MEETING
OF THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL 26
October 2002 in MALTA
Present:
Pasquale
COLAMARTINO, President
Ezzédine
RIAHI, Francis FERRUA, Vice-Presidents
Niels
MIKKELSEN, Secretary General
Robert
LABADIE, Treasurer General
Farid
BELOUAFI, Delegate from the African Continent
Jean-Marie
DURANT, Assistant to the Secretary General
Gérard
VANHOVE, Assistant to the Treasurer General
Peter
HEIMER, Counselor to the President
Claude
PIOTTON, Member of the Control Commission
Danièle
PERAMEZZA, Member of the Control Commission
Luigi
Carlo PETRO, Member of the Control Commission
Absent:
Debabrata
RAY, Delegate from the Asian Continent
Marcia
TEDESCO DALCCECO, Delegate from the South American Continent
Jean-Guy
LORRAIN, Delegate from the North American Continent
Malika
MAZZINE, Assistant to the Treasurer General
Georges
SIMIGIATOS, with special mission to the Balkans
Joaquim
MOREIRA ALVES, with special mission to the Portuguese speaking countries
Charlemagne
DAMASE RYNCE-AGASSOUSSI, with special mission to Subsaharan Africa
The
meting was opened at 10.30 by the president Pasquale COLAMARTINO, who wished all
members present welcome, and presented the excuses from members, who for
different reasons could not be present. This was an important Executive Council,
and he underlined the importance of the work, which fall upon us as well as the
complexity of the actions, which we should undertake to decide on the future of
our Federation.
The
participation of all, the constant consultation and the collective thinking
should be the key word for our actions from now on in order to lead to the great
work, which open for the future of the IFBDO.
I.
Agreement on the agenda:
Then
he asked the members of the Council for their approval of the agenda, which had
been sent to them within the foreseen time limits. There was unanimous agreement
from the members present.
The
Secretary General, Niels MIKKELSEN then read the letter from the Association in
MONACO, in which it asks for a correction to the report from the General
Assembly in QUEBEC, as it was
omitted to mention that the Association had in fact been present at the European
meeting in Geneva. Niels asked our Monaco friends to excuse this involuntary
omission , which will be mentioned in the present report.
The
letter sent from the former President Martin MANCENIDO FUERTES 15 July 2002 had
been answered by President COLAMARTINO, especially concerning the point about
the official languages used within our organization, for which there were,
obviously, no intention to change, but quite the contrary, to expand by adding
Arab at the moment for changes to the Statutes
P.
COLAMARTINO reminded with force that there had never existed – and there will
never exist – in our Federation a feeling of hostility towards anybody or any
delegation. The IFBDO needs all its components, all active forces and those of
countries, which will adhere to it in order to work in the general interest of
our great cause, which we defend, and which unite us. All energies are precious
and indispensable.
He
wished wholeheartedly that Spain would re-find its place within the Federation
quickly to keeps its rang and to contribute in this way to the actions and the
life of the IFBDO. He asked for the viewpoint of the Executive Council. There
was unanimous agreement to this from all present.
Nevertheless,
as for the calendar of meetings in 2003 it was decided at the General Assembly
in Québec, that the next General Assembly should take place in MOROCCO. The
members were in favor of sending a reduced delegation to the Colloquium
in Saragoza in April 2003 in order to meet the representatives of
FENADOSE and to try to renew the liaisons with Spain for a return of that
country into the instances of the IFBDO, while insisting on the ethics which we
should observe and all apply strictly.
Robert
LABADIE presented the finances, while commenting the result as of 31 August
2002, which show a decline of the expected income, that at longer term could
harm the very functioning of the IFBDO. It is not the first time that he calls
for alarm, but – with an annual loss of about 5.000 Euro - it is up to the
Council rapidly to take the necessary measures in order to return to a normal
functioning situation.
Among
the solutions would obviously be to look for sponsors, the pages in the FIODS
Revue, but also to seek the systematic and regular payment of membership fees
from all member countries, as one can see, that up to date only 11 countries are
á jour with their payment for fiscal 2002.
