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Welcome to AfSBT

The AfSBT Board is pleased to launch its re-designed website. The Board hopes the AfSBT members will find this new website more informative and interactive. Kindly note you can now access the Members Only section by following instructions on the Member Login window. There are several MEMBERSHIP BENEFITS. The Board also announces that the AfSBT has been legally registered as a non profit company (NPC) in South Africa. Dear Readers, kindly note that some of the pages are still under development and will be populated soon. We are committed to bring you all the latest news.

CONGRESS WEBSITE IS NOW UP

Special Notice:

Invitation to a follow-up meeting (to be held at the 6th AfSBT Congress in Mauritius) of the 2008 Mombasa Blood Transfusion Research Workshop (By INVITATION ONLY).

Latest News

AfSBT Brochure

Download the AfSBT brochure here

ISBT Award for Developing Countries: PRESS RELEASE

Bloodlines Journal

The link to the British Blood Transfusion Service is www.bbts.org.uk. Accessing this site and entering Bloodlines as a search item will lead to the option of downloading the journal.

Transmission of HIV Through Blood – How To Bridge the Knowledge Gap.

H3Africa Grant Opportunity

If interested go to: http://h3africa.org/ or contact SANBS Medical Division

Accreditation EuBIS Handbooks

African Blood Services are invited to access EuBIS handbooks as background reference booklets for general information on accreditation.

AABB Technical Manuals are on their way to Transfusion Services and laboratories in Africa

Click the link above to see message from the Chair - AfSBT Education Committee

CDC Launches New Blood Safety Website
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has launched a new Blood Safety website. According to the agency, the website provides information on blood safety monitoring in the U.S., including through the Hemovigilance Module of the National Healthcare Safety Network. The site also describes diseases and organisms associated with transfusion-transmitted infections.

AfSBT Standards and Accreditation Framework.

Representatives from the Africa Society for Blood Transfusion and AABB have created a standards and accreditation framework for the African continent, on which they are now soliciting feedback from stakeholders in the community.

CBER's Guidances for U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA).

This information has recently been updated, and is now available.

Guidance for Industry: "Computer Crossmatch" (Computerized Analysis of the Compatibility between the Donor's Cell Type and the Recipient's Serum or Plasma Type)

T-REC Project

The T-REC (Building research capacity of blood transfusion services in Africa) was succssfully launched in Ghana (5-6 July 2011) and Zimbabwe (5 October 211) through the AfSBT facilitation.

Membership Renewal for 2012
The AfSBT membership committee reminds all to renew membership for 2012 (membership form). Please contact the committee chairperson for further details. There are several MEMBERSHIP BENEFITS

AfSBT Announcements

If members have any news items or announcements to be put on the website, please send your request to the webmaster.

Member Login

Upcoming Events

6th AfSBT/SATS Congress (4-8 June 2012; Mauritius)

This will now be held in Mauritius, June 4-8 2012 (see FIRST NOTIFICATION). More details will be posted on the website.