K. BOUKEF ATMC 10 KUWAIT 28/11 – 1/12/2012 GOVERNMENT MONOPOLY OF BLOOD TRANSFUSION
DEFINITION A MONOPOLY (FROM GREEK MONOS ΜΌΝΟΣ (ALONE OR SINGLE) + POLEIN ΠΩΛΕ ῖ Ν (TO SELL) EXISTS WHEN THERE IS THE ONLY SUPPLIER OF A PARTICULAR COMMODITY
DEFINITION A GOVERNMENT MONOPOLY (OR PUBLIC MONOPOLY) WHEN A GOVERNMENT AGENCY OR GOVERNMENT CORPORATION IS THE SOLE PROVIDER OF A PARTICULAR GOOD OR SERVICE AND COMPETITION IS PROHIBITED BY LAW.
DEFINITION A MONOPOLY IS DISTINGUISHED FROM A MONOPSONY, IN WHICH THERE IS ONLY ONE BUYER OF A PRODUCT OR SERVICE ; A MONOPOLY MAY ALSO HAVE MONOPSONY CONTROL OF A SECTOR OF A MARKET. (CENTRAL PHARMACY)
A MONOPOLY IS A SINGLE SELLER
EXAMPLES OF TUNISIAN GOVERNMENT MONOPOLY IN THE FIELD OF HEALTH
TUNISIAN MONOPOLY IN THE FIELD OF HEALTH 1) DRUG IMPORTATION (CENTRAL PHARMACY) 2) BLOOD TRANSFUSION (NATIONAL BLOOD TRANSFUSION CENTRE / AND HOSPITAL BB)
TUNISIAN REGULATION
LEGAL MONOPOLY OF BLOOD TRANSFUSION IS ESTABLISHED BY LAW. IT ALLOWS YOU TO RESTRICT COMPETITION TO ACHIEVE POLICY OBJECTIVES SUCH AS SAFETY, PLANNING, MANAGING A STRATEGIC AND SOLIDARITY.
LAW LAW N° MARCH 17TH 1982 CONCERNING, ORGANIZATION OF SAMPLING HUMAN BLOOD FOR TRANSFUSION
Art 2) HUMAN BLOOD CAN BE COLLECTED WITH THE CONSENT, FREE AND CONSCIOUS OF THE PERSON CONCERNED, WITHOUT CONTERPART = BLOOD DONOR MUST BE VNRD
Art 5 BLOOD COLLECTION CAN BE PERFORMED ONLY IN INSTITUTIONS APPROVED FOR THE PURPOSE (LICENSING)
1 NBTC 5 RBTC 1 MBTC 29 BB
Art 7 THE RECOVERY OF COSTS OF PROCESSING, ANALYSIS AND STORAGE OF BLOOD AND BLOOD COMPONENTS TAKES PLACE UNDER CONDITIONS AND ACCORDING TO THE RATES SET BY ORDINANCES, MINISTERS OF FINANCE AND OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND NOT GIVE RISE TO ANY PROFIT
COST RECOVERY SINCE 2008 NO CHANGE HAVE BEEN OPERATES IN THE ORDINANCE RELATED TO THE PRICE OF THE BLOOD COMPONENTS THE PRICE OF SOME PRODUCT ARE UNDERESTIMATED
ADVANTAGES OF GOVERNMENT MONOPOLY
BLOOD TRANSFUSION SERVICES = CENTRALIZED AND COORDINATED
STANDARDIZATION OF BT PRACTICES ALL THE PROCEDURES STARTING FROM BLOOD DONATION, GOING THROUGH PROCESSING, STORAGE AND DISTRIBUTION. (SOP’S MANUAL) ALL LAB TECHNICS ARE STANDARDIZED
PURSHASING PURCHASING CONSUMABLES IS STANDARDIZED AND CONSOLIDATE D THROUGH CENTRAL PHARMACY BLOOD BAG ( SAME SUPPLIERS) CONTROLLED BY THE DRUG CONTROL NATIONAL LAB REAGENTS : IMMUNOHEMATOLOGY/SEROLOGY ( SAME SUPPLIERS ) CONTROLLED BY THE NBTC REFERENCE LAB)
BLOOD SAFETY REINFORCED CONDUCTING NATIONAL SURVEY RELATED TO BLOOD DONATION ( CATEGORIES OF BLOOD DONORS) TTI MARKERS (PREVALENCE AMONG DONORS) FOLLOW UP INDICATORS ( NB OF VNRBD, % OF TTI ETC..;)
NATIONAL POLICY IMPLEMENTATION OF BLOOD DONATION STRATEGY (since 2008) IMPLEMENTATION OF A HAEMOVIGILANCE NETWORK (since 2007) COLLECTION OF SURPLUS OF PLASMA FOR CONTRACT FRACTIONATION (3 operations since 1999 )
CONCLUSION GOVERNMENT MONOPOLY HAS MANY ADVANTAGES CENTRALIZED AND COORDINATED BT SERVICES IMPLEMENTATION OF NATIONAL POLICY ONLY ONE NATIONAL STRATEGY
CONCLUSION THE CHAIN OF CONSUMABLES IS UNDER CONTROL STANDARDIZATION OF BLOOD TRANSFUSION PRACTICES COST CONTROL AND SINGLE PRICE.