There
has to be given attention to the membershipfees, both for those of the actual
year or for earlier lack of payment, from which some are starting to create
problems. The new Statutes should allow for the capacity to pay membershipfees
from the countries, which will adhere to the IFBDO
As
far as the overall balance for fiscal 2002 was concerned, Robert would present
the accounts in such tables, that everyone clearly can read and understand the
difficult situation, in which the IFBDO finds itself.
On
the other hand and in the actual situation, Robert could not present a budget
for fiscal 2003, as he would take the risk reduce the capital in order to
finance the foreseeable deficit between income and expenses.
During
the General Assembly in QUEBEC, the Control Commission could not give its views
on the accounts, which could not be presented in the absence of Robert, who was
ill.
Before
addressing this situation, Claude PIOTON wanted to have explanations on the sums
which were transferred to the Magreb countries and to South America. Was this a
loan or a loss?
E.
RIAHI reminded that this was a decision taken by the General Assembly in 1998 in
order to subsidize a Revue in the Arab language with a contribution of 10.000
Francs , which had effectively been spent in 2001. N. MIKKELSEN confirmed this
decision, which also covered a transfer of 5.000 Francs to Latin America.
C.
PIOTTON, in name of the Control Commission and confronted with the irregular
payment of membershipfees, which undermines the very future of the IFBDO,
proposed three possibilities, which would be needed to be applied rapidly:
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Encourage the member-countries to pay their membership fees
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If no payments is made, the concerned countries should loose the right to
vote, but keeps its status as a consultative member
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If there is lack of payment, the defaulting country can not be a
candidate during a General Assembly of the IFBDO
After
this had been sorted out, Claude read the report from the Control Commission
« The
control commission has verified the accounts and evidence for fiscal year 2001,
which could not be done in Québec, and has raised the following points:
The
documents presented about the 10.000 French francs for a Magreb magazine demands
an explication – should this be considered a loss or a loan ?
We
have revealed that several active members of the IFBDO do not regularly pay
their membershipfee, and this is a great problem, which will affect the future
of the IFBDO in the coming years.
After
explanations and changes needed, the accounts have been well kept – and we can
give a favorable mention to the accept of the accounts for the fiscal year 2001
to the coming General Assembly. We thank the Treasurer General (applauds).
J.M.
DURANT asked the Treasurer General about the transfer of membership payments
from one year to another, which – from an accountant’s point of view - does
not seem correct.
R.
LABADIE answered that it is possible to transfer the incomes from one year to
another.
J.M.
DURANT wished to know the procedures for obtaining the unpaid membershipfees ?
R.
LABADIE favors direct consultations, which give much better results than sending
a letter.
R.
LABADIE insisted that proposals for sponsoring are concretizised in fiscal 2002.
He reminds that this is the reason that two assistant treasurers have been
appointed.
G.
VANHOVE proposed precisely that a presentation of the IFBDO is written by the
President, which could be sent to providers of transfusion equipment. There
should be prepared a chart of prices for advertisements in the FIODS Revue. The
Sponsoring Committee will be made up of Robert and Gérard on which it will fall
to search all avenues to seek financing
IV-
Membership status
N.
MIKKELSEN reminded about the decision taken during the General Assembly in
QUEBEC about the admittance of the Association named « Jeunesse de
l’Union des Donneurs Volontaires Bénévoles du Sang », JUDVOBES, as the
representative of CAMEROUN.
Another
organization represented by M. Yusuf ADAMA was, more than 6 years ago, an
associated member of the IFBDO for a three year period, but the status was not
renewed, It has not since participated in meetings (except recently in Greece),
it has not paid its membership fee, and it has not given sign of life for over 6
years.
Discussing
admittances, he had had recent discussions with the Frenchspeaking part of the
Belgian Red Cross allowing for the hope, that the this country will again become
involved in the IFBDO thanks to the young volunteers, which form a part of this
association.
We
also have good reason to think, that LATVIA would soon adhere to the IFBDO
V-
Statutes : Thuis important point will be discussed during the afternoon.
