TEHRAN - The typical blood donation rate in Eastern Mediterranean member countries is 14.4 per thousand population, while the rate in Iran is around 25 per thousand, Mostafa Jamali, CEO of the Blood Transfusion Organization, has said.The Iranian Blood Transfusion Organization was established about 50 years earlier.

Since then, it has actually made substantial development in all elements, among the most essential of which is the 100 percent voluntary blood contribution index every year, he added.

Jamali made the remarks at the very first conference of the blood transfusion organization of G5 nations, particularly Iran, Afghanistan, Iraq, and Pakistan plus the World Health Organization, which was held in Tehran on February 14-15.

Blood transfusion achievementsAccording to the reports supplied by the World Health Organization, Iran takes on Europe and the U.S.

in blood contribution indices, even exceeding them in a couple of cases.Meanwhile, Iran is amongst the nations of the Eastern Mediterranean region as a referral in the field of blood contribution activities.While blood donation in 70 nations still depends upon replacement or paid donors, Iran is the very first country in the region that has taken pleasure in voluntary blood contribution by 100 percent given that 2007.

More than 85 percent of all contributed blood worldwide is used to produce blood products, while the rate is 65 percent in Eastern Mediterranean nations.

Iran ranks among the highest-income countries in regards to converting more than 97 percent of the blood contributed by individuals to plasma-derived medicinal items (PDMP).

Only 55 of 171 nations produce PDMP through the fractionation of plasma gathered in the reporting country.

A total of 90 countries reported that all PDMPs are imported, 16 nations reported that no PDMP was used during the reporting period, and 10 countries did not respond to the concern, according to WHO.Iran currently has the greatest blood donation rate in the Eastern Mediterranean region, so out of 9.9 million blood donation units in this area, more than two million belongs to Iran.Also, the index of blood donation is 25 per 1,000 populations, while in the member states of the Eastern Mediterranean region, this number is 14.9 per 1000.

Over 2.1 million Iranians donate blood annually.Regional cooperationHealth Minister Bahram Einollahi stated in October 2022 that thinking about specialized and experienced personnels, advanced medical centers, and equipment, Iran can cooperate with the member nations of the World Health Organization to execute regional health plans.He made the remarks on the sidelines of the 69th session of the Regional Committee for the Eastern Mediterranean in Cairo, Egypt.Ensuring health and managing pandemics requires the cooperation of all nations, specifically neighboring countries, and if any country wishes to offer its own health without considering this necessity, it will not achieve success, Einollahi stated.Iran has actually specialized and experienced human resources, advanced medical centers and devices, medications, and effective universities, and while preparing to work together with the member countries of the World Health Organization, it can carry out many strategies of the G5.Ahmed al-Mandhari, the World Health Organization director for Eastern Mediterranean Region, also expressed hope that the cooperation of this group will be broadened and sped up, especially from the border points.He revealed the preparedness of the Eastern Mediterranean Regional Office for technical support to Group Five in the field of health and asked for to utilize the experiences of this group.Aamer Ikram, the Executive Director of the National Institute of Health Pakistan, also mentioned the cooperation of the G5 must become an appropriate model for the Eastern Mediterranean countries.There are numerous capacities in the member nations of the group of 5, particularly Iran, and these nations must utilize each others capacity, he stated.Iran started the facility of the G5 in 2005 to promote subregional cooperation in health among the group of 4 countries-- Afghanistan, the Islamic Republic of Iran, Iraq, and Pakistan-- plus the World Health Organization as the fifth member of this group to supply technical support in enhancing this collaboration.Several activities have already been taken under this effort, with the Islamic Republic of Iran taking obligation for functioning as its secretariat.In June 2021, Ahmed al-Mandhari, the World Health Organization director for Eastern Mediterranean Region, stated the Islamic Republic of Iran is a good example for main health care.For the past 4 decades, its PHC network has actually intended to ensure that individuals have timely access to budget-friendly, available, and appropriate necessary health services, he explained.MG