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Current challenges and future achievements of blood transfusion service in Afghanistan
A M Cheraghali1, E Sanei Moghaddam, A Masoud
1High Institute for Research and Education on Transfusion Medicine, Iran Blood Transfusion Organization, Tehran, Iran. Cheraghali@ibto.ir
Abstract:
Afghanistan is a country with population of over 28 million. The long term conflicts have devastated country's qualified resources including human resources. ANBSTS was established by MoPH as the country national blood service. Currently in addition to central and regional blood centers of ANBSTS many other hospitals have their own transfusion services. Blood donation in Afghanistan mainly depends on replacement donors. Donor selection and donor interview are not very efficient. Most of the blood in Afghanistan is administered as fresh whole blood. Although blood transfusion services in Afghanistan require more efforts to be fully efficient, based on recent improvements in working procedures of ANBSTS a promising future for blood transfusion services in Afghanistan is predicted.
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