WHO guidelines on good manufacturing practices for blood establishments
WHO Technical Report Series 961, 2011
The World Health Organization (WHO) requirements for the collection, processing and quality control of blood, blood components and plasma derivatives (1) defi ne a quality assurance system based on (i) the existence of a national structure that is independent of manufacturers, (ii) compliance with the process of quality assurance for biological products — i.e. control of starting material(s), production processes and fi nal product(s) — and (iii) strict adherence to the principles of good manufacturing practice (GMP)...