Meeting the Challenges of International Crises: The Experience of the Iranian Blood Transfusion Organization
| Autor: | Mitra Radfar, Ali Akbar Pourfathollah, Frederick M. Burkle, Fariba Seighali, Nasim Sadat Hosseini Divkolaye |
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| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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Blood transfusion
Internationality Disaster risk reduction medicine.medical_treatment 0211 other engineering and technologies Disaster Planning 02 engineering and technology Crisis management Iran National authority History 21st Century 03 medical and health sciences Health services 0302 clinical medicine medicine Blood Transfusion 030212 general & internal medicine 021110 strategic defence & security studies Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health History 20th Century medicine.disease Business Medical emergency Public health preparedness Societies Disaster medicine Global risk |
| Zdroj: | Disaster medicine and public health preparedness. 13(3) |
| ISSN: | 1938-744X 1935-7893 |
| Popis: | Crises require a timely and well-prepared response by health services, especially those that are directly engaged with the lives of the patients such as blood services. The Iranian Blood Transfusion Organization as a single national authority of blood transfusion has left many crises behind. In this study, we examined the main international crises that the blood transfusion organization has faced during its 44-year history and objectively evaluated the methods for crisis risk reduction, both administrative and operational, all of which have led to fundamental advances in the organization. By proper planning and effective strategy setting, the Iranian Blood Transfusion Organization has managed to cope with international threats and in some cases has turned threats into opportunities to implement new, permanent administrative and operational strategies. It is not prudent for blood transfusion centers to develop their disaster risk reduction strategies on an individual-country basis in a world where global risk and crisis factors are rapidly increasing. Reduction of risk for blood transfusion centers must become a strategic priority nationally and globally. (Disaster Med Public Health Preparedness. 2019;13:410-413) |
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