{"id":1303,"date":"2022-11-03T14:11:52","date_gmt":"2022-11-03T14:11:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sanbs-integrated-report.sanbs.org.za\/?p=1303"},"modified":"2022-11-03T14:11:52","modified_gmt":"2022-11-03T14:11:52","slug":"medical-directors-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sanbs-integrated-report.sanbs.org.za\/archives\/2022\/medical-directors-report\/","title":{"rendered":"Medical Director\u2019s Report"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"single-post\" data-elementor-id=\"1280\" class=\"elementor elementor-1280\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c8cfbff elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-items-stretch elementor-section-content-middle elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-section-height-default parallax_section_no qode_elementor_container_no\" data-id=\"c8cfbff\" 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solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>OUR BUSINESS<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-29735703 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"29735703\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.8.0 - 30-10-2022 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class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-773d416d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"773d416d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.8.0 - 30-10-2022 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">MEDICAL DIRECTOR'S <strong>REPORT <\/strong><\/h1>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-72a328ec elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default parallax_section_no qode_elementor_container_no\" data-id=\"72a328ec\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-25c39e8c\" data-id=\"25c39e8c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ff6dd3f elementor-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"ff6dd3f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-quote-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-18b9325f\" data-id=\"18b9325f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-608bbce elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"608bbce\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>\u2026 <\/strong>it is a point of personal pride that at SANBS we provide products and services to the public sector that are on par with that provided to the private sector, and even with that provided in many high development index countries \u2026<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7339dfb0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7339dfb0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Dr Karin van den Berg, MEDICAL DIRECTOR<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3de892f4\" data-id=\"3de892f4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7da6f986 e-transform elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7da6f986\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_transform_flipX_effect&quot;:&quot;transform&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.8.0 - 30-10-2022 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"440\" height=\"548\" src=\"https:\/\/sanbs-integrated-report.sanbs.org.za\/archives\/2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/KARIN-NEW.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sanbs-integrated-report.sanbs.org.za\/archives\/2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/KARIN-NEW.png 440w, https:\/\/sanbs-integrated-report.sanbs.org.za\/archives\/2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/KARIN-NEW-241x300.png 241w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 440px) 100vw, 440px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c89eee6 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-content-middle elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default parallax_section_no qode_elementor_container_no\" data-id=\"c89eee6\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9fe5bb4\" data-id=\"9fe5bb4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-81ec5ba elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"81ec5ba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>OUR BUSINESS<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-609c9ef elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"609c9ef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ed104e1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ed104e1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">MEDICAL DIRECTOR'S <strong>REPORT <\/strong><\/h1>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-11b1133 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default parallax_section_no qode_elementor_container_no\" data-id=\"11b1133\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-99f6a2c\" data-id=\"99f6a2c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fa1458e elementor-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"fa1458e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-quote-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-76c5142\" data-id=\"76c5142\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-842db41 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"842db41\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>\u2026 <\/strong>it is a point of personal pride that at SANBS we provide products and services to the public sector that are on par with that provided to the private sector, and even with that provided in many high development index countries \u2026<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6e7d953 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6e7d953\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Dr Karin van den Berg, MEDICAL DIRECTOR<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-40524f3 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-content-middle elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default parallax_section_no qode_elementor_container_no\" data-id=\"40524f3\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-752d0c9\" data-id=\"752d0c9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-226cc48 e-transform elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"226cc48\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_transform_flipX_effect&quot;:&quot;transform&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"440\" height=\"548\" src=\"https:\/\/sanbs-integrated-report.sanbs.org.za\/archives\/2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/KARIN-NEW.