The International Federation of Blood Donor Organizations (the abbreviation IFBDO in English and FIODS in French and Spanish) is an international organization that aims to ensure the priority of gratuitous donation in order to achieve full self-sufficiency of blood supply for member countries, as well as the harmonization of safety standards for collection and donor blood control. Statutory goals:
- Promotion of a policy of regular, anonymous, voluntary and free blood donation in all countries of the world.
- Achieving the full satisfaction of countries' needs for high-quality human blood and its derivatives, cooperation with competent organizations.
- Ensuring the safety of funds and processes for both donors and blood recipients.
- The fight against all types of commerce and profit on blood and its derivatives based on the assertion that the human body is not subject to alienation.
- Participation in research, events and discussions related to the organization of blood transfusion processes and the activities of blood donor associations, as well as research and development of new blood transfusion techniques.
- Formation of public opinion in order to promote the idea of free blood donation, ethics and respect for altruism of blood donors. [one]
| International Federation of Blood Donor Organizations International Federation of Blood Donor Organizations | |
|---|---|
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| Headquarters |  Monaco |
| Type of organization | International organization |
| official languages | English , French , Spanish |
| Executives | |
| The president |  Gianfranco Massaro |
| General Secretary |  Jean-Marie Durand |
| Member countries | 72 |
| Base | |
| Established | December 4, 1955 |
| Abbreviations | FIODS, IFBDO |
| fiods.org | |
Organizational Chart
The International Federation of Blood Donor Organizations was founded in Luxembourg on December 4, 1955 . [2] The Federation is headquartered in Monaco . The official languages of the Federation are French, English and Spanish. 72 countries are represented in the International Federation of Blood Donor Organizations. Each country can be represented by only one national blood donor organization. There are 4 types of Federation members: active, affiliated, honorary, and observer members.
The supreme bodies of the Federation are the General Assembly and the Executive Council. The two most important posts are the President (currently Gianfranco Massaro, Italy) and the Secretary General (Jean-Marie Duran, France).
The International Federation of Blood Donor Organizations is the founder of the Order of the International Merit for Blood award, which is issued to individuals, organizations and state entities that have made a special contribution to voluntary gratuitous blood donation.
The Federation has also established the IFBDO Solidarity Foundation , whose functions are to support members of the Federation in the field of international programs.
World Blood Donor Day
Since 1995, the International Federation of Blood Donor Organizations, on its own initiative, held International Blood Donor Day [3] , but in 2002 the Federation began negotiations with three major international organizations working in the field of blood donation: with the World Health Organization ( WHO ), with the International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent (IFRCS) and the International Society of Blood Transfusion (ISBT). The result of the negotiations was the signing in 2004 of an agreement on the establishment of World Blood Donor Day [4] . At the World Health Assembly in 2005, Ministers of all member countries of the World Health Organization unanimously ratified and signed a resolution in which gratuitous donors were recognized as the most important resource of guaranteed safe blood [5] . World Blood Donor Day was officially established as an annual holiday and received a recommendation for its integration into State Blood Donation Programs. Since 2004, World Blood Donor Day has been held around the world every year on June 14 [6] , and its founding partners and sponsors are the founding partners: International Federation of Blood Donor Organizations, World Health Organization, International Red Cross and Red Crescent Federation and International Society of Blood Transfusion. [7]
| Albania | Afghanistan | Algeria | Argentina | Azerbaijan | Belarus |
| Bolivia | Brazil | Bulgaria | Burkina Faso | Cameroon | Central African Republic |
| Chile ** | Cote d'Ivoire | Democratic Republic of the Congo | Denmark | Djibouti | Dominican Republic |
| Estonia | Faroe islands | France | Gabon ** | Greece | Guinea bissau |
| Guinea | India | Indonesia | Iceland | Italy | Republic of Kosovo |
| Latvia | Lithuania | Luxembourg | Mali | Malta | Morocco |
| Mauritius | Mexico ** | Monaco | Mongolia | Myanmar ** | Nepal |
| Nicaragua | Niger ** | Nigeria | Pakistan | Palestine | Panama |
| Paraguay | Peru | Philippines | Portugal | Canada ( Quebec ) | Romania |
| Russia | Salvador | San marino | Sao Tome and Principe | Senegal | Spain |
| Switzerland | Netherlands | Togo | Tunisia | Ukraine | Uruguay |
| Venezuela | Vietnam | Republic of the Congo | Costa Rica | Dominica | Lebanon |
** Membership approved pending ratification by the General Assembly.
| Roger Guénin (France) | 1955-1958 |
| Vittorio Formentano (Italy) | 1958-1968 |
| Louis Pauli (Monaco) | 1968-1970 |
| Roger Guénin (France) | 1970-1971 |
| Pierre Grange (France) | 1971-1973 |
| Anne Croesi (Monaco) | 1974-1981 |
| Juan Picazo (Spain) | 1981-1984 |
| Leonora Carlota Osório (Brazil) | 1984-1987 |
| Djilis Tahir (Indonesia) | 1987-1988 |
| Siti Hardiyanti Indra Rukmana (Indonesia) | 1988-1995 |
| Nicole Petton (France) | 1996-1999 |
| Martin Manceñido Fuertes (Spain) | 1999-2002 |
| Pasquale Colamartino (Italy) | 2002-2005 |
| Niels Mikkelsen (Denmark) | 2005-2011 |
| Gianfranco Massaro (Italy) | 2011— ... |
Notes
- ↑ IFBDO, Statutes Article III. AIMS. (inaccessible link) . Date of treatment August 15, 2012. Archived October 2, 2012.
- ↑ IFBDO, -FIODS IFBDO History unopened (inaccessible link) . Date of treatment August 15, 2012. Archived October 2, 2012.
- ↑ United Nations Regional Information Center for Western Europe World Blood Donor Day (14 June) . Date of treatment August 15, 2012. Archived October 3, 2012.
- ↑ wbdd.org Making the Most of World Blood Donor Day . Date of treatment August 16, 2012. Archived October 2, 2012.
- ↑ International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies World Blood Donor Day . Date of treatment August 15, 2012. Archived October 2, 2012.
- ↑ European Directorate for the Quality of Medicines & HealthCare, Council of Europe World Blood Donor Day (link not available) . Date of treatment August 15, 2012. Archived October 2, 2012.
- ↑ World Health Organization, Programs and Projects Voluntary Non-Remunerated Blood Donation . WHO Date of treatment August 15, 2012. Archived October 2, 2012.