Service

The Hungarian National Blood Transfusion Service (HNBTS) after several transformations was established on July 1, 2000, in its current organizational form and is regulated by Government Decree 323/2006. (XII. 23.). The Service consists of five regional centers, 24 regional blood supply stations and the central management in Budapest.

• throughout the country - as a state task - ensures the planning and organization of the blood supply, issuingof blood products to health care institutions,
• maintenance of the donor registry,
• collecting of the haemovigilance data,
• operating the unique quality system and performs the central organization of all organ harvesting calls in Hungary and organ donations from Eurotransplant, and the related rescue tasks
• operates the Central Waiting List through the Central Waiting List Office
• operates the Hungarian Stem Cell Donor Register, which includes the register of stem cell donors and the selection of the best matching donor.
• perform screening tests and transplant immunogenetics tests