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Nordic Blood Preparedness Meeting, November 2024

The Norwegian Directorate of Health, the Western Norway Regional Health Authority and the Norwegian Center for Blood Preparedness conducted a Nordic Blood Preparedness meeting in November (2024) at Solstrand Hotel & Bad, Norway.

Published 6/18/2024
Last updated 3/17/2025
Multiple blood bags lying on a shelf

In general

Close relationships between civilian blood services, transfusion medicine experts, defense forces and competent authorities, are needed to ensure preparedness for crises and war situations. In the meeting, we invite civilian and military stakeholders to discuss and describe the roadmap towards establishing a Nordic Collaborative Blood Preparedness Program. 

Aim of the meeting 

To establish a coordinated and sustainable collaborative program to ensure adequate blood supply and preparedness for crisis and war in the Nordic countries. 

The meeting agenda 

For the offical programme: Click here


For questions regarding the past meeting, please contact:

Nokblod, e-mail: nokblod@helse-bergen.no

Torunn Oveland Apelseth, e-mail: torunn.oveland.apelseth@helse-bergen.no 

Target audience

  • Emergency Preparedness planners and decision makers 
  • Blood providers 
  • Health authorities 
  • Military medical services and logistics, planners and decision makers 
  • Emergency Health Care providers 

Media coverage following the meeting (in Norwegian)