title: Challenges and Research in Managing Blood Supply in China.
abstract: Although considerable progress has been made in improving the blood service system in China over the last 2 decades, many challenges remain. A number of issues have received public attentions; however, others continue to be underacknowledged and controversial. This article describes 3 of these important and less emphasized issues: first, the ambiguity of the definition of voluntary nonremunerated blood donation and its relationship to an adequate blood supply; second, the current inadequacies of cost recovery from the blood service system; and third, the lack of a universally implemented program of hemovigilance. Currently, there is controversy regarding these challenges. Open recognition and discussion offers the prospect of bringing solutions closer to reality.
authors.affiliation: Shanghai Blood Center, WHO Collaborating Center for Blood Transfusion Services, Shanghai, China. Electronic address: ymzhu@sbc.org.cn.
authors.forename: Yongming
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Zhu
authors.affiliation: Shanghai Blood Center, WHO Collaborating Center for Blood Transfusion Services, Shanghai, China.
authors.forename: Dongfu
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Xie
authors.affiliation: Shanghai Blood Center, WHO Collaborating Center for Blood Transfusion Services, Shanghai, China.
authors.forename: Xun
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: Shanghai Blood Center, WHO Collaborating Center for Blood Transfusion Services, Shanghai, China.
authors.forename: Kaicheng
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Qian
mesh_terms: D035843:Biomedical Research / Q000458:organization & administration*; D001771:Blood Banks / Q000458:organization & administration*; D001782:Blood Donors / Q000600:supply & distribution*; D058731:Blood Safety / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards; D002681:China; D006801:Humans; D064826:Transfusion Medicine / Q000379:methods / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000592:standards
keywords: Cost assessment; Cost recovery; Donor motivation; Hemovigilance