NATIONAL BLOOD SERVICES ACT OF 1994 Flashcards
World Blood Donor Day takes place every what time of the year
June 14
what are the functions of World Blood Donor Day?
• to raise global awareness of the need
for safe blood and blood products for transfusion
• critical contribution voluntary, unpaid blood
donors
• to call to action to
governments and national health authorities to
provide adequate resources
how many blood donations are collected globally?
118.5 million
how many blood donations are collected globally from high income countries?
40%
how many is the increase of blood donations from voluntary unpaid donors has been reported from 2008 to 2018?
10.7 million
how many countries collected over 90% of their blood supply from voluntary unpaid blood donor?
79 countries
amount of blood supply collected from 79 countries from voluntary unpaid blood donors?
90%
54 countries collect more than how many blood supplies from family/replacement or paid donors?
50%
how many countries collected more than 50% of their
blood supply from family/replacement or paid donors?
54
what is the goal of DOH?
to collect one (1) million blood units from the total population
Republic Act No. 7719
National Blood Service Act of 1994
PERIOD
when was the country’s goal to obtain the
1% (1 million blood units) blood collection from the
total population was achieved and collected 1,120,408
blood units
December 2017
how many blood units were collected last December 2017?
1,120,408
organization of Department of Health is targeting the youth as
volunteers in its blood donation program this year. In
accordance with RA No. 7719, it aims to create public
consciousness on the importance of blood donation in
saving the lives of millions of Filipinos.
National Voluntary Blood Services Program (NVBSP)
who is the target of National Voluntary Blood Services Program (NVBSP) for having volunteers in blood donation?
youth
what is the goal of National Voluntary Blood Services Program (NVBSP) ?
to create public consciousness on the importance of blood donation in saving the lives of millions of Filipinos
own initiative
voluntary
PERIOD
when was the National Blood Services Act of 1994 or known as RA No. 7719 enacted?
May 5, 1994
who was the President who signed and approved the National Blood Services Act of 1994?
Pres. Fidel V. Ramos
doing blood donation to promote
human welfare, save lives, relieve suffering, and
maintain human dignity
humanitarian act
refers to human blood,
processed or unprocessed and includes blood
components, its products and derivatives
blood
a laboratory or institution with the
capability to recruit and screen blood donors, collect,
process, store, transport and issue blood for transfusion
and provide information and/ or education on blood
transfusion transmissible diseases
blood bank/center
a blood bank that exists for profit
commercial blood bank
a blood bank which is
located within the premises of a hospital, and which can
perform compatibility testing of blood
hospital-based blood bank
an institution or facility duly
authorized by the Department of Health to recruit and
screen donors and collect blood
blood collection unit
one who donates blood on
one’s own volition or initiative and without monetary
compensation
voluntary blood donor
Department of Health
Department
diseases which may be transmitted as a result of blood
transfusion, including AIDS, Hepatitis-B, Malaria and Syphilis
Blood transfusion transmissible diseases
Blood transfusion transmissible diseases
- AIDS
- Hepatitis-B
- Malaria
- Syphilis
other person to whom the Secretary delegates the responsibility of carrying out the provisions of this Act;
Secretary of Health
an individual included in the list
of qualified voluntary blood donors referred to in who is ready to donate blood
when needed in his/her community
Walking Blood Donor
in order to ensure adequate supply of human blood, a
voluntary blood donation shall be promoted through
the following
• public education
• promotion in schools
• professional education
• establishment of blood services network
• walking donors
organized and sustained nationwide public education
campaign by the Department, the Philippine National Red Cross (PNRC) and the Philippine Blood
Coordinating Council (PBCC), set aside funds and generate financial support for all sectors
public education
benefits and rationale of voluntary blood donation shall be included and given emphasis in health subjects of schools, both public and private, at the elementary, high school and college levels.
promotion in schools
continuing medical education, trainings on the rational use of
blood products including merits of voluntary blood donation
professional education
promoting National Blood Services is required by what organization, az inclusion of non-formal education curricula
DECS
Blood Centers shall be strategically established in every
province and city nationwide
establishment of blood services network
promotion of blood collection in schools, business enterprises, barangay and military camps shall be promoted
establishment of blood services network