Clinicians and blood banking experts at a Seminar in Gilgit stressed the need for safe blood transfusion practices, haemovigilance and rational use of blood. The speakers also called for the introduction and promotion of blood safety standards, particularly in tertiary care hospitals, to pave the way for an adequate, efficient and cost-effective blood supply. The [...]
German Ambassador H.E. Martin Kobler took the opportunity of his presence in Gilgit city to pay a visit to the Gilgit Regional Blood Centre on 9th July, 2018. He was accompanied by Ms. Marion Pfennigs, First Secretary and Mr. Keno Grade, Third Secretary from the German Embassy. Secretary Health, Saeed Ullah Khan Niazi, National Coordinator [...]
Secretary Health Sindh Dr. Fazalullah Pechuho inaugurated a state of the art Regional Blood Centre in Jamshoro developed by the German Government. The Jamshoro Blood Centre is one of the 10 Regional Blood Centres developed by the German government as part of the establishment of a nationwide network of 10 modern blood centres in the [...]
Ms. Stefanie Peters, Senior Project Manager KfW for Asia and Dr. Nachtnebel Mathias, Technical Expert along with Wolfgang Moellers, KfW Country Director, Dr. Masuma Zaidi, KfW Health Coordinator, Mr. Zahid Mehmood, National Team Leader EPOS Health Management held a meeting with Prof. Hasan Abbas Zaheer, National Coordinator SBTP and Usman Waheeed, Technical Expert, SBTP in [...]
Dr. Noor-e-Saba, Manager, Regional Blood Centre, Peshawar Blood transfusion services are an integral part of the health-care system. Millions of lives are saved each year through blood transfusions. Provision of safe blood and blood components is the responsibility of the national health care system. Safety of blood has assumed greater importance and relevance in developing [...]
The Department of Health, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Punjab, Balochistan, Sindh, Gilgit-Baltistan and AJK had signed contracts worth Rupees 481 million for construction of 10 Regional Blood Centres (RBCs) with the support of EPOS. The state of the art new 10 Regional Blood Centres will be constructed at Peshawar, Multan, Bahawalpur, Karachi, Jamshoro, Nawabshah, Sukkur, Quetta, Muzaffarabad [...]
