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publicly recognized with diplomasof merit and a pin, representing asimple, single drop of blood. A bustrip took participants to theoutskirts of Bucharest for a welldeservedpicnic.Romanian Red CrossRepresentatives of the RomanianRed Cross were active at thecommunity level in a campaign toattract and educate voluntaryblood donors, armed with theinformation kit produced by WHO.Beyond World Health DayA series of activities wereprogrammed to ensure that bloodsafety remained a priority wellbeyond World Health Day, 7 April2000.Educating blood donorsLeaflets on blood donation andtransfusion will be distributed atall blood donation sites.Videotapes presenting the bloodtransfusion chain as well asapheresis collection procedureswill be available for donorinformation. Extensive work isunderway to improve existingfacilities so that blood collectiontakes place in a pleasantatmosphere, in convenientsurroundings and under thesupervision of attentive staff.Regular blood donorrecognitionActivities to publicly recognizedonors will continue. Sustainedadvocacy and active education willbe focused on moral awareness,the notion of solidarity betweenindividuals and a sense of socialpride, in order to increase thenumber and commitment ofexisting and potential blooddonors.Increasing public awarenessand informationMass media support is vital to getclear and updated information tothe public on what blood safetymeans. National Television isBlood Transfusion CentreProduction Unitpreparing a hands-on tape showingthe steps involved in blooddonation. Two panel discussionsdedicated to blood transfusionhave already been presented.Given the impact of the radioprogramme on World Health Day,several radio stations arecollaborating in a plan to continuelive broadcasts on blood safetyand low-risk donors to generate anactive dialogue with immediateimpact. Major journals willpublish short information textsunderlining the importance ofvoluntary regular blood donation,quality management and theoptimum use of blood.Activities in schools and the workplace will be carried out inparallel to the media campaign. Aseries of health educationconferences is already underwayto explain the basic notionsrelated to viral transmissibledisease, the significance andnecessity of voluntary blooddonation and low-risk donors.Leaflets, booklets and posterscontaining information on blooddonation and transfusion will becrafted from both localexperiences and data from theWHO information kit.Transfusion medicine coursefor Blood Transfusion Servicestaff and cliniciansContinuous training programmeshave now been organized on amodular basis to enablespecialists to focus on theirparticular field of interest.Transfusion medicine courses andworkshops on the clinical use ofblood, targeting clinicians andgeneral practitioners, are madeavailable periodically by theNational Institute of TransfusionHaematology.76 ▲ WORLD HEALTH DAY ▼ SAFE BLOOD STARTS WITH ME
ConclusionThe national authorities inRomania are committed toattaining the maximum internationalstandards of quality intransfusion medicine. With thisgovernmental support and a legalframework in place, the bloodtransfusion services can beassured of a healthy development.Sustained collaboration withnational and internationalorganizations is an essentialprerequisite to such integrateddevelopment for blood safety. ▲For more information on bloodsafety activities in Romania,contact:Director, National Institute ofTransfusion HematologyBlood Transfusion Centre ofBucharestStr. Constantin Caracas Nr 2-8Sector 1, 78156-BucharestTel +401 650 7410Fax: +401 659 6990E-mail: vhafner@dial.kappa.ro.Vector-borne diseases,parasites and bloodMany parasites and viruses which affect hundreds of millions ofpeople worldwide are transmitted from person to person bybloodsucking insects (vectors), and are then transported in the bodyvia the blood. These diseases include malaria, filariasis, dengue fever,Chagas disease, leishmaniasis and African sleeping sickness. Someof these diseases cause severe anaemia or blood loss and may requirethe use of blood products or transfusion in order to save lives. Malaria,which affects some 300 million people a year, may cause miscarriages,stillbirths or underweight, anaemic children.Simple preventive measures such as sleeping under a bed net canprovide protection against night-biting malaria mosquitos and fromcarriers of certain other insect-transmitted diseases. Appropriateinsecticides, good environmental sanitation to reduce vector breedingplaces, and biological control methods are commonly used to combatthese diseases.Schistosomiasis and the hookworms are worm infections, affectingsome 1400 million people worldwide. Both diseases cause blood loss,resulting in damage to tissues and anaemia. Cost-effective drugs existto treat these infections effectively and safely, thereby reducing theneed for blood and blood products. It has been demonstrated thatregular treatment of women and children with anthelminthic drugsin endemic areas increases their haemoglobin levels. ▲77 ▲ WORLD HEALTH DAY ▼ SAFE BLOOD STARTS WITH ME
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