Dear colleagues,
Thanks everybody for the questions and to Keti Shermadini for the answers to them.
My question and kind request to the experts and also to Georgian WG members would be the following:
Considering that Georgia has not yet had any experience with running a haemovigilance system or any institution responsible for the full scope of haemovigilance functions , please maybe we could focus on such estimations:
1. What would be the exact scope of work and what kind of resources would be necessary in Georgia for establishing and operating a national haemovigilance system - what kind of expert, medical or professional input - exactly which professionals, what kind of relevant supporting clinical or research or medical units , etc.
Maybe try to help us figure out approximately how many professionals and of which qualification we would need for running such task (Taking into consideration that there is a population of 3700000 and there are currently 100 000 transfusions in Georgia).
Please take into account that currently Georgia doesn't have the Institute of Transfusiology (We had The Institute of Heamatology and Transfusiology, but it was privatized and disbanded since 1990-ies) and there is a challenge with the expert resources in the field of transfusion, with laboratories, reference actions, etc, except for the epidemiological surveilance of blood donors , which is prformed by the NCDC.
After this I think it will be easier to define the responsible bodies and their functions
Best Regards
Babilina
Babilina Turkia
RTA c
Twinning Project Strengthening Blood Safety System in Georgia
NCDC Georgia
tel 558 377753
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