The PHILIPPINE

BLOOD
COORDINATING
COUNCIL
HISTORY
PINAO-AN, ZANNIELLE GEA L.
BMLS-1B
CODE 5085
Voluntary Blood Donation
•Before WW II, Blood was collected and directly
administered to patients.
•With the advent of anticoagulants, blood could be
preserved and stored in Blood Banks
•Voluntary Blood Donation began to be promoted after
WW II

PNRC National Blood Program

•Philippine National Red Cross launched the National Blood
Program on July 17, 1948 with President E. Quirino as the first
Blood Donor.
•The original objective of the NBP was "To maintain a constant
and ready supply of whole blood or plasma at least for emergency
cases".

HISTORY OF THE PHILIPPINE BLOOD COORDINATING COUNCIL

 Blood Bank Law (Republic Act No
1517)
Subsequently, some government and private
hospitals set up blood banks. Through the years,
the demand for blood for transfusion grew.
Because of the inability of the PNRC NBP and
hospital blood banks to cope with this growing
demand, commercial blood banks were established.
In order to assure the safety of the supply of
blood from the hospital and commercial blood
banks, the government passed the Blood Bank Law
in 1956.

HISTORY OF THE PHILIPPINE BLOOD COORDINATING COUNCIL


Blood Galloners
Club
On July1957, sixteen (16) blood donors
formed the Blood Galloners Club (BGC)
in ceremonies at the Philippine Columbian
Club. The first President was Fr. John
Bush, an Australian priest, who served
from1957-62. The current President is
P/Supt. Joel Torregoza - 1997-present.
Their foremost objective was to recruit
more donors and increase their ranks.
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"Joint
Committee on
Blood Banking"
An Ad Hoc Committee was formed in
late 1980 by the Director of the BRL
to study the decrease in the number
of professional blood donors. The
idea of promoting voluntary
blood donation was raised. The
Committee recommended the
formation of a Joint Committee on
Blood Banking composed of
govern-mental agencies and health
professional associations (Memo
circ. No. 10, s.1081).
 June 8,
1983
Dr. Tomas P. Maramba, Jr.,
then the President of the
PSP invited
representatives of the
DOH, PNRC, BGC and health
professional
associations to a meeting
to discuss the need to
promote voluntary
blood donation.
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Philippine Blood
Coordinating Council
September 15, 1983
This led to the formation of the Philippine
Blood Coordinating Council which was
launched at the PMA Auditorium on
September 15, 1983 with Minister of Health
Jesus Azurin as the main speaker
The original concept was that the PBCC
would be a coordinating body for the
PNRC, government agencies, health
professional associations, and health
related organizations in the campaign
for voluntary blood donation and the
appropriate use of blood components.
PBCC – Early
National
Years
•Registered with SEC in February 1984
Blood
•First Officers inducted by Lt. Gen.
Fidel V. Ramos in April 1984 Service
•First Annual Council Meeting held on
15 August 1984
•PBCC joined celebration of Blood
Program
Donors Week in July 1985
On August 18, 1987, the
•Brochure on PBCC published in 1985
Department of Health became
•Transfusion Newsletter first issue –
directly involved in the Blood
1985
Program when it issued
•PCSO donated P20,000 to PBCC (Res.
Department Circular No. 99,
No. 183, s.1985)
s.1987, which enunciated two
policies.

HISTORY OF THE PHILIPPINE BLOOD COORDINATING COUNCIL

THE TWO •To provide an
adequate supply of
POLICIES safe blood for
transfusion,
WERE: principally via
voluntary blood
donation;
•To encourage the
efficient
utilization of
blood resources.

HISTORY OF THE PHILIPPINE BLOOD COORDINATING COUNCIL

The National Blood
Service Program
•The Committee on NBSP was created in December 1988 with
multisectoral representation under Dept. Order No. 339-K, s. 1988.
The DOH, PNRC and PBCC were the key players.
•The Program was promulgated under Admin. Order No. 118-A, s.
1992. The main objective was "To ensure an adequate and
equitable supply of safe blood and blood products to patients
who need them."
•Blood Banks were established or upgraded in Regional Hospitals
or Medical Centers.
•The roles of various organizations in the NBSP were agreed.
Regional Blood Councils were established in ten (10) regions.
•Blood Seminars were conducted in all regions.
•Workshops on Hospital Blood Transfusion Committees were held
in Metro Manila, Baguio, Cebu and Davao.

HISTORY OF THE PHILIPPINE BLOOD COORDINATING COUNCIL

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