Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
5664818 Transfusion Medicine Reviews 2017 5 Pages PDF
Abstract

•Current annual blood donations in China have not kept pace with growing demand.•Blood donor motivation is based on a system that is not entirely altruistic or entirely incentive based.•Financial reimbursement systems for blood centers in China have not kept pace with the cost of technical advancements.•A nationwide hemovigilance system in China has yet to be established.

Although considerable progress has been made in improving the blood service system in China over the last 2 decades, many challenges remain. A number of issues have received public attentions; however, others continue to be underacknowledged and controversial. This article describes 3 of these important and less emphasized issues: first, the ambiguity of the definition of voluntary nonremunerated blood donation and its relationship to an adequate blood supply; second, the current inadequacies of cost recovery from the blood service system; and third, the lack of a universally implemented program of hemovigilance. Currently, there is controversy regarding these challenges. Open recognition and discussion offers the prospect of bringing solutions closer to reality.

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