title: External financial aid to blood transfusion services in sub-Saharan Africa: a need for reflection.
abstract: Jean-Pierre Allain and colleagues argue that, while unintended, the foreign aid provided for blood transfusion services in sub-Saharan Africa has resulted in serious negative outcomes, which requires reflection and rethinking.
authors.affiliation: University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: Fereydoun
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Ala
authors.forename: Jean-Pierre
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Allain
authors.forename: Imelda
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Bates
authors.forename: Kamel
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Boukef
authors.forename: Frank
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Boulton
authors.forename: James
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Brandful
authors.forename: Elizabeth M
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Dax
authors.forename: Magdy
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: El Ekiaby
authors.forename: Albert
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Farrugia
authors.forename: Jed
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Gorlin
authors.forename: Oliver
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Hassall
authors.forename: Helen
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: André
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Loua
authors.forename: Kathryn
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Maitland
authors.forename: Dora
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Mbanya
authors.forename: Zainab
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Mukhtar
authors.forename: William
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Murphy
authors.forename: Ohene
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Opare-Sem
authors.forename: Shirley
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Owusu-Ofori
authors.forename: Henk
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Reesink
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Roberts
authors.forename: Oscar
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Torres
authors.forename: Grace
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Totoe
authors.forename: Henrik
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ullum
authors.forename: Silvano
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Wendel
mesh_terms: D017954:Africa South of the Sahara; D001803:Blood Transfusion / Q000191:economics*; D005381:Financing, Organized / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence* / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans