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Cyprus is \u201cfar ahead\u201d in ensuring the quality and safety of blood provided to patients, according to Head of the Blood Centre, Androulla Panayiotou said on Thursday.<\/p>\n

She made these comments in response to a scandal in Britain involving contaminated blood transfusions that led to the deaths of 3,000 people<\/strong> from viruses, mainly hepatitis C and HIV.<\/p>\n

Panayiotou explained that Cyprus employs advanced molecular blood testing and chemiluminescence testing, the latest technology in the field.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are also helped by the fact that our donors are volunteer blood donors who give blood regularly and are tested all the time. Additionally, we do not pay for donations, which helps avoid attracting donors motivated solely by financial gain,\u201d she explained.<\/p>\n

Panayiotou said that there has also been an inspection this year by the European Commission, which commended Cyprus for the latest methods used for blood testing.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere are quality checks, there are also checks by foreign laboratories, we have ISO accreditation, we are very much ahead in terms of quality,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe do everything possible to offer safe products to our patients,<\/strong> all quality checks are done, we have the latest blood testing methods, we have volunteer blood donors who are constantly checked and they come consciously to donate blood to help their fellow people so they are not going to hide anything from us in the interview we give or in the questionnaire they fill out,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n

Asked if the donor questionnaire includes a question about receiving transfusions in Britain, Panayiotou confirmed it simply asks if they have ever received a transfusion.<\/p>\n

She highlighted that donors who have had transfusions in the UK have been excluded for several years<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe should thank our volunteer blood donors who respond to our call and that is why we do not have the need to buy blood from overseas or blood derivatives, that carry various risks,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

\u201cFrequent donations from regular donors reduce the possibility of disease transmission to our patients.\u201d<\/p>\n

Asked to comment on the scandal in Britain, Panayiotou said that \u201cit seems that there were many oversights and unfortunately there was a cover-up, so the problem was not dealt with in time\u201d.<\/p>\n

Panayiotou urged blood donors in Cyprus to continue donating regularly, noting that Cyprus is one of the first countries to have volunteer blood donors.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs long as we can and keep voluntary blood donation then we have less risk of spreading diseases,\u201d she concluded.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Cyprus is praised for ensuring the quality and safety of blood provided to patients. The country employs advanced molecular blood testing and chemiluminescence testing, has volunteer blood donors who are regularly tested, and does not pay for donations to avoid attracting donors motivated by financial gain. Donors who have received transfusions in the UK are excluded. Cyprus has been commended by the European Commission for its blood testing methods and quality checks. The Head of the Blood Centre emphasized the importance of regular blood donations to reduce the risk of disease 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