Organisation
Under Decree No. 2022-701 of 14 September 2022, CNTSCI relies on governance bodies, a compact management team and a network of regional services.
Leadership chart
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Director GeneralName to be announced
Deputy Director GeneralName to be announced
Director of Administration and FinanceName to be announced
Medical and Scientific DirectorName to be announced
Director of Regional ServicesAn organisation serving the whole transfusion chain
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Members of the Board of Guidance and Supervision
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Central directorates
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Sub-directorates
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Departments attached to the Director General
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Regional facilities
Board of Guidance and Supervision
Ten members appointed by decree for a four-year term, renewable once.
Qualified persons from the technical ministries:
- the representative of the Minister of Health, Public Hygiene and Universal Health Coverage, Chair
- the representative of the Minister of Economy, Finance and Budget
- the representative of the Minister of Budget and State Portfolio
- the representative of the Minister of Higher Education
- the representative of the Minister of Defence
- the representative of the Minister of Employment and Social Protection
Local authorities: a representative of the Municipal Council of the host municipality with knowledge of health, or a representative of the Autonomous District or, failing that, of the Regional Council.
Users:
- a representative of the Order of Midwives of Côte d'Ivoire
- a representative of the Federation of Blood Donors
Staff: a representative chosen by all CNTSCI staff.
Board members are appointed by decree, on the proposal of the authorities they report to. Their term is four years, renewable once.
They receive a session allowance for each meeting, in accordance with the regulations in force.
The Director General of CNTSCI attends sessions in an advisory capacity, as Secretary. The budget controller and the public accountant also attend in an advisory capacity.
Directorate General
The Director General administers and manages CNTSCI.
The Director General is appointed by decree adopted in the Council of Ministers, on the proposal of the Minister of Health, after a call for applications, for three years renewable once, and signs a three-year performance contract with the Minister of Health.
The Director General administers and manages CNTSCI, keeps the Board of Guidance and Supervision informed, has authority over all staff and represents the institution in all civil and legal matters.
The Director General prepares Board sessions, follows up on their recommendations and submits the hospital institution project to the Board, authorises expenditure and may delegate signing authority under the conditions set by order of the Minister of Health.
- Representing the institution before development partners and national and international institutional partners
- Submitting annual objectives, activity programmes and matching budget forecasts to the Board
- Coordinating and monitoring the approved programmes and projects
- Ensuring compliance with the laws, regulations and rules in force
- Overseeing the action plans of the Scientific and Technical Councils
- Coordinating the regional services: centres, blood transfusion branches and collection sites
The management team
Chaired by the Director General, it meets once a week and whenever needed.
- Preparing the institution project on the basis of five-year objectives, and carrying out and monitoring CNTSCI's general activities
- Advising the Director General on the management and running of CNTSCI
Appointed by decree adopted in the Council of Ministers, on the proposal of the Minister of Health, the Deputy Director General stands in for the Director General when absent.
- Monitoring and evaluation of the agreements and contracts signed by CNTSCI, under the Director General's supervision
- Performance of the regional services, within the Director General's performance contract
Responsibilities:
- Preparing and monitoring the budget, procurement, contracts and agreements
- Preparing and monitoring public investment and public-private partnership projects
- Managing all staff and the institution's assets
- Issuing invoices, with the IT department, based on the blood units distributed
- Providing logistical support to CNTSCI's departments
Three sub-directorates:
- Human Resources
- Budget and Finance
- Maintenance and Asset Management
Its director is chosen from among physician or pharmacist researchers and lecturer-researchers, or blood transfusion specialists who have worked at CNTSCI for at least five years.
Responsibilities:
- Setting the policy for blood collection, biological qualification of donations and laboratory services
- Establishing procedures for the production and distribution of blood products
- Overseeing haemovigilance
- Organising training for staff and for all actors of the transfusion system
- Conducting studies and research on the production and use of blood products
- Promoting bone marrow and organ transplantation
Four sub-directorates:
- Planning, Blood Collection, Blood Product Production and Distribution
- Biological Qualification, Histocompatibility and HLA Immunology
- Training and Research
- Transfusion Therapy and Haemovigilance
It coordinates and monitors CNTSCI's regional services. Its director is chosen from among CNTSCI's lecturer-researchers and blood transfusion specialists.
- 10 Regional Blood Transfusion Centres (CRTS), headed by sub-directors
- 18 District Blood Transfusion Centres (CDTS), which coordinate the collection sites in their health area
- 6 Collection Sites (SP)
These facilities are created by order of the Minister of Health, on the proposal of the Director General, after authorisation by the Board of Guidance and Supervision.
Departments attached to the Director General
Headed by department heads appointed by order of the Minister of Health.
It designs and implements CNTSCI's communication policy and drives social mobilisation for voluntary, unpaid blood donation.
- Implementing the quality policy; establishing and updating quality procedures
- Checking that the requirements specified for services are met
- Writing and updating the quality manual; spreading a quality culture among all staff
- Setting performance objectives and indicators; measuring activities, products, costs and results
It ensures that hygiene and safety rules are respected in all CNTSCI facilities and activities.
- Designing and implementing the IT policy; managing the medical-technical software and IT equipment
- Networking the blood transfusion services
- Collecting and processing information on donors, recipients and blood products
- Defining and publishing monitoring indicators; monitoring and evaluating CNTSCI's action plan
- Producing the dashboard and management reports, and contributing to the budget process
It produces, processes and shares information, and archives the physical documents of all departments as well as staff records.
Scientific Council
Chaired by the representative of the Minister of Health, it meets once every six months.
- Evaluating the implementation of the scientific programme
- Giving its opinion on the toxicological assessment of inputs
- Providing a forum for sharing knowledge and experience
- Giving its opinion on the quality and scientific integrity of manuscripts and working-group reports
- Giving its opinion on training activities and technical reports, in light of new knowledge
- the representative of the Minister of Health, Chair
- the Director General of CNTSCI, who acts as secretary
- the Director General of the National Public Health Laboratory
- the Director of Training and Research of the Ministry of Health
- the Director of the Ivorian Pharmaceutical Regulatory Authority
- the Heads of Haematology and Immunology of the university hospitals
- the representative of the Minister of Scientific Research
- a representative of the French Blood Establishment (EFS)
The Scientific Council holds an ordinary session once every six months, convened by its Chair, and extraordinary sessions whenever needed. It may call on any resource person whose expertise is required.
Decisions are taken by an absolute majority of the members present; in the event of a tie, the Chair has the casting vote.