International Federation of Blood Donor Organizations

The International Federation of Blood Donor Organizations (abbreviated IFBDO in English, and FIODS in French and Spanish), is the international organization representing the voluntary, anonymous and non-remunerated blood donors.

International Federation of Blood Donor Organizations
AbbreviationIFBDO, FIODS
FormationDecember 4th, 1955, Luxembourg
Headquarters Monaco
Region served
Worldwide
Membership
82 States
Official language
English, French and Spanish
President
Gianfranco Massaro Italy
Secretary General
Abdelmalek Sayah  Algeria
Websitefiods.org

The main stated aim of the Federation is reaching self-sufficiency of the member states in blood and blood components from voluntary, anonymous and non-remunerated blood donors, as well as harmonization of the security standards for blood donation and inspection processes.

IFBDO has the Participatory status with the Council of Europe, and it is Registered at United Nations' Department of Economic and Social Affairs (NGO Branch). IFBDO is a signee of Melbourne Declaration (2009)[1] and Dublin Consensus (2010)[2]

History

The IFBDO was founded in Luxembourg on December 4, 1955.[3] The Headquarters are established in Monaco.

World Blood Donor Day

Since 1995 IFBDO had been organizing International Blood Donor Day as a particular initiative,[4] but in 2002 IFBDO started negotiations with the three most important international organizations who promote blood donation: World Health Organization (WHO), the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRCS) and the International Society of Blood Transfusion (ISBT), as a result of which in 2004 all four organizations signed an agreement establishing the World Blood Donor Day.[5]

At the World Health Assembly in 2005, the ministers of health of all WHO member states unanimously adopted a resolution that recognized voluntary non-remunerated blood donors as the cornerstone of a safe, adequate and sustainable blood supply.[6] Since then “World Blood Donor Day” is celebrated on June 14 every year[7] and it is sponsored by the founding partners - IFBDO, WHO, IFRCS and ISBT.[8]

International Youth Committee

In 2000, IFBDO/FIODS established the Internatonal Youth Committee (IYC) to promote youth volunteering for blood donation and increase youth participation in Federation activities.

At least once a year, the IYC organizes the IFBDO/FIODS International Youth Forum, an international event for all young blood donors and young volunteer associates aged between 18 and 30 years. The event is hosted on a rotation basis in one of the countries affiliated to the Federation and has an average duration of 3-4 days.

The International Youth Committee's policy is directed by the IYC Board, which is elected every three years to coincide with the Forum. The representative figures of the IYC Board are: President (currently Narmin Rahimova, Azerbaijan), Secretary-General (currently Simon Baraldi, Italy) and Treasurer (currently Aryan Uprety, Nepal). The IYC Board is also composed of the Continental Delegates: Africa (currently Dounia Belouafi, Morocco), Asia (currently Tatiana Esta, Lebanon), Europe (currently Francesca Gorga, Italy).[9]

IFBDO Member States
Albania AfghanistanAlgeriaArgentina Azerbaijan BelarusBolivia
BrazilBulgariaBurkina FasoCameroonCanada Central African Republic Chile
Costa Rica Democratic Republic of Congo Denmark Djibouti Dominica Dominican Republic El Salvador
Estonia Faroe IslandsFranceGabon** GreeceGuinea-BissauGuinea
Iceland IndiaIndonesiaItaly Ivory CoastKosovoLatvia
LebanonLithuaniaLuxembourgMaliMaltaMorocco Mauritius
MexicoMonacoMongoliaMyanmar**Nepal Netherlands Nicaragua
Niger** NigeriaNorwayPakistanPalestine PanamaParaguay
Peru PhilippinesPortugalRepublic of the CongoRomaniaRussia San Marino
São Tomé and Príncipe Senegal Spain Switzerland Togo Tunisia Ukraine
United States of America** Uruguay Venezuela Vietnam

** Membership approved, pending ratification by General Assembly.


IFBDO Presidents
Roger Guénin (France) 1955-1958
Vittorio Formentano (Italy) 1958-1968
Louis Pauli (Monaco) 1968-1970
Roger Guénin (France) 1970-1971
Pierre Grange (France) 1971-1973
Anne Croesi (Monaco) 1974-1981
Juan Picazo (Spain) 1981-1984
Leonora Carlota Osório (Brazil) 1984-1987
Djilis Tahir (Indonesia) 1987-1988
Siti Hardiyanti Indra Rukmana (Indonesia) 1988-1995
Nicole Petton (France) 1996-1999
Martin Manceñido Fuertes (Spain) 1999- 2002
Pasquale Colamartino (Italy) 2002-2005
Niels Mikkelsen (Denmark) 2005-2011
Gianfranco Massaro (Italy) 2011-actual

References
  1. Melbourne, Declaration. "The Melbourne Declaration on 100% Voluntary Non‐Remunerated Donation of Blood and Blood Components" (PDF). World Health Organization.
  2. Dublin, Consensus. "The Dublin Consensus Statement on vital issues relating to the collection of blood and plasma and the manufacture of plasma products" (PDF). ISBT.
  3. IFBDO, -FIODS. "IFBDO History". Archived from the original on 18 August 2011. Retrieved 15 August 2012.
  4. United Nations Regional Information Centre for Western Europe. "World Blood Donor Day (14 June)". Archived from the original on 3 October 2012. Retrieved 15 August 2012.
  5. wbdd.org. "Making the Most of World Blood Donor Day" (PDF).
  6. International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies. "World Blood Donor Day". Retrieved 15 August 2012.
  7. European Directorate for the Quality of Medicines&HealthCare, Council of Europe. "World Blood Donor Day". Archived from the original on 15 August 2012. Retrieved 15 August 2012.
  8. World Health Organization, Programmes and Projects. "Voluntary Non-Remunerated Blood Donation". WHO. Retrieved 15 August 2012.
  9. IFBDO/FIODS. "International Youth Committee". Retrieved 16 November 2019.
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