More blood plasma will be harvested in Russia

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The Ministry of Health has prepared a draft Concept, which involves an increase in the procurement of blood plasma for the production of medicines. They want to achieve this by modernizing institutions that collect and store blood, as well as increasing the volume of donated blood and reducing its cost. Such a document is published on the portal of draft regulations.

As noted in the document, the share of domestic drugs from blood plasma is 18.9 percent of current consumption and 7.2 percent of the estimated need. At the same time, drugs from blood plasma are in demand in almost all branches of medicine.

For example, plasma is used to make albumins, which bind and inactivate toxins, and immunoglobulins, antibodies whose function is to neutralize infectious pathogens and toxins.

As follows from the Concept, today the provision of Russians with albumin is 11.3 tons, and the need is 31.3 tons per year, and with immunoglobulin – 1500 kg and 8.1 tons, respectively.

Now the deficit is covered by purchases abroad. Imports account for 64 percent of all albumin and 72 percent of immunoglobulin. At the same time, for example, concentrates of blood coagulation factors are not produced in Russia at all and are completely purchased abroad.

They want to increase the procurement of blood plasma for the production of medicines by modernizing institutions that collect and store blood, as well as increasing the volume of donated blood and reducing its cost.

According to the Concept, within the framework of the first stage – and this is 2023-2024 – they promise to repair and equip federal plasma centers, and during the second stage – 2025-2027 – the same regional institutions. Also, according to plans, as part of the second stage, the volume of blood collection is planned to be increased to 1.2 million liters per year. And within the third – 2028-2030 – up to 1.8 million.

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In addition, according to the Concept, it is necessary to reduce the cost of procurement of a liter of blood plasma: by 55 percent in 2023 and by 58.3 percent in 2030. This is planned to be achieved by increasing the number of donors, primarily on a gratuitous basis.

The material will be published in full on the Parlamentskaya Gazeta website at a later date.