IFBDO

Representative: Mr. Gianfranco Massaro

The aims of the Federation are:
Article III - AIMS

  1. To promote the regular, anonymous, voluntary, non-remunerated, gift of blood in all countries of the world;
  2. To work towards meeting the needs for high quality human blood and blood products in every country, in co-operation with the competent bodies; 
  3. To ensure that ways and means are applied guaranteeing the safety of blood of both the donor and the receiver; 
  4. To combat all forms of marketing and gain with respect to blood and blood derivatives, under the principle that the human body is inalienable; 
  5. To participate in all studies, activities, discussions or events related either to the organisation of blood transfusion and blood donor associations or to knowledge and research in transfusion techniques; 
  6. To approach, together with the representative group in a country and whenever circumstances require, the national and the international governmental bodies and public opinion with a view to promoting the voluntary, non-remunerated gift of blood, respect for the ethics of donation and respect for the altruism of the blood donor.

 

To this effect:

  • It shall bring together representative groups of voluntary, non-remunerated blood donors in each country, with no political, ethnic or religious bar;
  • It shall encourage and support the creation of organisations of voluntary, non-remunerated blood donors in countries where they do not already exist;
  • it shall ensure the promotion of altruism of the voluntary, non-remunerated blood donor;
  • it shall promote friendly relations and co-operation through twinning and the establishment of regular ties, among the member organisations;
  • it shall take part in international blood transfusion bodies and shall help them and co-operate with them;
  • it shall organise world congresses at which, apart from its specific work, scientific and technical subjects related to the gift of blood and blood transfusion are introduced and discussed with the medical body;
  • its Executive Council shall represent blood donors on a permanents basis everywhere and ensure their interests are defended.

 

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