Regional
This Regional section features news from four regions: Western Pacific, Latin America, North America and Eastern Mediterranean. For this October 2025 issue, articles were invited by the Regional Directors: Nelson Hirokazu Tsuno (Western Pacific), José Eduardo Levi (Latin America), Katerina Pavenski (North America) and Maha Badawi (Eastern Mediterranean).
Optimising the selection of blood donation request recipients
Ai Harayama and Shinichi Ametani (Western Pacific)
Safeguarding Transfusion Safety: The unique role of the Japanese Red Cross Medical Representatives
Naoko Goto and Yuta Tokida (Western Pacific)
Bridging Borders Through Blood
Tomohiko Sato, Chika Ohara, Kana Kaburagi and Nova Surya Indah Hippy (Western Pacific)
Preparing Plasma for Fractionation: Indonesian Red Cross Experiences
Nova Surya Indah Hippy (Western Pacific)
The XXII Congress of the Mexican Association of Transfusion Medicine
Roberto Enrique Jaloma (Latin America)
The wait is over: New AABB International Red blood cell transfusion guidelines for patients with acute myocardial infarction
Monica B. Pagano and Simon Stanworth (North America)
AABB’s Global Mission: Advancing Blood and Biotherapies
Kendra Y. Mims, Claudia S. Cohn and Megan Delaney (North America)
Advancing Care for Hemoglobinopathy Patients Using Genotyping
Maha Badawi, Tarek Metwally, Maiman Bayuomi, Seraj Alweail and Shahad AlJuhani
Questions or suggestions?
If you have any news from these regions that you would like to publish in this section, contact communication@isbtweb.org.
