亚洲输血医学协会来函，全力支持我国抗击新冠肺炎疫情

日前，亚洲输血医学协会(Asia Association of Transfusion Medicine, AATM)主席乔杜里先生来函,代表AATM所有成员单位，在这个困难的新型冠状病毒流行期间，对中国人民表示声援和支持。他说这是非常严重的紧急医疗事件，尤其是对于输血服务来说，要找出许多未知问题的答案（献血者延迟的标准/血液库存/后勤/向感染者输血等等），其他国家将来也可能会面临相同或相似的情况，中国的经验和做法也可供其他地方借鉴。我们还可能需要专注于研究和开发新策略。 

中国输血协会朱永明理事长向乔杜里回函表示感谢。他说新冠病毒确实对中国采供血工作带来了新的挑战，各地采供血机构正在根据当地情况尽力采取措施，做好采供血工作。中国输血协会发布了“新型冠状病毒疫情防控期间采供血工作的工作建议”，从献血者咨询、选择、回告，采供血平衡等各方面给血站提出具体建议。协会还将继续密切观察，必要时提供新的支持。我们一定能战胜病毒。

乔杜里主席来函原文

Solidarity with Shanghai Blood Center (& people of China)!

Dear Dr. Ming,

I am writing this mail on behalf of Governing Council of AATM to show solidarity with Shanghai Blood Center and its staff (per se Chinese nationals) during this difficult time of N-corona virus epidemic. We need to learn a lot from Chinese people how you have dealt with the situation, containing virus spread and coming back to normalcy again! You may have a difficult time in obtaining blood/ apheresis donors, to maintain supply chain to hospital and also to treat unknown consequences of viral infections. This is a very serious medical emergency especially to transfusion services to find out many answers of unknown questions (donor deferral criteria/ inventory/ logistics/ transfusion to infected persons etc.). Our countries may also face same or similar situations in future. Probably, we need to focus on research and developing new strategies in such situations.

As a Transfusion Medicine organization, we stand solidly behind you! Please let us know if you need any assistance from any one of us. We pray to God for peace to departed souls in untimely loss of precious human life and speedy recovery of all infected persons with this viral disease.

Warm regards,

Dr. N. Choudhury
President,
Asian Association of Transfusion Medicine (AATM),

朱永明理事长回信原文

Dear Dr. Choudhury,

Many thanks for your mail, and solidarity from AATM and member organizations. Indeed the epidemy of the N-coronavirus has causes extra challenges to blood services in China, fewer donor show up due to concerns on their own health (immunities), or community isolations. On the other hand, there are risks of blood component expiration as some hospitals concentrate their abilities in combating virus, and provide less routine services.

In assisting and guiding blood services, on the Tuesday last week, CSBT published a Recommendation for Blood Collection and Supply during N-coronavirus Epidemy. It contains six chapters, with focuses on Donor counseling and selection, self-deferral after donation, mobilization and service, inventory and balance, personnel protection, management issues. We suggested a 28 day deferral for potential donors counting since the time they left epidemy areas, or had close contact with suspected individuals. Donors are advised to call back if they become symptomatic or develop any abnormalities within 14 days after donation.

https://www.csbt.org.cn/plus/view.php?aid=16530

All blood services are doing their best in coping with their local situations and difficulties. We will monitor closely for any new developments, and if any further assistances we can provide.

Once again I want to thank you for your concerns. With your support, we shall prevail.

With best regards,

Ming

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