Regional
This Regional section features news from four regions: Latin America, Eastern Mediterranean, Southeast Asia and Western Pacific. For this October 2026 issue, articles were invited by the Regional Directors: Satyam Arora (Southeast Asia), Arwa Z. Al-Riyami (Eastern Med), Kazuhiko Ikeda (Western Pacific), Silvina Kuperman (Latin America).
Automation in transfusion medicine and the future ahead
Rahul Katharia, Swati Pabbi (Southeast Asia)
From referral to resolution: building specialized immunohematology capacity in Iraq
Dhargam Aljebouri, Yakoob Al-Mousawi (Eastern Mediterranean)
Strengthening blood transfusion safety and logistical support during armed conflict in Yemen
Yasser Ghaleb, Aymn Zaid Alshahari (Eastern Mediterranean)
Therapeutic apheresis and the cell therapy laboratory at king faisal specialist hospital & research centre, Saudi Arabia
Abdullah Alswied, Nour Al-Mozain (Eastern Mediterranean)
Advancing multidisciplinary patient blood management: insights from University Malaya Medical Centre
Muhammad Amir Rasyid Ahmad Makmom, Kumaran Krishnan, Mohd Fitry Bin Zainal Abidin, Shasha binti Khairullah, Christina Lee Lai Ling (Western Pacific)
How Japanese and Malaysian medical students connected and learned at ISBT Kuala Lumpur 2026
Chika Ohara, Christina Lee Lai Ling, Kana Kaburagi, Lois Low Xin Ning, Rie Yamazaki, Tomohiko Sato, Yutaro Tsukamoto (Western Pacific)
Universal molecular screening for malaria in Brazil: from transfusion safety innovation to integrated surveillance
Jacqueline Viana de Carvalho Ruas, Luciana Maria de Barros Carlos, Denise Menezes Brunetta, Bárbara de Jesus Simões, Arthur Lobato Barreto Mello, Marcelo Addas de Carvalho, João Paulo Baccara de Araújo, Antonio Gomes Pinto Ferreira, Patrícia Alvarez da Silva Baptista (Latin America)
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