Haemovigilance Programme of India
Haemovigilance is a set of surveillance procedures covering the whole transfusion chain from the collection of blood and its components to the follow-up of its recipients intended to collect and assess information on unexpected or undesirable effects resulting from the therapeutic use of labile blood products and to prevent their occurrence and recurrence. It is an important tool for improving safe blood transfusion practices in a country.
The Haemovigilance Programme of India (HvPI) was launched on 10th December, 2012 in the country. The National Coordinating Centre of this programme is at National Institute of Biologicals, Noida and it is being implemented in collaboration with Indian Pharmacopoeia Commission with the budgetary support from Pharmacovigilance Programme of India.
India has become a member of International Haemovigilance Network (IHN) in December 2014. IHN was established in the Year 2009. Presently 33 Countries are members of International Haemovigilance Network including India. NCC- NIB has participated in General Assembly IHN via webinar on 27th March 2015, wherein an update about Haemovigilance Programme was apprised to the General Assembly IHN.