PLoS Medicine (Jan 2012)
External financial aid to blood transfusion services in sub-Saharan Africa: a need for reflection.
- Fereydoun Ala,
- Jean-Pierre Allain,
- Imelda Bates,
- Kamel Boukef,
- Frank Boulton,
- James Brandful,
- Elizabeth M Dax,
- Magdy El Ekiaby,
- Albert Farrugia,
- Jed Gorlin,
- Oliver Hassall,
- Helen Lee,
- André Loua,
- Kathryn Maitland,
- Dora Mbanya,
- Zainab Mukhtar,
- William Murphy,
- Ohene Opare-Sem,
- Shirley Owusu-Ofori,
- Henk Reesink,
- David Roberts,
- Oscar Torres,
- Grace Totoe,
- Henrik Ullum,
- Silvano Wendel
Affiliations
- Fereydoun Ala
- Jean-Pierre Allain
- Imelda Bates
- Kamel Boukef
- Frank Boulton
- James Brandful
- Elizabeth M Dax
- Magdy El Ekiaby
- Albert Farrugia
- Jed Gorlin
- Oliver Hassall
- Helen Lee
- André Loua
- Kathryn Maitland
- Dora Mbanya
- Zainab Mukhtar
- William Murphy
- Ohene Opare-Sem
- Shirley Owusu-Ofori
- Henk Reesink
- David Roberts
- Oscar Torres
- Grace Totoe
- Henrik Ullum
- Silvano Wendel
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1001309
- Journal volume & issue
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Vol. 9,
no. 9
p. e1001309
Abstract
Jean-Pierre Allain and colleagues argue that, while unintended, the foreign aid provided for blood transfusion services in sub-Saharan Africa has resulted in serious negative outcomes, which requires reflection and rethinking.
