18 August 1987
Department Circular
No. 99 series 1987
DECLARING
BASIC POLICIES ON BLOOD AND DESCRIBING MEASURES IN SUPPORT OF SUCH POLICIES
Basic Policies
The transfusion of blood
and blood products is frequently a life saving measure, and hemotherapy is in
fact an important clinical intervention in the modern management of patients.
In order to enable physicians and patients to appropriately utilize blood and
blood products, two basic policies shall be pursues namely
(1)
To provide an
adequate supply of safe blood for transfusion, principally via voluntary blood
donation.
(2)
To encourage the
efficient utilization of blood resources.
In support of the above policies,
the Department of Health hereby adopts the following measures:
1. DOH Unit
Primarily Involved
The
Bureau of Research and Laboratories, within the Office of Standards and
Regulation, shall be the DOH unit primarily involved in policy formulation,
program planning, monitoring and coordination in the area of blood supply and
use.
2. Relation
with other organizations
(a)
Philippine
National Red Cross
The
DOH shall, within available means, coordinate, supply and facilitate blood
donation campaigns of PNRC. All agencies of DOH are instructed and all private
hospitals are requested to extend available assistance to PNRC campaigns for
voluntary blood donations.
(b)
Philippine
Blood Coordinating Council
The
DOH recognizes and supports the efforts of the PBCC, an association of
professional medical groups, government agencies, civic, religious and mass
media organizations dedicated to the twin policies of (1) adequate supply of
blood for transfusion and (2) efficient utilization of blood resources. All
agencies of DOH are instructed and all private health groups and organizations
are requested to cooperate and coordinate with PBCC in its thrusts to support
the above policies.
3. Regulatory
Measures in Support of policy
(a)
Hospitals
(1) All tertiary hospitals shall be required to have a
written and updated policy for the adequate provisions of safe blood and blood
components for their patients.
(2) All hospitals shall be required to have a person or a
group of persons (e.g., a committee) designated to perform the duty of
promoting voluntary blood donation and monitoring proper utilization of blood
products.
4. General
measures in support of policy
(a)
Public
education
The
DOH, in cooperation with PNRC, PBCC and its member organizations, as well as
with other interested parties, shall plan and implement an organized
educational campaign of the following issues:
(1) The importance of an adequate supply of safe blood
(2) The benefits and advantages of voluntary blood
donation
(3) The dangers of unregulated and commercialized
practices in the field of blood transfusion
(4) The relevant policies of DOH in this area
The
cooperation particularly of professional societies, civic organizations and the
mass media shall be sought.
(b)
Professional
Education
The
DOH, in cooperation with the professional societies and other health aggrupation
shall encourage the dissemination of appropriate technical information related
to hemotherapy. Particular emphasis shall be given to:
(1) Improved screening of blood supply to assure quality
(2) Medical indications of blood transfusion
(3) The use of blood component therapy
Relevant
information via effective channels shall be disseminated to physicians,
surgeons, hospital administrators, nurses, medical technologists, social
workers and other health and hospital personnel
5. Dissemination
of this circular
The
Bureau of Research and Laboratories is instructed to coordinate with various
DOH agencies to assure adequate dissemination of this circular to agencies and
parties concerned.
ALFREDO R.A. BENGZON,
M.D.
Secretary of Health
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