Transfusion Services

Blood Products Needed for Treatment - Blood Procurement - Supply of Safe Blood - Screening of Blood
Number of Patients and Visits

This non-governmental and non-profit organisation transfuses blood and blood products to its around 11,100 registered patients who suffer from a dreadful and painful disorder of Thalassaemia, Hemophilia and other genetic blood disorders.

Blood products needed for the treatment.

All Fatimid Centers have fractionation facilities for the following types of blood products:

Packed red cells (PC-PRC) is transfused to raise Hemoglobin level and to treat Thalassaemia.
Fresh frozen plasma (FFP) is transfused to treat coagulation factor deficiency diseases.
Cryoprecipitate (CP) is transfused to treat Hemophilia, Von Wille-Brand disorders and some other diseases with Coagulation factor deficiencies.
Platelet concentrate (PLT) is transfused to treat patients who bleed repeatedly.
Cryosupernantent (CS) is transfused to treat Hemophilia B (factor 9).

Whole blood is used in very rare situations where both Hemoglobin and blood volume need to be replaced/increased (road traffic accidents).

The current concept is to use "COMPONENTS OF BLOOD" instead of the whole blood according to the specific indications.

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Blood Procurement.

This section aims to procure sufficient quantities of blood from voluntary, healthy and non-remunerated blood donors either in the camps organised for this purpose or at the Centre itself. Special mobile blood collection teams are also organised by all Centers.

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Supply of Safe Blood

Safe Blood is defined as blood which produces no short-term or long term complications in the recipient. Fatimid Foundation adheres and fulfills the conditions for transfusion of Safe Blood and follows the procedure as under:

Proper history and clinical examination of donor is recorded.
Donors are selected from volunteers possibly from population groups with low risk of HIV/Aids.
Blood is transported from the blood donation camp to the Fatimid Centre in appropriate containers/carriers which can safely store blood for short periods of time.
Laboratory Facilities are adequate and dependable for

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"SCREENING OF BLOOD" for the following diseases:

HIV/AIDS
HEPATITIS-B
HEPATITIS-C
SYPHILIS
MALARIA
"GROUPING & CROSS MATCHING" of blood.
ANTIBODY DETECTION AND IDENTIFICATION.

The blood screening of the highest standard is carried through Abbott's Architect i 2000 at Karachi & Axsym at rest of the centres, using high quality Abbott's screening reagents. Hematology tests are performed through world renowned Hematology Analyzer at all the Fatimid's Centres.

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NUMBER OF PATIENTS AND THEIR VISITS.

Fatmid Foundation is providing free transfusion of blood and blood products to 10981+ patients (most of them are children) suffering from various blood disorders and registered at its 6 Centers located in Karachi, Lahore, Multan, Peshawar, Quetta and Hyderabad:

Thalassaemia and allied blood disorders patients = 7913.
Hemophilia and allied disorders patients = 3068.
Total number of patients = 10981.

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	Blood & Blood Components Processing Facility
	Blood Products Needed for Treatment - Blood Procurement - Supply of Safe Blood - Screening of Blood Number of Patients and Visits This non-governmental and non-profit organisation transfuses blood and blood products to its around 11,100 registered patients who suffer from a dreadful and painful disorder of Thalassaemia, Hemophilia and other genetic blood disorders. Blood products needed for the treatment. All Fatimid Centers have fractionation facilities for the following types of blood products: Packed red cells (PC-PRC) is transfused to raise Hemoglobin level and to treat Thalassaemia. Fresh frozen plasma (FFP) is transfused to treat coagulation factor deficiency diseases. Cryoprecipitate (CP) is transfused to treat Hemophilia, Von Wille-Brand disorders and some other diseases with Coagulation factor deficiencies. Platelet concentrate (PLT) is transfused to treat patients who bleed repeatedly. Cryosupernantent (CS) is transfused to treat Hemophilia B (factor 9). Whole blood is used in very rare situations where both Hemoglobin and blood volume need to be replaced/increased (road traffic accidents). The current concept is to use "COMPONENTS OF BLOOD" instead of the whole blood according to the specific indications. Top Blood Procurement. This section aims to procure sufficient quantities of blood from voluntary, healthy and non-remunerated blood donors either in the camps organised for this purpose or at the Centre itself. Special mobile blood collection teams are also organised by all Centers. Top Supply of Safe Blood Safe Blood is defined as blood which produces no short-term or long term complications in the recipient. Fatimid Foundation adheres and fulfills the conditions for transfusion of Safe Blood and follows the procedure as under: Proper history and clinical examination of donor is recorded. Donors are selected from volunteers possibly from population groups with low risk of HIV/Aids. Blood is transported from the blood donation camp to the Fatimid Centre in appropriate containers/carriers which can safely store blood for short periods of time. Laboratory Facilities are adequate and dependable for Top "SCREENING OF BLOOD" for the following diseases: HIV/AIDS HEPATITIS-B HEPATITIS-C SYPHILIS MALARIA "GROUPING & CROSS MATCHING" of blood. ANTIBODY DETECTION AND IDENTIFICATION. The blood screening of the highest standard is carried through Abbott's Architect i 2000 at Karachi & Axsym at rest of the centres, using high quality Abbott's screening reagents. Hematology tests are performed through world renowned Hematology Analyzer at all the Fatimid's Centres. Top NUMBER OF PATIENTS AND THEIR VISITS. Fatmid Foundation is providing free transfusion of blood and blood products to 10981+ patients (most of them are children) suffering from various blood disorders and registered at its 6 Centers located in Karachi, Lahore, Multan, Peshawar, Quetta and Hyderabad: Thalassaemia and allied blood disorders patients = 7913. Hemophilia and allied disorders patients = 3068. Total number of patients = 10981. Top