Blood Directive

An EU mandate to ensure that blood and its components are of comparable quality and safe along the entire blood transfusion chain in all Member States of the European Community, bearing in mind the freedom of movement of citizens within EC territory.

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The European Blood Directive: a new era of blood regulation has begun.

Haemovigilance

Following the example of the blood directive', the proposal establishes common binding standards for the quality and safety of human organs intended for transplantation.

PUBLIC HEALTH : COMMISSION SATISFIED WITH IMPLEMENTATION OF BLOOD DIRECTIVE'

(1.) The legislation which applies is the Human Tissues Act 2004, the UK Quality and Safety Regulations 2007 (implementing the EU Tissues and Cells Directive 2004/23/EC), the EU Blood Directive 2002/98/EC (administered by the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency) and Europe-wide Advanced Therapy Medicinal Products Regulations (administered by the European Medicines Agency).

Umbilical cord blood banks: modern day alchemy

It is also planned to set up surveillance systems as foreseen in the recently adopted blood Directive and the proposed Directive on human tissues and cells.

PUBLIC HEALTH: NEW ACTION PROGRAMME LAUNCHED

For the time being, Libya does not comply with World Health Organization (WHO) Blood Directives produced in 2006.

Sabratha Blood Transfusion Workshop August 22-23, Establishing New Service in Libya