Actively involved in implementing training on transfusion and focusing on issues pertinent to the local population, Dr. Delaney has been working in Côte d’Ivoire to advance quality assurance and technical development in transfusion and blood banking. Following the phase out of funding from the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDs Relief (PEPFAR) for many blood banks in this region, local health officials are facing a problem: how to fund a resource that was financially supported for years with now quite limited funds and a long list of needs. “The decision is, rightfully, being made that there are more many concerns that need to be funded,” says Dr. Delaney, “but really, they need the infrastructure of the nationalized transfusion services to support the patients.” To aid in the transition, Dr Delaney and colleagues are working to support Côte d’Ivoire’s laboratory and blood bank quality assurance and technical programs to be able to have a sustainable program into the future.
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