Full Powers
To
avoid the repetition of the situation which occurred during the General Assembly
in Quebec with an uncontrolled avalance of uncontrolled full powers, N.
MIKKELSEN proposed the establishment of a simple accreditation document signed
by the country which gives full powers to another country to represent it during
a General Assembly – a document which should be sent to the Secretary General
Farid
BELOUAFI remarked that such full power is already inscribed in the Statues of
the Magreb Federation and is already applied. On this subject he is still
awaiting the answer from the Secretary General about the presence of Madame
SUAMI Kahina in Quebec, which was not mandated to represent Algeria.
Francis
FERRUA, on the subject of new admission, expressed the French position, that a
selection should be made on the basis of ethics and not from the financial
capacity.
N.
MIKKELSEN assured Francis that this will be treated in the framework of the new
Statutes.
Cooperation
with other international organizations:
a)
The Council of Europe.
Each
European member of the IFBDO must transmit a report to the Secretary General
about the activity taking place in their countries to be collected and sent to
the Council of Europe, so that we can keep our consultative status in this
Instance.
b)The
World Health Organization
The
WHO is hosting the Global Consultations on Blood Safety in November 2002. It
proposes a World Blood Donors Day for June 14 in cooperation with the Red Cross
Federation and the IFBDO. Should this be accepted by us ?
N.
MIKKELSEN was mandated to participate in the Global Consultations in November;
he will meet with the representatives from this organization to study a common
agreement on a common date.
c)
Project for a European Directive
P.
COLAMARTINO made the point on the status of the Directive on Quality and Safety
of Blood Products. In a recent meeting with Mr. NISTICO, it was disclosed, that
the European Parliament and the Council of Ministers are agreeing on a
compromise, which integrate the amendments of the European Parliament with three
small amendments. The final text is now being studied by the Jurist-Linguists.
We have, accordingly, good reasons to believe, that this Directive encompasses
the ethical principles, which we have defended and supported
We
should, accordingly, congratulate ourselves for the important actions, which
have been taken by the IFBDO and which have had as an effect to make the
European Parliament aware of the strong wishes of the Donor Associations,
especially concerning the matter of non-remunerated blood donation
d)
The International Society for Blood Transfusion
N.
MIKKELSEN had participated in the work of the ISBT Congress in VANCOUVER in
August of 2002. He had been able to note the interest of doctors for Blood
Donation and of and the full partnership of blood donors
G.
VANHOVE signaled, that during a recent meeting in which the French federation
has been invited Professeur Ph. ROUGER had announced the creation of a European
Network of Transfusion Medical Staff , which has 6000 members. The ISBT right
now has less than 1000.
e)
The European School of Transfusion Medicine
N.
MIKKELSEN supported that the IFBDO continues its collaboration with The European
School of Transfusion Medicine (ESTM) as it facilitates relations especially
with East European countries, where we are not represented. He wished, however,
that another member of the executive council replaced him in this task, which
demands a lot of work
An international presentation – the annual report.
In
order to assure in a rational fashion general information to all members of the
IFBDO, but also in order to present a “visit card” from our Movement, it has
been proposed to publish a small book called “Annual Report”, which replaces
the FIODS Revue and in which one would find a report about activities, the
accounts, the plans for major meetings, decisions made by the General Assembly,
the Statutes and the Rules of Procedures. This annual report may contain, as it
has been decided, pages reserved to sponsors.
P.
COLAMARTINO proposed to give this responsibility to Nicola d’ADAMO, and, in
advance, to establish a complete budget for this achievement
International
Forum of Young Donors
J.M.
DURANT presented the first draft for the organization of the Third International
Young Donors Forum, which will take place from 21 to 25 August 2003 in POITIERS.
There is capacity for 150 participants, so the maximum number of participants
from each country is set to 10, as it is of great importance that the largest
possible number of countries could be represented .
A
detailed and complete program will be sent as soon as possible to all member
countries. But already now, one of the themes taken up by the FFDSB concerns
“fostering” a participant in the Forum by a French Association. another
being the responsibility of the Committee of young French persons, who had
already participated in the Forum in DENMARK.
N.
