[HTML][HTML] Multivariate time-series blood donation/demand forecasting for resilient supply chain management during COVID-19 pandemic

M Shokouhifar, M Ranjbarimesan - Cleaner Logistics and Supply Chain, 2022 - Elsevier
COVID-19 has caused negative impacts on blood supply chain management, due to
uncertain supply/demand and logistical disruptions. In the early weeks following the COVID …

[HTML][HTML] Impact of natural disasters and pandemics on blood supply: A systematic review

FT Vasconcelos, HM Faddy, KMD Merollini… - Health Sciences …, 2023 - Elsevier
Background Natural disasters and pandemics can be highly challenging to blood supply
chains. This review aimed to assess the impacts of pandemics and natural disasters on …

A novel capacity sharing mechanism to collaborative activities in the blood collection process during the COVID-19 outbreak

MRG Samani, SM Hosseini-Motlagh - Applied Soft Computing, 2021 - Elsevier
Because of government intervention, such as quarantine and cancellation of public events at
the peak of the COVID-19 outbreak and donors' health scare of exposure to the virus in …

Analysis of blood donors' characteristics and deferrals related to COVID-19 in Iran

MH Rafiee, SA Kafiabad, M Maghsudlu - Transfusion and Apheresis …, 2021 - Elsevier
Background With the outbreak of the coronavirus disease in 2019, called COVID-19, Iranian
Blood Transfusion Organization (IBTO) implemented the new deferrals. This study analyzed …

Managing blood supplies during natural disasters, humanitarian emergencies, and pandemics: lessons learned from COVID-19

TA Van Denakker, AZ Al-Riyami, R Feghali… - Expert review of …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in a historic public health crisis with
widespread social and economic ramifications. The pandemic has also affected the blood …

COVID‐19 and the impact on blood availability and transfusion practices in low‐and middle‐income countries

LS Barnes, AZ Al‐Riyami, TS Ipe, EM Bloch… - …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Background/Case Studies The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19) pandemic
disrupted the global blood supply. Low‐and middle‐income countries (LMICs) already …

Hospital red blood cell and platelet supply and utilization from March to December of the first year of the COVID‐19 pandemic: The BEST collaborative study

W Lu, M Yazer, N Li, A Ziman, S Wendel, H Tang… - …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Background At the start of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19) pandemic, widespread
blood shortages were anticipated. We sought to determine how hospital blood supply and …

[PDF][PDF] Maintaining a safe and adequate blood supply and collecting convalescent plasma in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic: interim guidance, 17 February …

World Health Organization - 2021 - apps.who.int
• There is some evidence for favourable outcomes in patients who have received COVID-19
convalescent plasma, but it is not definitive. WHO recognizes COVID-19 convalescent …

COVID-19 impact on Nigeria's national blood service commission-Lessons for Low-and Middle-Income Countries (LMICs)

AC Oreh, C Irechukwu, F Biyama… - Nigerian …, 2022 - journals.lww.com
Background: In February 2020, Nigeria officially announced its first case of COVID-19. As
numbers rose, government-led non-pharmaceutical interventions such as lockdowns …

Effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on blood donations and transfusions in Nigeria–A multi-facility study of 34 tertiary hospitals

A Oreh, T Bozegha, A Ihimekpen… - Nigerian Journal of …, 2022 - journals.lww.com
Background: The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic affected blood supplies
globally. Mobile blood drive campaigns halted, and voluntary blood donations reduced …