 | THE BLOOD CARE FOUNDATION |
FACILITIES AND SERVICES A Brief Resumé
General FAQ
Corporate FAQ Blood Courier Service The Blood Care Foundation operates a specialist courier service worldwide,
designed to ensure the rapid, safe and secure delivery of blood in an
emergency. This service operates through permanently manned alarm centres
worldwide. Types of
membership Blood banks Screened blood is supplied to a global network of Blood Banks, all of which
are maintained at the highest possible standard. The blood originates from
internationally renowned sources in Western Europe. The Foundation's Satellite
Blood Banks receive screened blood every month, or more frequently if required.
Unused supplies are donated to local hospitals. Regional supply point network Based on its own operating experience and on the advice of its medical
specialists, the Foundation is currently establishing an integrated network of
Supply Points in areas where screened blood may not be readily available. These
Supply Points hold stocks of essential lifesaving resuscitation fluids backed
up by the Foundation's blood courier service. They are also equipped with the
sterile equipment needed for transfusion purposes as well as up-country
emergency medical packs. The establishment of Supply Points in East and West Africa is being
followed by similar networks in other strategic areas of the African Continent
as well as in Asia, Eastern and Western Europe, the Near, Middle and Far East
and Central and South America. Ultimately, the Foundation intends to provide a
worldwide network of some 600 Regional Supply Points but its immediate target
is to establish the first 250 in those places in the world which are, at
present, the most vulnerable. The blood care programme The facilities and services offered by The Blood Care Foundation are
available through membership of its Blood Care Programme. Different categories
of membership exist to meet the particular requirements of individuals,
families, corporations, medical insurance companies, travel clinics and the
travel industry. Sources of funding The Foundation finances the costs of its Blood Banks and Regional Supply
Point network through the Blood Care Programme membership fees. The Trustees
would like to invite your support of the Foundation's aims and objectives, and
to encourage your membership in its Blood Care Programme. For further
information, please contact the Foundation's official representative at one of
the addresses below: | Mailing Address: | Administrative Office: | Registered Office: | P.O. Box 7
Sevenoaks
Kent
TN13 2SZ
United Kingdom | Chemin de la
Petite Fontaine
1270 Trelex
Vaud
Switzerland | 16 Lonsdale Gardens
Tunbridge Wells
Kent
TN1 1NU
United Kingdom | 
01732 742427
01732 451199 |
(022) 369 1904
(022) 369 2814
Telex
427172 CH |
(01732) 742 427
(01732) 451 199 |
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