MIKKELSEN was happy about the progress with this Forum. He asked that the
organizers base themselves on the final report from the Forum in Kliplev in
order to assure a logical pursuit of the themes proposed. As for payment, he
suggested a global price including housing, meals etc. The “fostering”
seemed to be an excellent idea, as some countries will have certain financial
difficulties in sending a participant to this Forum.
IFBDO
Committee of young volunteers
P.
COLAMARTINO proposed to constitute rapidly a committee of young people
within the IFBDO and, afterwards, to designate some young people the
responsibility to work on major themes. Each country should pay for the
financial costs relating to the travels of the young delegates from its country.
IFBDO-site on the Internet.
N.
MIKKELSEN raised the issue of the necessary improvements to the IFBDO Internet
site in order to adopt it to today’s technical level, but also to make it more
attractive and accordingly more accessible to a greater number of Internauts. It
should under no circumstances be confidential or disappear slowly
Suspension
of the session from 13h00 to 15h00.
Colloquium of the countries from the Mediterranean
countries
The
Colloquium of the countries from the Mediterranean countries favorises and
allows for dialogue and indispensable exchanges between African and Europe. It
should be continued, but there must be designated a responsible person, (not the
Secretary General) which can develop a precise and detailed planning totally
independent from any other meeting. There was unanimous agreement to this
The Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies.
The
federation has asked the IFBDO to co-sponsor a recruitment seminar in Beijing,
China in October 2003 – a proposal, which has been accepted by our Asian
delegate.
P.
COLARMATINO will take part in this seminar, but will go on non-IFBDO funds. Unanimous
agreement to this from the members present.
VI-
Presentation of the presidents programme of action.
The
new strategical choices approved by the General Assembly in Québec changed
radically the perspective for development of our Federation . Its international
dimension is increasing as well as its engagement in the cooperation program for
development, which forces us to increase the organizational and financial
capacities of the IFBDO.
In
this perspective P. COLAMARTINO had elaborated a project which contains ideas,
which should be put into reality gradually to allow the political development
and activities by the IFBDO in the coming years. This objective, as we all
realize, will demand some time before it is totally realized – delays which
will be more or less long in function of the disposable incomes and the internal
organization of the IFBDO.
The
general strategy to follow in the short and medium term:
·
reinforcement
of our internal organization by direct participation of the national and local
organizations
· Bringing into
place a financial policy, searching for European public funds, but also from
funds administrated at the national level by the member countries
But,
also on the long term
- Extension of the internal organization , in light of the size of the
funds from European public sources and from Member States
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To
obtain this , we must work on our fundamental actions
in the short
run :
- approbation of the Presidents project,
- accept the responsibility and participation of the countries for the
general effort to support
the
proposed programmes
-
activation of circulation of information between the Secretary General
and the Continental delegates and vice versa,
- necessary international coordination for developing the executive phase
of the presented project
- approbation of the program by the General Assembly in Morocco in 2003
in
the medium term :
Define
the formal agreements between the IFBDO and the National Organizations in order
to
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reinforce the continental delegations,
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individual running of the decentralized offices
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designation of the members of Commissions and of national reference
persons
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nomination of experts and of consultants,
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implementing the financial policy of the IFBDO
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implementing the projects,
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choose the seat of the IFBDO
in
the long term :
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creation of a plan for their central organization of the IFBDO with one
of the countries of the
European Union
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creation of an IFBDO Foundation in order to obtain the necessary
financing for its actions
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P.
COLAMARTINO then defined the responsibilities which fall on the President, the
Vice-presidents the Secretary General , the Treasurer General , on the
Continental delegations and on the Control Commission
The
development policy of the IFBDO will center on :
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Social policy and Health,
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Cooperation and development policy,
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Human resources policy,
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External relations and communication policy,
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Financial policy
To
end his presentation, P. COLAMARTINO recognized, that even if this program is
complex, it should be implemented in a progressive fashion and with the
cooperation of all.
He
then shared with the Members of the Executive Council the demarches he had
already undertaken in the search for financing of the IFBDO.
