October 4, 2022
Launch of the International Coalition for Safe Plasma Proteins (ICSPP)
The International Coalition for Safe Plasma Proteins (ICSPP) was launched on October 3rd, 2022, to advance global access to safe plasma proteins. The founding members of ICSPP include IPOPI, the International Society for Blood Transfusion (ISBT), World Federation of Hemophilia, International Federation of Blood Donor Organisations, the International Plasma and Fractionation Association and the Plasma Protein Therapeutics Association.
This coalition aims to support the World Health Organisation’s (WHO) blood programme to facilitate in-country projects on the stepwise enhancement of the quality, safety and volume of domestic plasma; local small-scale purification, concentration and virus-inactivation of plasma protein fractions (e.g., clotting factors and immunoglobulins); and progress toward industrial plasma fractionation.