder, June 14 is an international day of blood donor. This day several large promotion events took place across the country to promote voluntary donorship in the public.
Source: http://www.zakon.kz/4720480-v-kazakhstane-otmechaetsja.html