EFFECTIVENESS OF BLOOD DONOR QUESTIONNAIRE DIRECTED AT RISK FACTOR FOR TRANSFUSION TRANSMITTED INFECTIONS IN PAKISTANI POPULATION

Effectiveness of blood donor questionnaire directed at risk factor for transfusion transmitted infections in Pakistani population

Background: Deferring blood donors who admit to high-risk behavior on questioning are likely to eliminate those in window period for transfusion transmitted infections (TTI).However, many questions have been implemented in some countries as part of donor history questionnaire, based on precautionary principle and not on evidence, and can result in

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Strategic Communications: From a Reactive Fight Against Disinformation Towards Comprehensive Use in Support of National Security and Defence

The concept of strategic communications rose to prominence especially with the events linked to the Crimea annexation and Russian intervention zupreem feline in Eastern Ukraine.As such it has been mostly related to the reactive fight against disinformation and propaganda or other elements of the hybrid campaign.This paper aims to point to the much

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