World Bank2012-06-142012-06-142008-05https://hdl.handle.net/10986/8014The report discusses inter-related parts of blood transfusions systems, and presents an overview of the parts that need to be strengthened in Central Asia. Numerous parts are in serious need of organizational restructuring, new investment and increased budgetary support for operation and maintenance. This report sets them out such that each can be addressed in turn and some simultaneously. The report also discusses the health threat posed by alarmingly low levels of blood supplies, fostered by a culture that places little value on donating blood, public fear of being infected by giving blood, and the near absence of donor promotion campaigns.CC BY 3.0 IGOACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROMEAGEDAIDS EPIDEMICAIDS RELIEFALCOHOL ABUSEANEMIAANXIETYAVIAN INFLUENZABABIESBLEEDINGBLOOD DONATIONSBLOOD PRODUCTSBLOOD SAFETYBLOOD SAMPLESBLOOD TESTSBLOOD TRANSFUSIONBLOOD TRANSFUSIONSBREAST FEEDINGBULLETINBURDEN OF DISEASEBURNSCANCERCARDIOVASCULAR DISEASESCAUSES OF DEATHCHILD DELIVERYCHILD MORTALITYCHILDBIRTHCLIMATE CHANGECOLD CHAINCOMMUNICABLE DISEASECOMMUNICABLE DISEASESCONDOMCONDOM USECYCLE OF POVERTYDEVELOPING COUNTRIESDIAGNOSESDIAGNOSISDIARRHEAL DISEASESDIGESTIONDISABILITYDISEASEDISEASE CONTROLDISEASE OUTBREAKSDISEASE PREVALENCEDISEASE PREVENTIONDISEASE RESEARCHDISEASE TRANSMISSIONDRUG ADMINISTRATIONDRUG RESISTANCEDRUG TRAFFICKINGDRUG USERSDRUGSEMERGENCY PLANENDEMIC DISEASESEPIDEMICEPIDEMICSEPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATAEPIDEMIOLOGICAL SURVEILLANCEEPIDEMIOLOGISTSEPIDEMIOLOGYEQUITABLE ACCESSFAMILIESFETUSGLOBAL HEALTHGROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCTGROSS NATIONAL INCOMEHEALTH AUTHORITIESHEALTH CARE SERVICESHEALTH CARE SYSTEMHEALTH CARE SYSTEMSHEALTH FACILITIESHEALTH MANAGEMENTHEALTH OUTCOMESHEALTH POLICYHEALTH PROBLEMSHEALTH SECTORHEALTH SERVICESHEALTH SYSTEMHEALTH WORKERSHEMATOLOGYHEMOPHILIAHEMORRHAGEHEPATITISHEPATITIS AHEPATITIS BHEPATITIS B VIRUSHEPATITIS CHEPATITIS VIRUSHIVHIV DATAHIV INFECTIONHIV POSITIVEHIV TESTINGHIV TRANSMISSIONHOSPITALHOSPITALIZATIONSHOSPITALSHUMAN DEVELOPMENTHUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUSHUMAN SECURITYILL HEALTHILLNESSESIMMUNE DEFICIENCYIMMUNE SYSTEMIMMUNODEFICIENCYINFANTINFECTION RATEINFECTIOUS DISEASESINFLUENZAINFORMATION SYSTEMSINFORMED CONSENTINJECTING DRUG USERSINJURIESINTERNATIONAL COMMUNITYINTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONSINTRAVENOUS DRUG USELARGE POPULATIONSLAWSLEADING CAUSESLIVERLIVER DISEASESLOCAL HEALTH SYSTEMSMALARIAMALARIA-ENDEMIC COUNTRIESMATERNAL DEATHMATERNAL HEALTHMATERNAL MORTALITYMATERNAL MORTALITY RATIOMEASLESMEDICAL EQUIPMENTMEDICAL PERSONNELMEDICAL PRACTICEMEDICAL PROCEDURESMEDICINEMIGRATIONMILITARY PERSONNELMILLENNIUM DECLARATIONMILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALSMINISTRIES OF HEALTHMINISTRY OF HEALTHMOBILE TEAMSMORBIDITYMORBIDITY AND MORTALITYMORTALITYMOTHERMOTHER TO CHILDMOTHER-TO-CHILDNATIONAL AIDSNATIONAL BOUNDARIESNATIONAL GOVERNMENTSNATIONAL LEVELNATIONAL SECURITYNATURAL RESOURCESNEW INFECTIONSNONCOMMUNICABLE DISEASESNOSOCOMIAL INFECTIONSNUMBER OF WOMENNUTRITIONNUTRITIONAL DEFICIENCIESOBSTETRICSOPPORTUNISTIC INFECTIONSPATHOGENSPATIENTPATIENTSPEDIATRICSPEOPLE LIVING WITH AIDSPERSONAL COMMUNICATIONPHYSICIANSPNEUMONIAPOISONINGPOLICY BRIEFPOPULATION GROUPSPOVERTY ALLEVIATIONPREGNANCIESPREGNANCYPREGNANT WOMENPREMATURE DEATHPREVALENCEPREVENTABLE DISEASESPRIMARY HEALTH CAREPROGRESSPUBLIC HEALTHPUBLIC HEALTH SERVICESPUBLIC KNOWLEDGEQUALITY ASSURANCEQUALITY CONTROLREAGENTSREGIONAL COOPERATIONRISK FACTORSRISK GROUPSRISK OF TRANSMISSIONSAFE BLOODSAFE BLOOD SUPPLYSAFE BLOOD TRANSFUSIONSANITATIONSCREENINGSERVICE PROVIDERSSEXSEX WITH MENSEX WORKERSSEXUAL CONTACTSEXUAL INTERCOURSESEXUAL RELATIONSSEXUALLY TRANSMITTED INFECTIONSEXUALLY TRANSMITTED INFECTIONSSICKLE CELL DISEASESTISSUPPLY SHORTAGESSURGERYSYPHILISSYRINGESTBTHERAPYTHORACIC SURGERYTRANSPORTATIONTRAUMATREATMENTTUBERCULOSISTYPHOIDTYPHOID FEVERVICIOUS CYCLEVICTIMSVIOLENCEVIRAL DISEASESVIRAL HEPATITISVIRAL INFECTIONVIRAL INFECTIONSVIRUSESVULNERABILITYVULNERABLE POPULATIONSWATER-BORNE DISEASESWORKERSWORKING CONDITIONSWORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATIONWOUNDSYOUNG ADULTSBlood Services in Central Asian Health Systems : A Clear and Present Danger of Spreading HIV/AIDS and Other Infectious DiseasesWorld Bank10.1596/8014