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eplacement fluids for the correctionof hypovolaemia, and pharmaceuticalsand medical devices tominimize the need for transfusion.It also requires effective public healthand primary health care programmesthat enable the prevention, earlydiagnosis and treatment of conditions,such as anaemia and malaria, thatmight otherwise lead to the need fortransfusion.Each national health authority shoulddevelop a national policy andguidelines on the clinical use of blood,with appropriate supportiveregulations, and ensure that allclinical staff and BTS staff involved inthe transfusion process receiveappropriate training, based on thenational guidelines.A National Committee on the ClinicalUse of Blood and, at local level,hospital transfusion committeesshould also be established to monitorand audit the implementation of thepolicy and guidelines. ▲130 ▲ WORLD HEALTH DAY ▼ SAFE BLOOD STARTS WITH ME