International Federation of Blood Donor Organizations

International Federation of Blood Donor Organizations
AbbreviationIFBDO, FIODS
FormationDecember 4, 1955, Luxembourg
Headquarters Monaco
Region served
Worldwide
Membership82 States
Official language
English, French and Spanish
Secretary General
Dr. Theologos Zotos Greece
President
Dr. Abdelmalek Sayah Algeria
Websitewww.fiods-ifbdo.org

The International Federation of Blood Donor Organizations (abbreviated IFBDO in English, and FIODS in French and Spanish) is the international organization representing the voluntary, anonymous and non-remunerated blood donors.

The main stated aim of IFBDO is reaching self-sufficiency of the member states in blood and blood components from voluntary, anonymous and non-remunerated blood donors, as well as harmonization of the security standards for blood donation and inspection processes.

IFBDO has the Participatory status with the Council of Europe, and it is Registered at United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (NGO Branch). IFBDO is a signee of Melbourne Declaration (2009)[1] and Dublin Consensus (2010).[2]

  1. ^ Melbourne, Declaration. "The Melbourne Declaration on 100% Voluntary Non-Remunerated Donation of Blood and Blood Components" (PDF). World Health Organization.
  2. ^ Dublin, Consensus. "The Dublin Consensus Statement on vital issues relating to the collection of blood and plasma and the manufacture of plasma products" (PDF). ISBT. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-02-03. Retrieved 2014-01-19.