Affiliate Societies

Brazilian Association of Hematology, Hematology and Cell Therapy (ABHH)

The Brazilian Association of Hematology, Hemotherapy and Cell Therapy (ABHH) was born from the merger of the Brazilian Society of Hematology and Hemotherapy (SBHH) with the Brazilian College of Hematology (CBH). Today, the institution has more than 4 thousand members, after being the first association of associative entities in the country.

AMMTAC - Mexican Society of Blood Transfusion

Sociedad Chilena de Hematologia

SOCHIHEM is a private non-profit corporation, founded in 1943, which voluntarily brings together professionals related to Hematology and Transfusion Medicine.

CSTM - Canadian Society for Transfusion Medicine

Vision Statements

IAABG - International Association of Asia-Pacific Blood Types and Genomics

International Association of Asia-Pacific Blood Types and Genomics (IAABG) is a non-profit academic organization composed of voluntary institutions, enterprises, professionals, and scholars engaged in immunohematology, genomics, and molecular biology. The purpose of the Association is to unite those people from all over the world, to promote collaboration and innovation, to seek for the union of scientific research institutions and medical institutions, to promote blood transfusion and relevant industries towards precision in diagnosis, medication, treatment, and transfusion via industry-university-research cooperation mode and to serve the people for their health.

IAAPBTG Hong Kong

Health Science Authority Singapore

Indonesian Association of Transfusion Medicine

Kazakhstan Society of Transfusiology

Kazakhstan Scientific Production Centre of Transfusiology

MBTS - Macao Blood Transfusion Service

MBTS has been dedicating to establish a quality assurance system so as to ensure the sufficiency and safety of blood supply in Macao as well as to stay in line with the policy of “Quality service, Safe blood”

Macao Blood Transfusion Service (MBTS), a department under Health Bureau of the Government of Macao Special Administrative Region, is the only institution which supplies blood and its derivatives in the territory.

Malaysian Blood Transfusion Society

National Centre for Transfusion Medicine Mongolia

Taiwan Blood Service Foundation

The goals of the Taiwan Blood Service Foundation are to establish voluntary blood donation and supply system, to conduct donation and supply of blood, to upgrade the quality of blood for medical use, to protect the rights of patients and thus to improve the health of the population. Specifically, its functions are :

Taiwan Society of Blood Transfusion

Thai Red Cross Society

The activities of the The Thai Red Cross Society cover four core areas: medical and health care services, disaster preparedness and response, blood transfusion services, and the promotion of the quality of life especially of the vulnerable.

The Thai Red Cross Society is a national charitable organization undertaking humanitarian activities in keeping with the Fundamental Principles of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement. This organization, dynamic and innovative, has a vision to move forward to excellence and strictly follow its core values/missions – grievance relief, quality of life promotion, disease treatment and suffering eradication. It serves public benefit and can be relied upon by the public.

Dubai Blood Donation Centre

It is the main blood donation center in Dubai and it is committed to providing a safe and adequate supply of blood to all DHA hospitals & private hospitals in Dubai.

The Dubai Health Authority's Blood Donation Center (DBDC) was founded in 1986.

Academy of Clinical Science and Laboratory Medicine (ACSLM)

The Academy of Clinical Science and Laboratory Medicine, the professional body representing medical scientists in Ireland.

The Academy of Clinical Science and Laboratory Medicine, the professional body representing medical scientists in Ireland. Medical science is a regulated and state registered profession
The Medical Scientists Registration Board at CORU established its register on 31 March 2019. As and from this date the Medical Scientists Registration Board is designated as the Competent Authority for the profession of Medical Scientist under the relevant legislation.

British Blood Transfusion Service

BBTS aims to play a leading role in safe and effective transfusion practice by delivering high quality education and training, setting standards and promoting research and development and innovation.

The British Blood Transfusion Society (BBTS) is the UK's only society dedicated to supporting Transfusion Professionals. The BBTS is a membership society, professional body and charity committed to the research, development and advanced study of blood transfusion. BBTS supports the professional community by providing career development and learning opportunities, ensuring the constant advancement of the profession.
Their membership base is made up of professionals from across the transfusion community at all levels of their career. From students hoping to enter the field, to those currently working in transfusion, right through to retired professionals hoping to keep up to date with latest developments.  

Clinical Immunology and Transfusion Medicine Sweden

Danish Society of Clinical Immunology

Develop, build, and maintain a common national trunk of knowledge and expertise within the specialist area clinical immunology that benefits donors and patients

Mission:
Develop and maintain clinical immunology as a specialist area that comprise:

DGTI - German Society for Transfusion Medicine and Immunohematology

The German Society for Transfusion Medicine and Immunohematology (DGTI) is a medical-scientific specialist society under German law in German-speaking countries for the promotion of research, teaching and patient care in transfusion medicine and its border areas. It was founded in 1954 as the German Society for Blood Transfusion. To clarify the necessity of blood group serological examinations before blood transfusions , it was incorporated into the German Society for Blood Transfusion and Immunohematology in 1973 renamed. In connection with the expansion of the specialist field to all allogeneic therapies, the name was changed to the German Society for Transfusion Medicine and Immunohematology in 1986.

HSBT - Hellenic Society of Blood Transfusion

Macedonian Society for Transfusion Medicine

Nederlandse Vereniging voor Bloedtransfusie

Transfusion Doctors in Albania

SETS - Spanish Society of Blood Transfusion

SETS aims to contribute to achieving efficient and well-developed blood donation and transfusion services, from Community Transfusion Centers to Hospital Services.

The Spanish Society of Blood Transfusion, created in 1988, is the scientific association of professionals dedicated to blood donation and transfusion and among its objectives are to promote research, discussion, dissemination and application among its associates of scientific advances related with blood banks and with other areas in the broad field of biotechnology and organ and tissue transplants and promote their technical development, participate in the training of professionals and promote blood donation and the ethical aspects of transfusion.

Norwegian Society for Immunology and Transfusion Medicine

The Norwegian Society for Immunology (NSI) was founded in 1982. At that time, the Norwegian Association for Immunology and Immunohematology, (Norwegian Association for Immunology and Transfusion Medicine NFIT from 1998) was already part of the Norwegian Medical Association with Ove J Mellbye as leader. Non-doctors could be associates but not full members of the association. However, Norwegian immunology research accelerated and both doctors and non-physicians became active colleagues. Non-physicians felt the growing need for a professional forum and Molecular Immunology was established as a subgroup of the Norwegian Biochemical Society. But more was to come.

Welsh Blood Service

Through partnership with donors and staff, to provide quality services for patients in Wales

The Welsh Blood Service (WBS) covers the whole of Wales. WBS collectS voluntary, non-remunerated blood donations from the general public. These donations are processed and tested before distribution to hospitals where they support patient care. WBS also holds blood-derived products (both NHS and Commercial) for purchase by our customer hospitals.

ZTM - Blood Transfusion Centre Slovenia

ZTM is a public health institution that provides the supply of blood and blood products, diagnostic and therapeutic services, keeping a register of bone marrow donors, the supply of drugs from the blood and produce diagnostic reagents.

Australian and New Zealand Society of Blood Transfusion

Provision and communication of independent expertise in transfusion medicine

The Australian and New Zealand Society of Blood Transfusion comprises over 400 members from diverse scientific, medical and nursing backgrounds working within the area of blood transfusion and related fields.