Blood Sustainability

KAB contribution in Blood Disorder & Blood Donation Life Saving Service
The mission of KAB Welfare Foundation is that not a single person should suffer/die due to non-availability of blood. Actions given below:
KAB Promotes blood transfusions as essential, life-saving treatments.
Supports a sustainable blood system (Hospitals / Plasma Bank) as a critical component of the healthcare system.
Encourage regular blood donation as needed to maintain a stable supply of safe blood with sufficient capacity to respond to emerging infectious diseases, disasters and emergencies.
Support patients’ access to matched, specific blood types as well as universal blood components.
Key facts by WHO on Blood Safety and Availability
Of the 118.5 million blood donations collected globally, 40% of these are collected in high-income countries, home to 16% of the world’s population.
In low-income countries, up to 54 % of blood transfusions are given to children under 5 years of age; whereas in high-income countries, the most frequently transfused patient group is over 60 years of age, accounting for up to 76% of all transfusions.
Based on samples of 1000 people, the blood donation rate is 31.5 donations in high-income countries, 16.4 donations in upper-middle-income countries, 6.6 donations in lower-middle-income countries and 5.0 donations in low-income countries.
An increase of 10.7 million blood donations from voluntary unpaid donors has been reported from 2008 to 2018. In total, 79 countries collect over 90% of their blood supply from voluntary unpaid blood donors; however, 54 countries collect more than 50% of their blood supply from family/replacement or paid donors.
Only 56 of 171 reporting countries produce plasma-derived medicinal products (PDMP) through the fractionation of plasma collected in the reporting countries. A total of 91 countries reported that all PDMP are imported, 16 countries reported that no PDMP were used during the reporting period, and 8 countries did not respond to the question.
The volume of plasma for fractionation per 1000 population varied considerably between the 45 reporting countries, ranging from 0.1 to 52.6 liters, with a median of 5.2 liter's