A
rendez-vous with the Cabinet secretary of Président Romano PRODI is
foreseen soon; by the way, the Rapporteur NISTICO has agreed to present a
programme for the promotion of Blood Donation based on the Ethics, but also with
the support from actions in favor of Blood Donation. A rendez-vous is equally
foreseen with the fonctionaires of the Parliament which are in charge of
examining and approving the projects, and they have already been informed about
ours.
Otherwise,
we will have the possibility to transmit our situation through the FIVOL system,
from which agreement has already been obtained by the responsible Italian
foundation.
And
there are other partners to be sought.
France,
by way of the de J-M DURANT in his quality as Administrator of the Fédération
Nationale du Bénévolat Associatif (FNBA) may also be able to give us an
appreciable help.
P.
COLAMARTINO asked for the advice of the Council on the presented programme and
the operational methodology to put into place. There was unanimous agreement
from the members present.
J.M.
DURANT thanked the President for this clear and detailed program and then
reminded about the proposal from France to host the Seat of the IFBDO within the
offices of the FFDSB, once it can take over the offices at the Institut National
de Transfusion Sanguine.
R.
LABADIE was also satisfied with the presented programme ; he wished it all
success. He was also happy about the new presence of the newly arrived to
responsible positions.
F.
BELOUAFI joined this position, especially since he is persuaded that this
proposed plan will bring many good things to Africa, which for him is new in the
IFBDO concept.
P.
COLAMARTINO found it necessary that a Conference with the presidents of
organizations from the different member countries to debate the presented
programme and to seek support for this
Each
continental Delegation
shall take upon it to discuss this program to allow for its adoptioin at the
2003 General Assembly in Morocco.
Pause
from 16h15to 16h50.
VII-
Planning of meetings
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Colloqium in SARAGOZA in
April 2003. A limited delegation will go to Spain
(COLAMARTINO
– MIKKELSEN – DURANT - FERRUA)
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Executive Council and
General Assembly in May 2003 in MAROCCO
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Executive Council in October
2003. French candidature – possibly in Corsica – which will be
forwarded as
soon as possible. (11 October 2003 as a tentative date)
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General Assembly in 2004 –
possibly 17 April in Malta (an invitation has been presented)
VIII-
Assemblée Générale au MAROC
F.
BELOUAFI presented the excuses for
her absence from Malika, who has been kept in Morocco for professional reasons.
Farid
could not – at this point – give the exact place, where the General Assembly
will take place as a decision will only be taken on November 15, after
appointment of the Health Minister
Nevertheless,
this Assembly will take place from 23rd to 25th May, preceded the 22
May by the meeting of the Executive
Council
This
meting will be elevated by the presence of his Majesty the King of Morocco
As
a point of information, Farid indicated, that the meeting of the Magreb
Federation took place 22, 23 et 24 July in TUNISIA, where it was decided to
organize a Forum of the African Blood Donors Association in May 2003 in
Monastir, financed by Libya.
IX-
Host countries for the General Assembly in 2004.
(After
the session our friends from Malta have proposed themselves to organize this
General Assembly, possibly on April 17, 2004.)
X-
MIS- medals.
P.
COLAMARTINO had received five packages from Spain in which he found i. a. the
stock of Medals, but that he not yet had time count them. There were certainly
also histories of the medals distributed already.
N.
MIKKELSEN had received 5 proposals for distribution of Medals, but emphasized,
that the corresponding medals will only be distributed when the demanding
Association has paid the Treasurer General for the medals.
R.
LABADIE indicated that the present value of the Medals is about 3.000 Euros.
The
Council agreed, acting as Order of the MIS, that only countries, which have paid
their membership fee can have access to the distribution of medals.
P.
COLAMARTINO proposed, that the foreseen procedures for distribution of medals
are re-enacted:. Proposal for attribution of the MIS from member Associations
shall be sent to the Secretary General, which presents the proposals to the
order. When the Order has granted a medal, the SG informs the member
Association, which pays the Treasurer General for the Medals. He then makes out
the Diploma and sends the Diploma and the Medals to the Member Association.