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sanbs-integrated-report.sanbs.org.za\/archives\/2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/KARIN-NEW.png 440w, https:\/\/sanbs-integrated-report.sanbs.org.za\/archives\/2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/KARIN-NEW-241x300.png 241w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 440px) 100vw, 440px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-32b7f49 elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default parallax_section_no qode_elementor_container_no\" data-id=\"32b7f49\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0853f12\" data-id=\"0853f12\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b263df elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3b263df\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Introduction<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-46b802e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"46b802e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Having recently completed my first year as the Medical Director for SANBS, I continue to be amazed at how complex the business of supplying safe, sufficient blood products to the patients of South Africa is, especially when one prides oneself on providing the same quality product regardless of whether the patient is in Sandton, Gauteng or in Madwaleni, in deep rural Eastern Cape. The fact that this process often appears effortless to those looking in, is a testament to the quality of the people and processes we have in SANBS, much of which was developed by the giants that came before us and indeed still walk among us.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>Following recommendations by the World Health Organization (WHO) that the Ministries of Health should \u201chave the ultimate responsibility for ensuring an adequate supply of safe blood and blood products\u201d, South Africa underwent a process of unifying the multiple smaller blood services operating in South Africa during the 1990s. It is through the hard work and dedication of people such as Prof. Anthon du Plessis Heyns, and indeed, Ravi Reddy, our current CEO, that the country was able to amalgamate most of these fragmented services into what is today, 21 years later, the South African National Blood Service. Utilising relationships that have been forged over decades, SANBS is today able to collaborate extensively with the Western Cape Blood Service locally, but also with other blood services in Africa and the rest of the world.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d7e84b7 elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default parallax_section_no qode_elementor_container_no\" data-id=\"d7e84b7\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ae13088\" data-id=\"ae13088\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c6bd377 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c6bd377\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Introduction<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-85fc6bd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"85fc6bd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Having recently completed my first year as the Medical Director for SANBS, I continue to be amazed at how complex the business of supplying safe, sufficient blood products to the patients of South Africa is, especially when one prides oneself on providing the same quality product regardless of whether the patient is in Sandton, Gauteng or in Madwaleni, in deep rural Eastern Cape. The fact that this process often appears effortless to those looking in, is a testament to the quality of the people and processes we have in SANBS, much of which was developed by the giants that came before us and indeed still walk among us.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>Following recommendations by the World Health Organization (WHO) that the Ministries of Health should \u201chave the ultimate responsibility for ensuring an adequate supply of safe blood and blood products\u201d, South Africa underwent a process of unifying the multiple smaller blood services operating in South Africa during the 1990s. It is through the hard work and dedication of people such as Prof. Anthon du Plessis Heyns, and indeed, Ravi Reddy, our current CEO, that the country was able to amalgamate most of these fragmented services into what is today, 21 years later, the South African National Blood Service. Utilising relationships that have been forged over decades, SANBS is today able to collaborate extensively with the Western Cape Blood Service locally, but also with other blood services in Africa and the rest of the world.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f9411db elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default parallax_section_no qode_elementor_container_no\" data-id=\"f9411db\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2889b88\" data-id=\"2889b88\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-212223e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"212223e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Scientific Advancement Underpinned by Robust Quality Systems\n\n<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b935976 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b935976\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In South Africa, the role of the Medical Director of a blood service is to be accountable for the safety, quality and general sufficiency of the blood supply, a role that has had a shifting focus over the past 21 years. Historically, the driving force behind ensuring a safe blood supply was the prevention of transfusion-transmitted infections (TTI) such as HIV. The implementation of individual donation nucleic acid amplification testing (ID-NAT) in 2005 enabled SANBS to not only expand our donor base, but also enabled the Medical Directors to broaden their quality focus beyond concerns of TTI, to where we, today, are focused on implementing international quality standards such as ISO 15189 and ISO 9001.