News FIODS / IFBDO
The hearth of Blood Donation is beating in Milan!
In the following days the 15th International Forum of Young Blood Donors from IFBDO/FIODS member countries will take place in Milan (Italy), in collaboration with AVIS (Associazione Volontari Italiani Sangue). From 27th to 30th of August more than 70 young volunteers from all over the world are going to exchange their experiences about spreading the message of Blood Donation. Also the volunteers are going to be educated from experts in order to plan a future with sufficiency of voluntary non remunerated blood donation. The theme of this year’s Forum is “Feeding solidarity, volunteers for life!”. The Forum will start on 27th of August with the traditional ¨Market¨, in which each delegation presents their local products and their gadget and local structure of the organisation. In the following days the participants are going to visit the local Blood Donation Centre and the EXPO 2015. During the conference several workshops are planned. The conference comes to end at 30th of August with the presentation of the results and the general assessment. With a strong link to the great issues being discussed in EXPO 2015, participants will focus on the topic of feeding the will and the passion of our volunteers through a wide look on what being a donor means, involving helpfulness, consciousness and healthy lifestyles. We are looking forward to a successful Forum, stay tuned! FORUM PROGRAM THURSDAY 27/08 Market & Country Presentations (Poster session) FRIDAY 28/08 Tour of Blood Bank and production units, “Centro Vittorio Formentano” (Milan) Workshops on Forum topic Visit to Milan city centre SATURDAY 29/08 Travel to Cascina Triulza (Expo 2015) Inauguration of the art work “La Tavola della Condivisione”...
8th IFBDO Seminar in Copenhagen
The IFBDO President, Mr Gian Franco Massaro, has been to Copenhagen for the celebration of the 8th IFBDO Seminar, “Working together for voluntary non-remunerated blood donation”, that took place on October 2nd. Several representatives of many countries attended it and it was very successful. On Saturday 3rd, Mr President represented IFBDO for the meeting of the Danish General Assembly. President Massaro is extremely satisfied for the results of the two fruitful meeting days. Dear friends On behalf of the Danish Blood Donor Association I am glad to send you the program for the 8th International IFBDO seminar, which will take place in Copenhagen on Friday the 2nd of October. I hope you will distribute the program to whom you find relevant. On Thursday October 1st, IFBDO will host continental meetings for invited participants for the Continental Committee and Executive Council. Parallel to the meetings, The Danish Blood Donor Association invites interested delegates for a free tour of the National, Danish Blood Bank. Seats are limited. Meetings and tour must be signed up for via the Conference Registration site. Free seats for 40 participants Because of gracious donations from Local Danish Blood donor Associations, we will be able to offer free participations for 40 delegates. To be accepted, your country should have a GDP/capita less than 22.500 US Dollars in 2014 according to IMF. They are granted on the principle of first pass the line, please apply as quickly as possible. There will be a maximum of 10 free seats/country. You apply by sending an e-mail to conference@bloddonor.dk, we will then confirm, if you fulfill the requirements. Afterwards, you will be able to...
7 International Seminary – Cuneo 13-06-15
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IFBDO President Mr Gian Franco Massaro awarded the Doctor Dante De Berardinis
On May 13th, 2015, in Alba Adriatica, Abruzzo Region (Italy ), the IFBDO President awarded the internationally renowned surgeon specialised in acupuncture, Dr De Berardinis thanks to the professional skills and the welcoming and listening personal abilities demonstrated to his patients. Furthermore, his professional commitment has never neglected blood donation promotion. Indeed, in his office there are many advertisements and invitations leaflets aimed to non remunerated blood donation sensitization among the...
AVIS subscribes the Declaration of Brussel, “Pledge to Peace”
The aim of the Pledge to Peace Declaration is to create a network of private and public partners, who share a common vision of Peace, who make of it the main source of inspiration, and who would work together in order to realize and promote projects and activities aimed at putting in practice that idea of Peace in every aspect of civil, cultural, educational and labour life of the society. IFBDO subscription is aimed at promoting, together with all the signer of the Pledge, activities for the sensitization of the national and international health system on the themes of Peace and human...
6 Seminaire International – Dakar
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Amsterdam 2015
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Blood Donors of America
Hope you had a fulfilling 2014 and wish you all the best for the year ahead. 2014 was a very productive year for Blood Donors of America (BDA). We had a huge increase in BDA membership, and state coordinators for most of United States were ap- pointed. Further, many successful blood drives were conducted through- out the country. Previous executive bodies and current executive body, all state coordinators, advisors and all members are reason for this success. We all should be proud of it. As organization grows and expands, sustained success and growth is achieved through increasing participation of its members. Communication is a key in this regard. As a joint Secre- tary and IT committee chair, responsi- ble for developing and maintaining BDA website; communicating organization message to mass is my primary concern and a responsibility. So far we have been doing a decent job in disseminating the message to mass via web site, group email and social media. With rapid growth, it is time for us to move to next step. It’s time for us to start using more of technology to manage contact address; Member list, past events, future events etc. So far we have been managing this manually in a spreadsheet. We would next look to have this information in a database so that we can manage it more efficiently. We can also make web page more dynamic. This will be IT teams’ focus for 2015 to help rest of the team to take BDA to next level. This selfless act of donating blood can be a corner stone of positive contribution and help Nepali community show its...
The President of FIODS on an official visit to Tunis,19-20-21 January 2015
Last January 19 c.m., the President of FIODS, Gian Franco Massaro, welcomed at the Tunis-Carthage airport by the President of the A.T.D.S. Tunisian and vice president of FIODS, Ezzedine Riahi, has arrived in Tunis. During his official visit he participated in various important meetings together with local authorities, associations and volunteers. Main events were: – The meeting at the A.T.D.S. association, born in 1961, with the managers and volunteers, where the issues related to associative life were discussed and where it was decided that in April 2016, the FIODS International Seminar will take place in Tunis. – The visit to the National Blood Transfusion Center with the General Manager, Professor HMIDA SLAMA. During the meeting they outlined the general situation of the environment in which they operate and expressed their interest in asking, through the drafting of a project, the support of FIODS. In addition to the great difficulties they face every day, the great successes that the Government is achieving with the policies implemented in the field of blood donation have been noted. In 2014, 67,374 blood units were collected, of which 66% from family donors, 15% from volunteers and 19% from occasional...