Blood Safety Projects in Azad Jammu & Kashmir: Review of the Strategic Process

Authors

  • Irum Gilani Department of Public Health & Community Medicine
  • Ziyad Afzal Kayani Department of Surgery

Keywords:

SWOT, Blood Transfusion Service (BTS), strategic planning, Pakistan, AJK

Abstract

Abstract
Access to safe blood underpins the achievement of health-related Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). SWOT
analysis of the Azad Jammu & Kashmir (AJK) blood safety projects has been carried out to determine strategic
direction in scaling up the modern blood transfusion service (BTS). Between 2003 and 2012, one blood safety project
has been successfully completed in AJK with the second one being implemented. Currently, modern BTS is nested
within still dominant traditional laboratory-based blood banking system. Insight into the implementation of the
blood safety projects warrants integration of the modern BTS into healthcare system as a cross-cutting service.
There is an urgent need to address challenges in ensuring universal access to safe blood in rural areas of AJK.

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Published

2018-11-15

Issue

Volume.10, Issue (July-December, 2012)

Section

Original article

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How to Cite

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Gilani I, Kayani ZA. Blood Safety Projects in Azad Jammu & Kashmir: Review of the Strategic Process. Int J Pathol [Internet]. 2018 Nov. 15 [cited 2024 May 5];:91-4. Available from: https://jpathology.com/index.php/OJS/article/view/114