Accordingly
the stock of medals and the Computer file containing the diploma shall be
forwarded to the Treasurer General.
R.
LABADIE added, that payment of medals entails a rapid delivery to the concerned
member organization
N.
MIKKELSEN wished to receive the administrative documents, which were in the
packets with the medals, as he did not, when he took over the post as Secretary
General, receive any files what so ever.
The
3 proposals from Italy was then examined and received favorable approval by the
Executive Council acting as Order of the MIS:
-
Francesco COGNOME DI LORENZO
-
Bénito BISSOLI
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Piéro MERLO
The
medals will be sent after payment of 150 €.
The
Secretary General reminded that at the meeting in Léon a proposal from Morocco
for a medal to Dr Bechamsi was accepted, at was a proposal from Denmark
concerning a medal for Ms Edith Kromann Larsen
XI- Other Questions
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F. BELOUAFI was surprised not to have received an answer from the Secretary
General on his fax from 20 June 2002 , where he proposed Dr.
MOUHSSINE EL ALAOUI Azzedine Edouard as Medical Counselor to the IFBDO
N.
MIKKELSEN answered that Dr. MOUHSSINE EL ALAOUI already is to be found at the
Internet site of the IFBDO as medical counselor from Morocco.
P.
COLAMARTINO asked the Executive Council to accept to receive the President of
AVIS who has an information and a proposal concerning the Social Forum which
will take place in PORTO ALEGRE (Brazil) and which will assemble all
Non-governmental organizations. This could be an important occasion for the
IFBDO to present the evidence and value of a Ethical Blood Donation
F.
BELOUAFI regretted that the Council was placed in front of a “fait accompli” ;
it would have been more correct to have been informed beforehand. He considers
that this new practice will allow for analogous interventions from other
countries which wishes to do so.
The
President of AVIS thanked the Members of the Executive Council to have allowed
him to present this project for an International Seminar based on the theme:
BLOOD IS NOT FOR SALE, IT IS GIVEN!”:
«The
World Health Organization (WHO) in its report on the lack of blood and blood
derivatives in the world and its safety, proves a dramatic situation that
necessitates urgent interventions on the part of International and National
governmental Authorities, with the support and cooperation of Non-governmental
Organizations (NGOs) to solve this problem.
Each
year,, millions of lives are saved due to blood transfusions. Unfortunately, in
the major part of the developing countries, people still die due to a lack of
blood and blood derivatives, as – in particular – for anti-hemophiliac
factors.
This
situation especially hits women , especially in connection with the
impossibility to treat transfusional complications in connections with births;
children that die from grave anemia and that can not be treated; people hurt my
trauma and, especially, those who are poor and disadvantaged.
It
is, for example, estimated that each yea it would be possible to avoid 150.000
deaths in the world due to complications with pregnancies if a sufficient
quantity of blood was available.
Each
year, 75 000 000 units of blood are distributed globally in the largest part of
the world population living in countries with low or medium level of
development. 60 % off the world supply of blood is produced in countries with a
high level of development.
The analysis of the availability of blood
calculated in relation with the population
reveals, that 83% of the world population has access to only 40% of the
blood totally
available.
The
ratio between population and the number of donations is at least 20 times higher
between de developed countries and the developing
The
problem with the high demographic development could force the countries of the
Southern part of the world to give blood against retribution with the risks of
contamination and become – for reasons in insufficient safety – a real chain
of transmission of infections
But
in the Southern part of the world there is a lack of non-remunerated blood for
treatment of local patients. This situation could attract the multinational
industrial interests of the country, or even worse, the large criminal
transfusional organizations.
Our
answer should be that of a great voluntary cooperation organized from the North
to the South of the world in order to deter each initiative to privatize and
commercialize exploration of blood, to counteract whatever hypothesis for
privatization of the collection of blood and Donor administration other than the
oces practiced by the associations which work for the voluntary,
non-remunerated, regular, anonymous and responsible donation. Also to confirm
that the public and associative role of the blood sector is the one, which
guarantees all citizens – without distinction – the right to benefit from
blood at the time of need.
