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Before World War II, blood was collected and directly administered to patients.
With the advent of anticoagulants, blood could be preserved and stored in Blood Banks.
Voluntary Blood Donation began to be promoted after WWII.
July 17, 1948 - The Philippine National Red Cross launched the National Blood Program with President Elpidio. Quirino as the
first
Blood Donor.
Subsequently, some government and private hospitals set up blood banks Through the
years, the demand for blood for transfusion grew and because of the inability of the
PNRC NBP and hospital blood banks to cope with this growing demand, commercial
blood banks were established.
In order to assure the safety of the supply of blood from the hospital and commercial blood banks, the government passed the
Blood Bank Law in 1956 . Blood Donors Week is held annually on the second week of July.
June 16, 1956 - An Act regulating the collection, processing and sale of human blood, and the establishment and operation of blood
banks and blood processing laboratories was approved.
Purpose:
Safeguarding and promoting public health and welfare by preventing improper collection, processing and sale of human blood
or its product to the public.
Purpose:
1. To promote voluntary blood donation
2. To provide safe, adequate, affordable and equitable blood products
3. To inform the public
4. To require all blood banks/ centers to operate on a non profit basis
The bill was initiated by the Committee on NBSP - filed in 1989 by Sen. R. Saguisag.
Promotes Voluntary Blood Donation and mandates a N V Blood Services Program. Phases out commercial blood banks in
two to four years.
Provides Duty-free importation of blood bank equipment, reagents, blood bags, and supplies.
Regulates Blood Service Facilities
Blood/blood product
Refers to human blood, processed or unprocessed and
includes blood components, its products and derivatives.
Apheresis Facility
A blood service facility where blood collection procedure is done in which whole blood is removed, a selected component
separated and the remainder returned to the donor.
Pheresis machine
End-User Non-Hospital
Health Facility
A licensed/accredited non-hospital health facility without a licensed clinical laboratory but which administers blood transfusion.
Blood Donors
Voluntary blood donors - one who donates blood on one's own volition or initiative and without monetary compensation.
Paid donors
Replacement donors
Walking Blood Donor is an individual included in the list of qualified voluntary blood donors referred to in Section 4 ,
paragraph (e), who is ready to donate blood when needed in his community.
Structural Organization
Sec. 10. Importation of Blood Bank Equipment, Blood Bags and Reagents.
Imported tax-and duty-free by:
1. PNRC
2. Blood banks and hospitals participating in the
National Voluntary Blood Services Program (NVBSP).
The head of the blood bank and the necessary trained personnel under the heads direct supervision found responsible for
dispensing, transfusing and failing to dispose, within 48 hrs, blood which have been proven contaminated with blood
transfusion transmissible diseases shall be imprisoned for 10 yrs.
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Handouts (MT)-C
Implementing guidelines:
Administrative Order No. 9, Series of 1995
Rules and Regulations Implementing RA 7719
Administrative Order No. 17-A, Series of 1998
Requirements and Procedures for a License to Operate a BB/ BC in the Philippines
Administrative Order No. 2005-0002
Rules and Regulations for the establishment of the Phil. Natl Blood Services
Administrative Order No. 2008-0008
Rules and Regulations Governing the Regulation of Blood Services Facilities
a. Government operated and maintained partially or wholly by a national, provincial, city or municipal government or
other political unit by any department, division, board or agency thereof or by a government owned or controlled
operation.
b. Private (for hospital-based BSF only) privately owned, established and operated with funds through donation,
capital or other means by an individual, corporation, association or organization.
2. Institutional Character
Inspection
The CHD director or his authorized representative/s inspects the BSF within 30 calendar days from the time of application to
determine compliance with standards and technical requirements.
The CHD inspection team prepares official summary of findings and recommends approval or disapproval after inspection.
Violations
1. Any material false statement in the application
2. Misinterpretation of facts or falsification of documents or records
3. Refusal to make available its books, accounts and records of operation to an authorized person from the BHFS/CHD
4. Charging of blood service fees above the maximum fees set by the DOH
5. Collection of blood from paid or remunerated donor whether payment comes from the hospital or from the patient/relatives.
6. Refusal to participate in EQAS (External Quality Assessment Scheme )conducted by the designated National Reference
Laboratories.