Missions and vision
As a Specialised National Public Hospital Institution, CNTSCI guarantees transfusion safety in Côte d'Ivoire, from the blood donor to the patient.
Missions.
Applying the national health policy on transfusion safety
Transfusion safety
Collecting blood to build up blood banks
Collection
Performing full analysis and control of the blood collected
Biological testing
Manufacturing products derived from blood fractionation
Production
Supplying blood products to health facilities
Distribution
Transporting blood and blood substitutes across the country
Logistics
Practising transfusion therapy
Care
Training medical staff and health workers in blood transfusion
Training
Conducting studies and research on the production and use of blood, on healthcare provision and on biological testing
Research
Building a registry of voluntary bone marrow and organ donors to promote organ donation in Côte d'Ivoire
Transplantation
Performing donor / recipient histocompatibility testing for transplant units
Histocompatibility

Pursuing the structural transformation of CNTSCI to make it:
A key player in the health system, closely integrated into the chain of care.
A modern, high-performing EPHNS that fulfils its public service missions with integrity and accountability.
An institution recognised for its medical and scientific excellence.
An EPHNS available to patients and caregivers, and respectful of blood donors.
Six strategic orientations for CNTSCI
01
Strengthening ties with health operators, for the benefit of patients
- Increasing CNTSCI's involvement in national health regulation
- Better assessing health facilities' needs for labile blood products
- Improving the quality and efficiency of the health system in immunohaematology testing
02
Preparing for the future challenges of self-sufficiency in blood products
- Supplying labile blood products to health facilities in all circumstances, with a 10-day red cell stock balanced across every blood group
- Making blood collection more efficient and adapting it to donors' socio-demographic changes
- Optimising plasma production by apheresis and building partnerships for plasma fractionation
03
Keeping transfusion safety requirements at the highest level
- Improving the quality and efficiency of the health system in immunohaematology testing
- Strengthening quality control and therapeutic evaluation of labile blood products in all CNTSCI laboratories
04
Making associated activities more efficient
- Improving the efficiency of activities shared with health facilities
- Clarifying CNTSCI's strategic position in its competitive activities: tissue and organ banking, reagent production…
05
Refocusing research on the core business
- Strengthening co-funding, valorisation and excellence in research
- Refocusing CNTSCI's research activities on blood transfusion
06
Improving efficiency and securing financial balance
- Adapting the organisation and jobs to changes in CNTSCI's environment and activities
- Continuing to certify new staff and to build all health workers' capacity in good transfusion practice
- Securing CNTSCI's financial balance
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