NHBT0000018_019 - Meeting report of the Council of Europes European Health Committee Committee of Experts on Blood Transfusion and Immudohaematology - 15 Sep 1988

Meeting report of the Council of Europes European Health Committee, Committee of Experts on Blood Transfusion and Immudohaematology 11th meeting at Vienna, 3-6 May 1988. Includes agenda of meeting and discussions/matters agreed, including EEC Draft Directive on the Free Circulation of Blood Products; Safety of Blood Transfusion, Quality Assurance in Blood Transfusion Services; Control of Transfusion-associated infectious diseases, screening and blood products (AIDs, Hepatitis B, Non-A non-B Hepatitis (NANBH). Notes that members agreed to circulate a questionnaire to determine the policy with respect to the testing for NANBH in member states, with policy of each country noted; agreed on ethical implications regarding anti-HIV testing of blood donations and guidelines for autologous blood transfusion.