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TRANSFUSION AND APHERESIS SCIENCE
Volume 49, Issue 3, Pages 416-421Publisher
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.transci.2013.06.014
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Sub Saharan Africa; Transfusion; Blood Supply; Global
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Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) is burdened with a growing population and poor health care resources. Transfusion medicine is uniquely affected for SSA as a result of a combination of factors which put tremendous pressure on the blood supply. In this review, we consider these factors including: malaria, sickle cell anemia, transfusion medicine infrastructure, and past transfusion medicine policies including those which are tied to foreign aid, such as a VNRD-only practice. We also consider how SSA can overcome some of these hurdles to achieve a safe and adequate blood supply for its people through the advent of new vaccines, medications, infrastructure development, policy changes, and education. (C) 2013 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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