Blood Banking in Bangladesh  By Easir Arafat Teaching Associate, PhD student, Department of Economics University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN, USA Email: easir@yahoo.com   The transmission of diseases through blood in Bangladesh is an important aspect that needs urgent attention. The death of many blood recipients due to transfusion-transmitted disease is a strong message that blood transfusion in the country is unsafe. There is an urgent need to develop and implement an effective and practical National Blood Policy to ensure safe blood transfusion services in the country. In some countries, blood transfusion is not considered an integral part of the healthcare system. Consequently, the system of blood banking is fragmented and a planned mechanism of donor motivation, recruitment and retention is non-existent. The country lacks modern instruments, technology, and trained professionals for pre-transfusion diagnostics. CLICK HERE FOR THE FULL DOCUMENT     More on Dr. Yunus, Economics and Nobel Peace Prize: Biography of Dr. Yunus Grameen Family - Banking on the Poor Dr. Yunus speaks at the Salt Lake city library Economics Peace Economy and Peace Teach Peace Asian Nobel Prize winners Blood Banking in Bangladesh