Project Director

Critical Readers

Dr Jean C. Emmanuel, Director, Blood Safety and

Dr Imelda Bates, Consultant Haematologist, St

Clinical Technology, World Health Organization

George’s Hospital Medical School, London, UK

Dr Sunil Bichile, Professor and Head, Department

Project Manager

of Haematology, Topiwala National Medical College

Ms Jan Fordham, Director, Open Learning

and BYL Nair Charitable Hospital, Bombay, India

Associates, London, UK

Dr John Davy, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeon,

Harare, Zimbabwe

Clinical Editors

Dr Androulla Eleftheriou, Scientific Coordinator,

Dr Jean C. Emmanuel, Director, Blood Safety and

Thalassaemia International Federation

Clinical Technology, World Health Organization

Dr Elizabeth Letsky, Consultant Perinatal

Dr Brian McClelland, Regional Director, Edinburgh

Haematologist, Queen Charlotte’s and Chelsea

& South-East Scotland Blood Transfusion Service,

Hospital, London, UK

Edinburgh, UK

Dr S. Mitchell Lewis, Department of Haematology,

Dr Richard Page, Consultant Anaesthetist, Royal

Imperial College School of Medicine, Hammersmith

Cornwall Hospitals, UK

Hospital, London, UK

Authors

Dr Guy Levy, Zentrallaboratorium, Bern, Switzerland

Dr Anthony Chisakuta, Consultant Anaesthetist,

Dr Laurie Marks, Consultant Anaesthetist, Harare,

Royal Belfast Hospital for Children, Belfast, UK

Zimbabwe

Dr Eve Lackritz, Assistant Chief for Science,

Dr Stephen Munjanja, Obstetrician &

International Activities Branch, Division of HIV/AIDS

Gynaecologist, Harare, Zimbabwe

Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and

Prevention, Atlanta, USA

Professor Greg Powell, Department of Paediatrics

and Child Health, School of Medicine, University of

Dr Brian McClelland, Regional Director, Edinburgh

Zimbabwe, Harare, Zimbabwe

& South-East Scotland Blood Transfusion Service,

Edinburgh, UK

Dra Maria de los Angeles Rodriguez, Head of

Blood Bank, Hospital Naval, Viña del Mar, Chile

Dr Richard Page, Consultant Anaesthetist, Royal

Cornwall Hospitals, UK

Mr Graham L. Sellars, Obstetrician &

Gynaecologist, Harare, Zimbabwe

Dr Henrik Zetterström, Medical Director,

Östersunds Hospital, Östersund, Sweden

Participants in WHO Informal Regional

Participants in WHO Inter-Regional Evaluation,

Evaluation, Harare, Zimbabwe

Limassol, Cyprus

11-12 April 1997

8-11 September 1997

Dr Henry W. Bukwirwa, Department of

Dr Anwar Al-Khasawneh, Consultant General

Anaesthesia, Makerere Medical School, Mulago

Surgeon and Head, Department of General Surgery,

Hospital, Kampala, Uganda

Al Bashair Hospital, Amman, Jordan

Dr Meena Nathan Cherian, Professor, Department

Dr Sunil Bichile, Professor and Head, Department

of Anaesthesia, Christian Medical College &

of Haematology, Topiwala National Medical College

Hospital, Vellore, India

and BYL Nair Charitable Hospital, Bombay, India

Dr M. E. Chitiyo, Medical Director, National Blood

Dr Meena Nathan Cherian, Professor, Department

Transfusion Service, Harare, Zimbabwe

of Anaesthesia, Christian Medical College &

Hospital, Vellore, India

Dr Alison M. Coutts, Chairman, Department of

Haematology, School of Medicine, University of

Mrs Rosie Chimoyo, Nurse Anaesthetist, Malamulo

Zimbabwe, Harare, Zimbabwe

Hospital, Makwasa, Malawi

Dr Vasumati M. Divekar, Professor of

Dr Linda Ciu, Chief, Neonatal Clinic, University

Anaesthesiology, Patil Medical College, Bombay,

Hospital Tirana, Tirana, Albania

India

Dr Michael B. Dobson, Consultant Anaesthetist,

Dr Michael B. Dobson, Consultant Anaesthetist,

Nuffield Department of Anaesthetics, John Radcliffe

Nuffield Department of Anaesthetics, John Radcliffe

Hospital, Oxford, UK

Hospital, Oxford, UK

Dr Paul M. Fenton, Associate Professor,

Professor A. Latif, Department of Medicine, School

Department of Anaesthesia, College of Medicine,

of Medicine, University of Zimbabwe, Harare,

Blantyre, Malawi

Zimbabwe

Dr Valentina Hafner, Scientific Director, National

Dr Katherine Mauchaza, Paediatrician, Harare,

Institute of Haematology & Blood Transfusion,

Zimbabwe

Ministry of Health, Bucharest, Romania

Dr K. Nathoo, Department of Paediatrics, School of

Dr Gabriel M. Kalakoutis, Head of Department of

Medicine, University of Zimbabwe, Harare,

Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Makarios Hospital,

Zimbabwe

Nicosia, Cyprus

Dr Dixon C. Tembo, Anaesthetist, Nkana Mine

Dato’ Dr Mahmud bin Mohd. Nor, Head of

Hospital, Kitwe, Zambia

Department of Surgery, Hospital Kuala Lumpur,

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Dr Matt J. Oliver, Consultant Surgeon, Bulawayo,

Zimbabwe

Mr Christos Tapakoudes, Medical Laboratory

Superintendent, Blood Bank, Nicosia General

Hospital, Nicosia, Cyprus