Evaluation of the WHO global database on blood safety.

Autor: Kanagasabai U; Epidemic Intelligence Service, CDC, Atlanta, GA, USA.; Division of Global HIV/AIDS and Tuberculosis, Center for Global Health, CDC, Atlanta, GA, USA., Selenic D; Division of Global HIV/AIDS and Tuberculosis, Center for Global Health, CDC, Atlanta, GA, USA., Chevalier MS; Division of Global HIV/AIDS and Tuberculosis, Center for Global Health, CDC, Atlanta, GA, USA., Drammeh B; Division of Global HIV/AIDS and Tuberculosis, Center for Global Health, CDC, Atlanta, GA, USA., Qualls M; Division of Global HIV/AIDS and Tuberculosis, Center for Global Health, CDC, Atlanta, GA, USA., Shiraishi RW; Division of Global HIV/AIDS and Tuberculosis, Center for Global Health, CDC, Atlanta, GA, USA., Bock N; Division of Global HIV/AIDS and Tuberculosis, Center for Global Health, CDC, Atlanta, GA, USA., Benech I; Division of Global HIV/AIDS and Tuberculosis, Center for Global Health, CDC, Atlanta, GA, USA., Mili FD; Division of Global HIV/AIDS and Tuberculosis, Center for Global Health, CDC, Atlanta, GA, USA.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Vox sanguinis [Vox Sang] 2021 Feb; Vol. 116 (2), pp. 197-206. Date of Electronic Publication: 2020 Sep 30.
DOI: 10.1111/vox.13001
Abstrakt: Objective: While the Global Database on Blood Safety (GDBS) helps to monitor the status of adequate and safe blood availability, its presence alone does not serve as a solution to existing challenges. The objective of this evaluation was to determine the GDBS usefulness in improving the availability of adequate safe blood and its ability to function as a surveillance system.
Methods: The GDBS was evaluated using methods set out by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Guidelines for assessing surveillance systems. Six recommended tasks were used to evaluate if the GDBS met the requirements of a surveillance system in a public health context.
Results: The majority of stakeholders engaged with GDBS found it was unique and useful. The GDBS answered all six questions essential for determining a blood safety surveillance system's usefulness. The GDBS fully met the needs to six of the eleven attributes used for evaluating the usefulness of a surveillance system.
Conclusion: The GDBS is a unique global activity that provides vital data on safety of blood transfusion services across countries and regions. However, aspects of the GDBS such as timeliness of reporting and improvement of WHO Member States national blood information systems could enhance its effectiveness and potential to serve as a global surveillance system for blood safety.
(Published 2020. This article is a U.S. Government work and is in the public domain in the USA.)
Databáze: MEDLINE
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