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>During this time, the world has seen many dramatic advances in the healthcare arena. Diseases, such as certain genetic conditions, major trauma, complications in pregnancy (e.g., ectopic pregnancy, abruptio placentae), and cancer that previously were associated with poor health outcomes and high rates of mortality, are today not only treatable, but often curable. These newer modalities are often only possible due to the availability of a reliable, safe and sufficient blood supply. Simply put, without good quality blood products, most of the oncology treatment regimes, stem cell and organ transplant programmes commonplace today would not be possible at all. Blood transfusion in South Africa has advanced in line with advances in healthcare delivery, whether it is through expanded access to blood products as healthcare delivery in rural areas were expanded or through the provision of hi-tech clinical apheresis solutions to programmes such as ABO-incompatible liver transplant programmes. SANBS has always strived to meet the needs of our patients and treating clinicians.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>In recent times, ensuring that we continue to provide a reliable, world-class service within the South African two-tiered healthcare system, has become increasingly challenging. Despite the challenges of a resource-constrained public service and the low uptake of Patient Blood Management (PBM) principles in the private sector, it is a point of personal pride that at SANBS we provide products and services to the public sector that are on par with that provided to the private sector, and even with that provided in many high development index countries.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-dc5b504 elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default parallax_section_no qode_elementor_container_no\" data-id=\"dc5b504\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-818d304\" data-id=\"818d304\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-02df1ab elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"02df1ab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Scientific Advancement Underpinned by Robust Quality Systems\n\n<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-87f3a20 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"87f3a20\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In South Africa, the role of the Medical Director of a blood service is to be accountable for the safety, quality and general sufficiency of the blood supply, a role that has had a shifting focus over the past 21 years. Historically, the driving force behind ensuring a safe blood supply was the prevention of transfusion-transmitted infections (TTI) such as HIV. The implementation of individual donation nucleic acid amplification testing (ID-NAT) in 2005 enabled SANBS to not only expand our donor base, but also enabled the Medical Directors to broaden their quality focus beyond concerns of TTI, to where we, today, are focused on implementing international quality standards such as ISO 15189 and ISO 9001.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>During this time, the world has seen many dramatic advances in the healthcare arena. Diseases, such as certain genetic conditions, major trauma, complications in pregnancy (e.g., ectopic pregnancy, abruptio placentae), and cancer that previously were associated with poor health outcomes and high rates of mortality, are today not only treatable, but often curable. These newer modalities are often only possible due to the availability of a reliable, safe and sufficient blood supply. Simply put, without good quality blood products, most of the oncology treatment regimes, stem cell and organ transplant programmes commonplace today would not be possible at all. Blood transfusion in South Africa has advanced in line with advances in healthcare delivery, whether it is through expanded access to blood products as healthcare delivery in rural areas were expanded or through the provision of hi-tech clinical apheresis solutions to programmes such as ABO-incompatible liver transplant programmes. SANBS has always strived to meet the needs of our patients and treating clinicians.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>In recent times, ensuring that we continue to provide a reliable, world-class service within the South African two-tiered healthcare system, has become increasingly challenging. Despite the challenges of a resource-constrained public service and the low uptake of Patient Blood Management (PBM) principles in the private sector, it is a point of personal pride that at SANBS we provide products and services to the public sector that are on par with that provided to the private sector, and even with that provided in many high development index countries.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ceefe11 elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default parallax_section_no qode_elementor_container_no\" data-id=\"ceefe11\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-17a6c2c\" data-id=\"17a6c2c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b583fc elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3b583fc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Year Under Review<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-69947c8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"69947c8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Reviewing the past year through the lens of our six capitals, SANBS has had a number of achievements but also a few challenges.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-4f6da0a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default parallax_section_no qode_elementor_container_no\" data-id=\"4f6da0a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-67fed63\" data-id=\"67fed63\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7f726ba elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7f726ba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/sanbs-integrated-report.sanbs.org.za\/archives\/2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Financial-01.svg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-76495b9\" data-id=\"76495b9\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a610a3e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a610a3e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Financial capital <\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0df3e48 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0df3e48\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Covid-19 had a greater impact on our alternative revenue streams than on our core business, in part because several of these streams are highly specialised services that were disproportionally affected by the healthcare service disruption during the various Covid-19 waves. The teams were, however, able to introduce a number of new services, including immuno-absorption programmes for patients undergoing ABO incompatible liver transplants. In addition, the number of clinical units we are providing clinical apheresis to has increased to 78, of which 26 are stem cell transplant units.