Update on VNRBD
Overview of involvement
Towards 100% voluntary blood donation
- Global Framework for Action
Regional Network of Donor Recruiters
Milestones achievements
GAP Report
Overview of involvement
The International Federation’s Secretariat in Geneva has a
focus on advocacy for voluntary blood donation towards:
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Achieving 100% voluntary blood donation for sake of blood safety•
Phasing out paid and family replacement donors•
Improving donor retention rates About 100 National Societies are involved at country level with
blood service delivery or donor recruitment with some responsible for the blood programme
Promotion of best practices in voluntary blood donation to:
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Equip NS with learning opportunities in donor recruitment and motivation•
Implementation of the MaD Toolkit•
Quarterly newsletter 0 Donor Recruitment International Initiative taken by WHO & IFRC in 2003 to develop a 5-day
‘Training of trainers’ workshop to assist countries in developing a voluntary blood donation programme
Regional Network of Donor Recruiters
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Form in 2001 by the IFRC Regional Health Unit in Bangkok to enhance involvement of National Societies in blood programme by providing key blood managers with the necessarymanagement and technical skills, and by strengthening regional co-operation through regional initiatives and programmes
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Objectives•
Capacity building for NS Blood Programme Managers in the management of voluntary donor recruitment•
Mapping and facilitation of the effective use of regional blood expertise•
Networking for information and exchange of experiencesCountries with structured VNRBD programme in our region
Indonesia
Lao PDR
Myanmar
Philippines
Singapore
Thailand
The role of RC/RC
The role of RC/RC
in VNRBD
in VNRBD
GAP mapping
GAP mapping
2009/10
A Global Framework for Action
"Towards 100% Voluntary Non-Remunerated
Blood Donation"
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Jointly developed by WHO and IFRC
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Based on outcomes of regional, sub-regional and
national workshops
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Four broad goals
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20 strategies
Four Broad Goals
Goal A:
Create an enabling environment for 100%
VNRBD
Goal B:
Foster a culture of voluntary blood donation
Goal C:
Build and maintain a safe, sustainable
voluntary donor base
Goal A: Enabling environment
Strategy 1:
Advocate for 100% VNRDB
Strategy 2:
Establish a national voluntary blood
donor programme
Goal B: Culture of voluntary blood
donation
Strategy 4:
Understand your blood donors
Strategy 5:
Identify target donor populations
Strategy 6:
Develop communication strategies for donor
education and community involvement
Strategy 7:
Build partnerships with the media
Strategy 8:
Mobilize community partners and create
networks
Goal C: Safe, sustainable donor
base
Strategy 10:
Educate, motivate and recruit new blood donors
Strategy 11:
Mobilize youth as a new generation of voluntary
blood donors
Strategy 12:
Convert eligible family/replacement donors to
voluntary blood donors
Strategy 13:
Recall infrequent, inactive and deferred donors
Strategy 14:
Retain suitable voluntary blood donors
Goal D: Quality donor service and
care
Strategy 16:
Make it convenient for donors to give blood
Strategy 17:
Reach out to donors through mobile
donor sessions
Strategy 18:
Assess donors' suitability to donate blood
Strategy 19:
Provide blood donor counseling
Milestones in VNRBD
2000: Ten year partnership between IFRC and WHO to advocate 100% VNRBD
2001: 1st regional VNRBD forum in Singapore
2002: 2nd regional VNRBD meeting in Bangkok 2004: First VNRBD TOT workshop in Singapore
2005: 3rd regional VNRBD meeting in Vientiane, Lao
2006: 4th regional VNRBD meeting in Phnom Penh, Cambodia 2006: First World Blood Donor Day
2006: Promotion of Youth Donor Club or Club 25 in our region, First Youth Donor
Meeting in Bangkok
2007: 5th regional VNRBD meeting in Yangon, Myanmar
2008: 6th regional VNRBD meeting in Manila, Philippines
2009: 7th regional VNRBD meeting in Jakarta, Indonesia
2010: 8th regional VNRBD meeting in Bangkok, Thailand
2011: 9th regional VNRBD meeting in Hanoi, Vietnam
Youth initiatives in this region
Introduction of youth donor clubs
Philippines – Pledge 25 (1990)
Singapore – YDC (2006)
Thailand – YDC (2007)
Myanmar – Pledge 25 (2008)
Lao – YDC (2009)
Common Challenges in development of
voluntary blood donation programme
Lack or no support from leaderships to implement
VNRBD program
Lack or no fund for resources to implement
VNRBD program
No specific personnel appointed to manage the
programme
Lack of trained/professional staff dedicated to
conduct donor recruitment/motivation activities
Common Challenges in recruitment and
retention of voluntary blood donors
Lack off or no knowledge and information
on importance voluntary blood donation
Fear of blood donation and the effects of
blood donation
Convenience factor
Trust factors
Bad donation experiences
NS involvement in blood
programmes: 2010 GAP Report
A. Full Blood Service Provision
Governance Advocacy for appropriate use Product distribution Laboratory testing Component preparation Collection services/donor care Donor recruitment Promotional campaigns Education and awareness Involvement in WBDD
A. Full Blood Service Provision
Governance Advocacy for appropriate use Product distribution Laboratory testing Component preparation Collection services/donor care Donor recruitment Promotional campaigns Education and awareness Involvement in WBDD
B. Systematic Blood Donor Recruitment B. Systematic Blood Donor Recruitment
Donor recruitment Promotional campaigns Education and awareness Involvement in WBDD
C. Advocacy for VNRBDC. Advocacy for VNRBD
What is GAP?
The Federation formed the Global Advisory Panel on Corporate Governance and Risk Management for Blood Services in Red Cross/Red Crescent Societies (GAP) in May 2001.
GAP Vision
To promote safe, capable and self sustainable blood programmes based on the principle of voluntary non remunerated blood donation
What does GAP do?
Provides technical advice in terms of
corporate governance and risk
management to NS blood programmes
Promotes knowledge sharing, networking,
partnerships between blood services and
with external partners
Develops tools and guidelines
New reporting obligations
GAP’s role is to assist NS in identifying key risks.
Identification of risk is via: Self assessment, in
country observation, third party
GAP confirms the risk with the relevant NS
Where necessary, GAP reports the risk
according to the Blood policy.
Resources: GAP manual
Development of Safe and Sustainable National
Blood Programmes
Provides guidance for NS on managing blood
program related risks. Chapter 5 promotes
VNRBD in building a sustainable donor base and
also addresses donor health and counselling risks.
Refer: IFRC website: https://fednet.ifrc.org/en/
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