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| The National Blood Transfusion Service Sri Lanka Gets Access to Critical Evidence-based Research Information |
Dr. Anil Dissanayake, Director of the National Blood Transfusion Service Sri Lanka, commented, “Through our nationally coordinated system, we ensure the quality, safety and effectiveness of blood supply and related clinical, academic and research services in accordance with national requirements and WHO recommendations. Now the medical staff of NBTS can access the Transfusion Evidence Library to research the best practices, recommendations and alternatives in transfusion medicine and apply them to improve our services.”
Mark Schregardus, CEO of Evidentia Publishing, added: “We are glad that we can make a contribution securing quality assured blood services in Sri Lanka by giving Dr. Anil Dissanayake and his NBTS team access to our transfusion database, where quality of the evidence is ensured having applied strict methodological criteria. Especially in light of the World Health Organization’s selection of Sri Lanka as the host county for the World Blood Donation Day 2014 (WBDD), it matches our objectives well to secure access as wide as possible to our blood transfusion products in developing countries.”
Through the NBTS, Sri Lanka has been promoting voluntary unpaid donation to ensure safety, adequate and easy accessibility of blood and blood products. The NBTS now collects over 350,000 donations every year, up from just over 150,000 ten years ago. The proportion of voluntary donations has risen from 39% to 97% since 2003 (Source: WHO)
- For trial access to the Transfusion Evidence Library or to receive the monthly Transfusion Evidence Alert, email info@evidentiapublishing.com
- For additional information on the WBDD on 14 June 2014, visit the WHO website or contact the NBTS in Sri Lanka at info@nbts.health.gov.lk.
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