International Federation of Blood Donor Organizations
AbbreviationIFBDO, FIODS
FormationDecember 4, 1955, Luxembourg
Headquarters Monaco
Region served
Worldwide
Membership
82 States
Official language
English, French and Spanish
Secretary General
Dr. Theologos Zotos  Greece
President
Dr. Abdelmalek Sayah  Algeria
Websitewww.fiods-ifbdo.org

The International Federation of Blood Donor Organizations (abbreviated IFBDO in English, and FIODS in French and Spanish) is the international organization representing the voluntary, anonymous and non-remunerated blood donors.

The main stated aim of IFBDO is reaching self-sufficiency of the member states in blood and blood components from voluntary, anonymous and non-remunerated blood donors, as well as harmonization of the security standards for blood donation and inspection processes.

IFBDO has the Participatory status with the Council of Europe, and it is Registered at United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (NGO Branch). IFBDO is a signee of Melbourne Declaration (2009)[1] and Dublin Consensus (2010).[2]

History

The IFBDO was founded in Luxembourg on December 4, 1955.[3] The Headquarters are established in Monaco.[citation needed]

World Blood Donor Day

Since 1995 IFBDO had been organizing International Blood Donor Day as a particular initiative,[4] but in 2002 IFBDO started negotiations with the three most important international organizations who promote blood donation: World Health Organization (WHO), the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRCS) and the International Society of Blood Transfusion (ISBT), as a result of which in 2004 all four organizations signed an agreement establishing the World Blood Donor Day.[5]

At the World Health Assembly in 2005, the ministers of health of all WHO member states unanimously adopted a resolution that recognized voluntary non-remunerated blood donors as the cornerstone of a safe, adequate and sustainable blood supply.[6] Since then World Blood Donor Day is celebrated on June 14 every year[7] and it is sponsored by the founding partners IFBDO, WHO, IFRCS and ISBT.[8]

International Youth Committee

In 2000, IFBDO established the International Youth Committee (IYC) to promote youth volunteering for blood donation and increase youth participation in Federation activities.[citation needed]

At least once a year, the IYC organizes the IFBDO/FIODS International Youth Forum, an international event for all young blood donors and young volunteer associates aged between 18 and 30 years. The event is hosted on a rotation basis in one of the countries affiliated to the Federation and has an average duration of 3–4 days.[citation needed]

The International Youth Committee's policy is directed by the IYC Board, which is elected every three years to coincide with the Forum. The representative figures of the IYC Board are: President (currently Narmin Rahimova, Azerbaijan), Secretary-General (currently Simon Baraldi, Italy) and Treasurer (currently Aryan Uprety, Nepal). The IYC Board is also composed of the Continental Delegates: Africa (currently Dounia Belouafi, Morocco), Asia (currently Tatiana Esta, Lebanon), Europe (currently Francesca Gorga, Italy).[9]

IFBDO Member States
AlbaniaAlbania Afghanistan Afghanistan AlgeriaAlgeria ArgentinaArgentina Azerbaijan Azerbaijan Belarus Belarus BoliviaBolivia
BrazilBrazil BulgariaBulgaria Burkina FasoBurkina Faso CameroonCameroon CanadaCanada Central African Republic Central African Republic Chile Chile
Costa RicaCosta Rica Democratic Republic of the Congo Democratic Republic of Congo DenmarkDenmark Djibouti Djibouti Dominica Dominica Dominican RepublicDominican Republic El SalvadorEl Salvador
EstoniaEstonia Faroe Islands Faroe Islands FranceFrance GabonGabon** Greece Greece Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau GuineaGuinea
Iceland Iceland India India IndonesiaIndonesia ItalyItaly Ivory Coast Ivory Coast KosovoKosovo LatviaLatvia
Lebanon Lebanon LithuaniaLithuania LuxembourgLuxembourg MaliMali MaltaMalta MoroccoMorocco Mauritius Mauritius
MexicoMexico MonacoMonaco MongoliaMongolia MyanmarMyanmar** NepalNepal Netherlands Netherlands Nicaragua Nicaragua
Niger Niger** Nigeria Nigeria NorwayNorway PakistanPakistan State of PalestinePalestine Panama Panama ParaguayParaguay
Peru Peru Philippines Philippines PortugalPortugal Republic of the CongoRepublic of the Congo RomaniaRomania RussiaRussia San Marino San Marino
São Tomé and PríncipeSão Tomé and Príncipe SenegalSenegal SpainSpain SwitzerlandSwitzerland TogoTogo Tunisia Tunisia Ukraine Ukraine
United StatesUnited States of America** UruguayUruguay Venezuela Venezuela VietnamVietnam

** Membership approved, pending ratification by General Assembly.

IFBDO Presidents
Roger Guénin (France) France 1955-1958
Vittorio Formentano (Italy) Italy 1958-1968
Louis Pauli (Monaco) Monaco 1968-1970
Roger Guénin (France) France 1970-1971
Pierre Grange (France) France 1971-1973
Anne Croesi (Monaco) Monaco 1974-1981
Juan Picazo (Spain) Spain 1981-1984
Leonora Carlota Osório (Brazil) Brazil 1984-1987
Djilis Tahir (Indonesia) Indonesia 1987-1988
Siti Hardiyanti Indra Rukmana (Indonesia) Indonesia 1988-1995
Nicole Petton (France) France 1996-1999
Martin Manceñido Fuertes (Spain) Spain 1999- 2002
Pasquale Colamartino (Italy) Italy 2002-2005
Niels Mikkelsen (Denmark) Denmark 2005-2011
Gianfranco Massaro (Italy) Italy 2011-2023
Sayah Abdelmalek (Algeria)Algeria 2023-

References

  1. ^ Melbourne, Declaration. "The Melbourne Declaration on 100% Voluntary Non-Remunerated Donation of Blood and Blood Components" (PDF). World Health Organization.
  2. ^ Dublin, Consensus. "The Dublin Consensus Statement on vital issues relating to the collection of blood and plasma and the manufacture of plasma products" (PDF). ISBT.
  3. ^ IFBDO, -FIODS. "IFBDO History". Archived from the original on 18 August 2011. Retrieved 15 August 2012.
  4. ^ United Nations Regional Information Centre for Western Europe. "World Blood Donor Day (14 June)". Archived from the original on 14 August 2014. Retrieved 15 August 2012.
  5. ^ wbdd.org. "Making the Most of World Blood Donor Day" (PDF).
  6. ^ International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies. "World Blood Donor Day". Retrieved 15 August 2012.
  7. ^ European Directorate for the Quality of Medicines&HealthCare, Council of Europe. "World Blood Donor Day". Archived from the original on 15 August 2012. Retrieved 15 August 2012.
  8. ^ World Health Organization, Programmes and Projects. "Voluntary Non-Remunerated Blood Donation". WHO. Archived from the original on January 13, 2005. Retrieved 15 August 2012.
  9. ^ IFBDO/FIODS (16 January 2015). "International Youth Committee". Retrieved 16 November 2019.

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