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HIJ Review Article Mar 26, 2026
How to Identify and Overcome Barriers in Developing Blood Systems?
Cees Th Smit Sibinga*
Challenges and Barriers LMIC BSS Tool
HIJ Editorial Mar 5, 2026
Why Was Transfusion Medicine Not Recognized as a Clinical Discipline?
Cees Th Smit Sibinga*

Transfusion of human blood is still not free from mystical ideas and semi-mystical interpretations. One of the principles is that human blood and solid organs are to be shared a…

Transfusion Human Blood Medicine
HIJ Review Article Feb 5, 2026
Is Transfusion Always Necessary?
Cees Th Smit Sibinga*

Within living memory blood as a treatment has generated a mystical feeling and experience. Since ancient times blood has been considered an intriguing, life-saving and supportive …

Blood Transfusion Perfusion Organ Failure
HIJ Commentary Nov 29, 2025
The Logistics of Production and Use of Blood and Blood Components
Cees Th Smit Sibinga*

The logistics of the manufacturing and consumption of human blood and blood components: WHO has defined the most important steps as the need, the clinical demand and the supply to…

Blood Products/Components Manufacturing/Production Need
HIJ Editorial Oct 23, 2025
The Challenge for Component Therapies
Cees Th Smit Sibinga*

Blood Transfusion is a supportive or preventive hemotherapy focuse on pathophysiology due to deficiencies. Key is the threat of organ failure due to lacj of perfusion and oxygen d…

Blood Transfusion Hemotherapy Immunodeficiency
HIJ Commentary Feb 25, 2021
Commentary on International Policies and Practices Health Sciences and the Development of Transfusion Medicine- An International Perspective
Cees Th. Smit Sibinga*

The global blood supply is heavily skewed to developed countries, where around 16% of the global population lives. Over 40% of all blood collections occur in Very High or High Huma…

National Blood Transfusion Services National Blood Transfusion Services National Blood Transfusion Services
HIJ Commentary Aug 18, 2020
Determining Transfusion Needs: Expectations and Realities?
Cees Th. Smit Sibinga*

Transfusion medicine (TM) is a vein-to-vein multidisciplinary bridging science and related practice,[1] comprising both procurement (manufacturing) and provision (supply) of safe a…

Transfusion Hemotherapy Blood