VNRBD update BKK Health Meeting

  VNRBD UPDATE 2001 to 2012

by Cecilia Tan Update on VNRBD

   Overview of involvement

   Towards 100% voluntary blood donation

• Global Framework for Action

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Regional Network of Donor Recruiters

   Milestones achievements

   GAP Report

   Way forward

  Overview of involvement

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The International Federation’s Secretariat in Geneva has a focus on advocacy for voluntary blood donation towards:

• Achieving 100% voluntary blood donation for sake of blood safety
• Phasing out paid and family replacement donors
• Improving donor retention rates

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About 100 National Societies are involved at country level with blood service delivery or donor recruitment with some responsible for the blood programme

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Promotion of best practices in voluntary blood donation to:

• 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

• Total of 3 national workshops and 1 regional workshop were conducted from 2004 to 2006

Regional Network of Donor Recruiters

• 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 necessary management and technical skills, and by strengthening regional co-operation through regional initiatives and programmes
• 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 experiences
• Meets once every two years, hosted by different NS. In 2005 RHU in BKK supported the request for annual meeting.

Countries with structured VNRBD programme in our region 

  Indonesia 

  Lao PDR 

  Myanmar 

  Philippines 

  Singapore 

  Thailand 

  Vietnam

  The role of RC/RC The role of RC/RC in VNRBD in VNRBD

  GAP mapping GAP mapping

  2009/10 2009/10 A Global Framework for Action "Towards 100% Voluntary Non-Remunerated Blood Donation"

• Jointly developed by WHO and IFRC
• Based on outcomes of regional, sub-regional and national workshops
• Four broad goals
• 20 strategies
• Action points for each strategy

  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 D: Provide quality donor service and care

  Goal A: Enabling environment

  Strategy 1: Advocate for 100% VNRDB

Strategy 2: Establish a national voluntary blood

donor programme

  Strategy 3: Strengthen collaboration, partnerships and networks 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

  Strategy 9: Maximize the impact of World Blood Donor Day and national blood donor events

  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 Strategy 15: Recognize blood donors' contribution to society 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 Strategy 20: Make blood donation a safe and pleasant experience

  Milestones in VNRBD 2000: Ten year partnership between IFRC and WHO to advocate 100% VNRBD

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  regional VNRBD meeting in Yangon, Myanmar

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  2008: 6

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  regional VNRBD meeting in Manila, Philippines

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  2009: 7

  regional VNRBD meeting in Jakarta, Indonesia

  2007: 5

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  2010: 8

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  regional VNRBD meeting in Bangkok, Thailand

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  2011: 9

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  regional VNRBD meeting in Hanoi, Vietnam

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   2004: First VNRBD TOT workshop in Singapore

  2001: 1

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  regional VNRBD forum in Singapore

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  2002: 2

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  regional VNRBD meeting in Bangkok

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   2006: Promotion of Youth Donor Club or Club 25 in our region, First Youth Donor Meeting in Bangkok

  2005: 3

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  regional VNRBD meeting in Vientiane, Lao

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  2006: 4

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  regional VNRBD meeting in Phnom Penh, Cambodia

   2006: First World Blood Donor Day

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  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) 

  

Vietnam – Youth Association (2010)

  Common Challenges in development of voluntary blood donation programme 

  Lack or no support from leaderships to implement

  VNRBD program

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  Lack or no fund for resources to implement

  VNRBD program

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  No specific personnel appointed to manage the programme

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  Lack of trained/professional staff dedicated to conduct donor recruitment/motivation activities

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  Lack of IEC materials to support work 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 

  High deferrals NS involvement in blood programmes: 2010 GAP Report

A. Full Blood Service Provision

   Governance

   Governance

   Advocacy for appropriate use

   Advocacy for appropriate use

   Product distribution

   Product distribution

  B. Systematic Blood Donor Recruitment  Laboratory testing

  B. Systematic Blood Donor Recruitment  Laboratory testing

   Component preparation

   Component preparation

   Collection services/donor care

   Collection services/donor care

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  C. Advocacy for VNRBD Donor recruitment

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  C. Advocacy for VNRBD Donor recruitment

   Promotional campaigns

   Donor recruitment

  Promotional campaigns Promotional campaigns

   Promotional campaigns

  Education and awareness 

  Education and awareness Education and awareness Education and awareness

   Involvement in WBDD

   Involvement in WBDD

  Involvement in WBDD Involvement in WBDD 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

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  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

   Focus on level A and B blood programmes

  New reporting obligations GAP’s role is to assist NS in identifying key risks.

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  Identification of risk is via: Self assessment, in country observation, third party

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  GAP confirms the risk with the relevant NS

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  Where necessary, GAP reports the risk according to the Blood policy.

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  GAP support provided to most at risk NS 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/ resources/health-and-care/blood/materials-and- tools/

  GAP Assistance

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Support available

• Advice – access to global panel of experts
• Resources/tools – generic or country specific / tailored
• Twinning/buddy program of sister NSBS. Sharing of ideas/ solutions
• Priority country support – NS identified as most in need are prioritised to receive GAP support; (provision of in-country programs eg assistance in negotiations with MoH, strategic planning, technical support)

How to contact GAP or request assistance?

  Email GAP Secretariat:

   Almost 100% VNRBD in our region

  Way Forward for VNRBD?

• sustainability

   New Role of GAP

   Relevance to TRC/JRC Safe Blood Symposium (3 yearly)