Blood Screening

Preventing transfusion-transmitted HEV infection in Thailand and beyond

Preventing transfusion-transmitted HEV infection in Thailand and beyond

As part of their ongoing efforts to ensure a safer blood supply for patients, blood banks around the world are increasingly implementing screening systems for hepatitis E virus (HEV), a common infection that can lead to potentially serious and life-threatening outcomes in some patients. In Thailand, the Thai Red Cross Society’s National Blood Center implemented […]

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How COVID impacted Vietnam’s blood supply: Q&A with Dr Tran Ngoc Que (Part 2)

How COVID impacted Vietnam’s blood supply: Q&A with Dr Tran Ngoc Que (Part 2)

As in most countries, the COVID pandemic caused widespread disruption to blood donation initiatives in Vietnam. In the second of this two-part Q&A series, Dr Tran Ngoc Que, director of the National Blood Centre at the National Institute of Haematology and Blood Transfusion (NIHBT) in Hanoi, discusses how NIHBT helped coordinate the blood supply during

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State-of-the-art blood screening in South Korea: a case study from Hanmaeum Blood Center

State-of-the-art blood screening in South Korea: a case study from Hanmaeum Blood Center

In March 2022, Hanmaeum Blood Center in South Korea implemented a state-of-the-art integrated automation system to connect its nucleic acid amplification, immunology, clinical chemistry and post-analytical systems. In doing so, it became the first blood banking center in the country to integrate its molecular and serological testing operations, thus establishing it as one of the largest

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