Table 1 Characteristics and profiles of benchmarked national systems
Country | NRA | Blood System | Blood covered by legislation | Annual Blood Collections (units) | Collections from | Blood Components Prepared |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ethiopia | Ethiopian Food and Drug Administration (EFDA)1 | National Blood Bank Service and Red Cross Society | ✓ | 173 923 | VNRD FRD | Whole blood |
Kenya | Pharmacy and Poisons Board (PPB) | Kenya National Blood Transfusion Service | ✓ | 167 100 | VNRD | Whole blood, Red Cell Concentrates, Platelets, Fresh Frozen Plasma |
Liberia | Liberia Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Authority (LMHRA) | Blood Safety Program, Ministry of Health | ✓ | 35 000 | VNRD FRD | Whole blood |
Malawi | Pharmacy Medicines and Poisons Board of Malawi (PMPB) | Malawi National Blood Transfusion Service | ✓ | 80 000 | VNRD | Whole blood, Red Cell Concentrates, Platelets, Fresh Frozen Plasma, Cryoprecipitate |
Nigeria | National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control | National Blood Transfusion Service of Nigeria, Regional and State Blood Transfusion Services | ✓ | 50 000 | VNRD FRD | Whole blood |
Rwanda | Rwanda Food and Drugs Authority (RFDA)2 | National Centre for Blood Transfusion | ✓ | 68 695 | VNRD | Whole blood, Red Cell Concentrates, Platelets, Fresh Frozen Plasma |
South Africa | South African Health Products Authority (SAHPRA) | South African National Blood Service and Western Cape Blood Service | ✓ | 929 000 | VNRD | Whole blood, Red Cell Concentrates, Platelets, Fresh Frozen Plasma |
Tanzania | Tanzania Medicines and Medical Devices Authority (TMDA)3 | National Blood Transfusion Service Tanzania and Regional Hospitals | ✓ | 196 735 | VNRD FRD | Whole blood, Red Cell Concentrates, Platelets, Fresh Frozen Plasma |
Uganda | National Drug Authority (NDA) | Uganda Blood Transfusion Services | ✓ | 239 000 | VNRD | Whole blood, Red Cell Concentrates, Platelets, Fresh Frozen Plasma |
Zimbabwe | Medicines Control Authority of Zimbabwe (MCAZ) | National Blood Services Zimbabwe | ✓ | 65 126 | VNRD | Whole blood, Red Cell Concentrates, Platelets, Fresh Frozen Plasma, Cryoprecipitate |