Paths to improve voluntary blood donation in mixed public/private blood donation systems such as in Lebanon?
Tarek Bou AssiAntoine HaddadNathalie GhanemRêve ChahineElie FazaaRacha KarakiRita FeghaliPierre GhorraTamima JisrBerthe HachemMehdi TarhiniRaymond RohbanHassan HammoudMohammad JamalHadi El AminMalak NabulsiOlivier GarraudPublished in: Transfusion clinique et biologique : journal de la Societe francaise de transfusion sanguine (2024)
There is a significant disparity between the low rate of voluntary donation in Lebanon (22.2%) and the relatively high proportion of donors with adequate knowledge of the donation process (60.5%). Therefore, urgent action by public authorities, based on the evidence based strategies outlined in this article, is crucial to enhancing the voluntary donation rate in Lebanon.