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prevailing system of replacementblood donation by voluntary blooddonation in a phased manner.Blood donationBlood donation camps were set upby the Ministry of Health incollaboration with the JakartaBlood Transfusion Service on thesame day, attracting an estimated150 donors. The Minister ofHealth awarded recognitioncertificates to blood donors whohad donation 100 times. Prof. DrS. Musilihan expressed concernthat the high number ofhaemophiliacs in the country didnot have adequate access toFactor VIII, and were also at highrisk of transmissible infections.A special workshop was held onWorld Haemophiliacs Day, 17April 2000.Medical devicesAn exhibition of medicalinstruments and devices used inblood transfusion was alsoLocal community invited to participate in Roll-back Malaria launchorganized by the Ministry ofHealth.Safe Blood andRoll Back Malaria inEast Timor-KupangThe Minister of Health, on 8 April2000, in declaring the officiallaunch of Roll Back Malaria inEast Timor, essentially linked it tothe theme of safe blood and theneed to improve quality assuranceprogrammes for blood banks. TheMinister reassured the audienceof his strong commitment tosupport measures to ensure bloodsafety, and highlighted the need toscreen each and every unit ofblood for HIV, Hepatitis, malaria,and syphilis. ▲For more information on bloodsafety activities in Indonesia,contact:DirectorGeneral Blood Transfusion ServiceTel: +62-21 781 5464Fax: +62-21 781 5470.94 ▲ WORLD HEALTH DAY ▼ SAFE BLOOD STARTS WITH ME