SBTA as a regulatory body at provincial level ensures that the establishments performing any activity/process of the ‘vein to vein’ transfusion chain demonstrate the following main categories of action:
Registration & Licensing
The Sindh Blood Transfusion Authority undertakes the registration and licensing of blood establishments engaged in any stage of the vein-to-vein transfusion chain.
Blood Safety Data Collection
The Authority has established a set of minimum data requirements that must be consistently provided by all blood establishments at regular intervals.
Standards & Guidelines
The SBTA (Sindh Blood Transfusion Authority) has formulated minimum licensing standards and provided guidelines for blood establishments to meet these standards.
Hemovigilance
Hemovigilance (HV), designed as a systematic surveillance system encompassing the entire blood supply chain, serves as a robust quality management tool.