# Commission Decision of 10 February 2006 adopting the work plan for 2006 for the implementation of the programme of Community action in the field of public health (2003-2008), including the annual work programme for grants (Text with EEA relevance) (2006/89/EC), Division 2.2.4: Safety of blood, tissues and cells, organs (Article 3.2.a., Annex — points 2.6., 2.7.)

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

Activities related to substances of human origin aim to promote quality, safety and sufficiency not only to prevent the transmission of diseases but also to give backing to (sanction) their therapeutic use for the benefit of patients.
Significant progress has been made with the entry into force of the legislation on blood . There is now a need to give an impetus to ensuring equivalent recognition of inspections of blood establishments among Member States through the development and implementation of commonly accepted criteria and standards;
Previous efforts to support the optimal use of blood have met with limited success. In order to ensure better therapeutic use of substances of human origin, support needs to be given to the development of tools that promote evidence-based best practice;
In spite of the adoption of the Directive related to tissues and cells, specifications related to their designation and therapeutic use in the EU lack commonality. In order to facilitate the exchange of substances of human origin and to monitor the health of living donors, actions are needed to improve measures and procedures, such as common terminologies and development of registers .
There is a need to encourage donation and the optimal use of blood products. Actions should be directed towards the sharing of best practice and information on recruitment of donors and on training in the use of blood components.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2006/89/annex/division/1/division/2/division/2.2/division/2.2.4 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2006-89/annex/division-1/division-2/division-2.2/division-2.2.4
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