This
will be a great moment for exchanges and world awareness to the subject of
voluntary blood donation , to world selfsufficiency, to security and safety of
blood transfusion ».(applauds).
This
Forum will be in BRAZIL in Porto Alègre from 23 to 28 January 2003.
This
Seminar will take place on 25 January from
14h00 to 18h30.
The
organizers : AVIS in collaboration avec ABVS (Brazil) AMDS (Morocco),
FIODS, the Association from CALCUTTA (India) and the WHO.
Les
rapporteurs :
Marcia
DALCCECO (ABVS) – Malika MASSINE (AMDS) – Débabrata RAY (India)
Andréa
TIEGHI (AVIS) – Prof. Dalton CHAMONE (Université Hémotologie SAO PAULO) –
José Luiz DUROIO (Word Forum of Alternatives Italie-Brésil).
Discussions
about the project for new Statutes
N.
MIKKELSEN made a brief reminder about the decisions made in QUEBEC, especially
the one consisting of the sending before 26 October 2002, proposals about the
Statutes from the member Associations:
Up
to now, only Italy, France and Denmark had sent proposals.
We
now had to proceed. In accordance with the Statutes, a Rapporteur designated by
the Executive Council should take over the presentation of the proposed changes
to the Statutes during the Extraordinary General Assembly in 2003.
F.
FERRUA proposed the establishment of a small working group, made up of persons,
not members of the Executive Council to prepare proposals to be presented to the
General Assembly.
C.
PIOTTON thought that it was decided during the General Assembly in QUEBEC, to
set up a commission with a representative from each country, which should make a
project to be presented to the vote of the General Assembly.
R.
LABADIE did not like this proposal, as he reminded much time and work had been
done both in Geneva and in Québec. A document had been presented, it was the
fruit of this work –and we could then, by a simple basic discussion – agree
on a final text to be presented to the General Assembly
N.
MIKKELSEN indicated that the decision taken during the Congress in QUEBEC was
not the one , presented by C. PIOTON.
G.
VANHOVE, to help ease the situation and to be effective proposed to collect the
complementary proposals from C. PIOTTON and R. LABADIE; in fact the
modifications to the Statutes proposed were minor. The changes concerned
primarily the Rules of Procedures and should, accordingly, pose less basic
problems.
R.
LABADIE added, that he had only a few minor corrections to certain articles.
C.
PIOTTON, said, that the SWISS proposal were some additional point proposed by
Aimé CANTIN in a document to be given to the Executive Council. The main goal
is to reach a consensus to present a proposal to the General Assembly, which
will receive a majority approval
P.
COLAMARTINO wanted to be very clear on the political aspects of the Statutes
presented to the Executive Council. For him it was not acceptable, in regard to
the work falling on the IFBDO, to have a proposal for Statutes corresponding to
a larger associations such as the Red Cross.
The
IFBDO is a more modest organization, and in the transitory phase, where we find
ourselves, there is no interest and no utility in implementing a general change
of the actual Statutes. A simple adaptation should be enough. When the ideas
have evolved, we could envisage to proceed to more radical changes. In fact,
this is more a substantial problem than an informal operation.
N.
MIKKELSEN reminded the Council that we have no assurance that the actual
Statutes have been deposited in Monaco. But, in fact, the Statutes have not been
an obstacle for the present IFBDO activities, so small changes should be enough
to adapt them to the actual context.
Finally,
The Executive Council accepted the proposal made by G. VANHOVE to make a
synthesis of the element communicated by SWITZERLAND and to remit to the
Executive Council the adapted project for the Statutes. The Executive Council
designated him as Rapporteur on this project for the Statutes, which he shall
present and comment during the General Assembly in Morocco. All present
agreed unanimously.
Before
ending the session President COLAMARTINO thanked all the members for their
active participation in the work of the Council, for the thoughtfulness of their
interventions, for their discipline which had facilitated the very interesting
debates, which had taken place, but also allowed for the handling of all items
foreseen on the agenda.
He
wished everyone a safe return.
The
session ended at 18h45.
Jean-Marie
DURANT
Niels MIKKELSEN
Assistant Secretary General
Secretary General