least they are supposed to be - mistakes do happen. But, outside of the major industrialized countries - it is not, at least not routinely.
second hand, but -
"Recent statistics released by the World Health Organisation (WHO) have indicated that less than 35% of the 192 countries, which took part in a recent survey, have a national blood policy (SEE BELOW). However, how many of these top 35% can match the stringent criteria set, for example, by the National Blood Service in England, the Scottish National Blood Transfusion Service, the Agence Française du Sang, the American Association of Blood Banks, or the Swiss Red Cross?"
-- http://www.bloodcare.org.uk/bcf_html/whyjoin.html |
