BLOOD TRANSFUSION SAFETY: PROGRESS REPORT 142 nd Session of the Executive Committee June 2008, Washington DC Pan American Health Organization 142 nd Session of the Executive Committee June 2008, Washington DC Pan American Health Organization

Pan American Health Organization COVERAGE OF SCREENING FOR TTI LATIN AMERICA AND CARIBBEAN %

Pan American Health Organization PARTICIPATION IN PEEP FOR TTI VOLUNTARY BLOOD DONATION LATIN AMERICA %

Pan American Health Organization RISK OF INFECTED TRANSFUSIONS * * per 100,000 donations

Pan American Health Organization EFFICIENCY OF BLOOD COLLECTION LATIN AMERICAN COUNTRIES, 2005 N UNITS1,4042,3345,888p< DONATION RATE/10,000 (95% CI) ( ) ( ) ( ) P<0.005 VBD (MEAN) p<0.010 DONOR DEFERRAL (%) p<0.050 MEAN UNITS DISCARDED (%) p> 0.90

Pan American Health Organization EFFICIENCY OF BLOOD COLLECTION CARIBBEAN COUNTRIES 2005 COUNTRIES WITH DERERRAL RATE 20-53% (n=8) COUNTRIES WITH DEFERRAL RATE 0-10% (n=7) DONATION RATE (MEDIAN) COUNTRIES WITH 100% VBD 0/84/7 PREVALENCE TTI (MEDIAN) DISCARD RATE (MEAN)

Pan American Health Organization FINANCIAL RESOURCES LOST LATIN AMERICAN AND CARIBBEAN COUNTRIES 2005 LATIN AMERICACARIBBEAN # UNITS REACTIVE/POSITIVE FOR TTI 235,1343,562 # UNITS OF RBC OUTDATED & DISCARDED 603,9506,425 TOTAL UNITS LOST839,0849,987 TOTAL COST US $ 56/UNIT ,272

Pan American Health Organization THE WAY FORWARD HEALTH AUTHORITIES LEAD PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT OF NATIONAL BLOOD NETWORK SYSTEMS NEED FOR BLOOD COMPONENTS AT THE NATIONAL LEVEL IS ESTIMATED A SOCIAL NETWORK IS FORMED AND BLOOD DONORS ARE EDUCATED REPLACEMENT AND PAID DONATIONS ARE TERMINATED