Open AccessA review of legal, regulatory, and policy aspects of blood transfusion services in India: Issues, challenges, and opportunities
Author(s) -
Joy John Mammen,
Edwin Sam Asirvatham,
Charishma Jones Sarman,
Varsha Ranjan,
Bimal Charles
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
asian journal of transfusion science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.262
H-Index - 22
eISSN - 1998-3565
pISSN - 0973-6247
DOI - 10.4103/ajts.ajts_65_20
Subject(s) - medicine , government (linguistics) , transfusion medicine , quality (philosophy) , blood transfusion , regulatory authority , public relations , business , risk analysis (engineering) , public administration , political science , surgery , philosophy , linguistics , epistemology
Blood transfusion services (BTS) in India have progressed significantly during the last three decades. However, there is still inequity in the availability and access to blood due to various demand and supply-side issues. Appropriate laws, regulations, policies, and guidelines are critical to ensure universal access to blood.