GENERAL INFORMATION
 

Project title
 

Strengthening the Blood Supply Capacity

Priority area
 

Health

Beneficiary

Ministry of Health

Co-Beneficiary
 

Turkish Red Crescent Society

Duration

24 months (27/02/2012-26/02/2014)

EU contribution (Euro)

3,217,000

PROJECT SUMMARY

Brief description of the project and main objectives
 

This project contributes to the implementation of the EU acquis communautaire in the area of public health, specifically focusing on the strengthening and effective functioning of blood supply system in Türkiye.

This project aims to build capacity to have an efficient national blood system that is regional blood centre based for the provision of safest blood from voluntary and non-remunerated donors regularly.

Location

Ankara

Achievements / expected outputs

• Database necessary to develop a national blood program is formed;
• A revision of blood banking and transfusion legislation for the whole country in line with requirements envisaged by relevant EU legislation made and a strategic plan published;
• Legal base and technical infrastructure for effective implementation of the standards of blood transfusion established;
• Human resources necessary for effective administration of blood in the MoH and TRC that would supervise and/or manage regional blood centres developed;
• Human resources necessary for an adequate, efficient, safe and high quality blood supply system that would operate in line with EU standards created;
• Regular flow of information between the blood establishments and national authority enabled.