A substantial part of plasma collection in the EU is conducted by the non-profit blood establishments (BEs) from voluntary non-remunerated donors, but not at the level needed. This project will focus on how BEs can improve and build up voluntary non-renumerated plasma collection programmes and make them more efficient. Emphasis will be paid to maintaining donor safety in a way that benefits donor health, but also obtaining the plasma quality needed for production of medicinal products.

If you are a blood establishment staff member, please help ensure a response is received from your organisation to our survey on the measures taken for the protection of the health of plasma donors in different countries and organisations, available here: https://lnkd.in/dajEG5Ef

The main project outcome is a set of recommendations and guidance for blood establishments (BEs), competent authorities, medical societies and other professional stakeholders to support them in being able to increase plasma collection in the EU by the public health sector and achieve optimal availability of plasma medicines for patients both in a general situation as well as in times of crises. This project would therefore critically contribute to the EU becoming more strategically independent in its need for plasma medicines.