Resumen

SANCHEZ-FRENES, Pedro; FARINAS-REINOSO, Ana T  y  HERNANDEZ-MALPICA, Sara. With regards to the first edition of a newsletter about the surveillance syste of the Cienfuegos Blood Bank. Rev Cubana Hematol Inmunol Hemoter [online]. 2011, vol.27, n.2, pp.260-266. ISSN 0864-0289.

Health surveillance is a compulsory component in the work of all health professionals, and is aimed at ensuring that the results of surveillance actions are a model inspiring all those engaged in this activity. This is the reason why it is necessary to provide them with timely, valid information enabling the taking of the most appropriate decisions with a view to resolving the many events that may affect the health of our population. It is with this purpose that the Management of Cienfuegos Provincial Blood Bank publishes a quarterly newsletter mainly intended for the institutions making up the provincial network of blood banks, health authorities from the various management levels, blood product manufacturing centers, and the State Drug Control Center, to ensure that the information obtained from the conduct of surveillance activities is disseminated, thus enabling the adoption of more effective, timely and dynamic prevention and control actions at the various levels.

Palabras clave : Epidemiologic surveillance; blood banks; blood donations; blood component transfusions.

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