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-d7255f1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default parallax_section_no qode_elementor_container_no\" data-id=\"d7255f1\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-f699b97\" data-id=\"f699b97\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-891dcb5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"891dcb5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/sanbs-integrated-report.sanbs.org.za\/archives\/2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/human-capital-red-1024x1024.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sanbs-integrated-report.sanbs.org.za\/archives\/2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/human-capital-red-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/sanbs-integrated-report.sanbs.org.za\/archives\/2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/human-capital-red-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/sanbs-integrated-report.sanbs.org.za\/archives\/2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/human-capital-red-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/sanbs-integrated-report.sanbs.org.za\/archives\/2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/human-capital-red-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/sanbs-integrated-report.sanbs.org.za\/archives\/2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/human-capital-red-570x570.png 570w, https:\/\/sanbs-integrated-report.sanbs.org.za\/archives\/2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/human-capital-red-500x500.png 500w, https:\/\/sanbs-integrated-report.sanbs.org.za\/archives\/2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/human-capital-red-1000x1000.png 1000w, https:\/\/sanbs-integrated-report.sanbs.org.za\/archives\/2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/human-capital-red-700x700.png 700w, https:\/\/sanbs-integrated-report.sanbs.org.za\/archives\/2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/human-capital-red-650x650.png 650w, https:\/\/sanbs-integrated-report.sanbs.org.za\/archives\/2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/human-capital-red.png 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-db68a34\" data-id=\"db68a34\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dd0f831 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"dd0f831\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Human capital <\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a700ab4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a700ab4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"initial-text\">As reported previously, SANBS has invested significantly in the RAD Academy and developed a Dual Career Pathway (DCP) strategy, both aimed at increasing scientific and research skills in SANBS, but also to ensure that we have a talent pool from which to promote internally. Over the past year, this investment has paid off with both senior manager vacancies in the Medical Division as well as all three subject matter expert positions created as part of the DCP, being filled by internal applicants. <\/span><span class=\"remaining-text\" style=\"display: none;\">In addition, both executive positions created as part of the Targeted Operating Model project SANBS concluded last year, were filled by internal candidates and in turn, the vacancies created by their promotions were filled internally, speaking to the depth of talent within the core medical and clinical areas of SANBS.<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-0b00a0e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default parallax_section_no qode_elementor_container_no\" data-id=\"0b00a0e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-e476151\" data-id=\"e476151\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a510cc9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a510cc9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/sanbs-integrated-report.sanbs.org.za\/archives\/2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/int-capital-red-3-1024x1024.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sanbs-integrated-report.sanbs.org.za\/archives\/2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/int-capital-red-3-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/sanbs-integrated-report.sanbs.org.za\/archives\/2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/int-capital-red-3-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/sanbs-integrated-report.sanbs.org.za\/archives\/2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/int-capital-red-3-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/sanbs-integrated-report.sanbs.org.za\/archives\/2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/int-capital-red-3-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/sanbs-integrated-report.sanbs.org.za\/archives\/2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/int-capital-red-3-570x570.png 570w, https:\/\/sanbs-integrated-report.sanbs.org.za\/archives\/2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/int-capital-red-3-500x500.png 500w, https:\/\/sanbs-integrated-report.sanbs.org.za\/archives\/2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/int-capital-red-3-1000x1000.png 1000w, https:\/\/sanbs-integrated-report.sanbs.org.za\/archives\/2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/int-capital-red-3-700x700.png 700w, https:\/\/sanbs-integrated-report.sanbs.org.za\/archives\/2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/int-capital-red-3-650x650.png 650w, https:\/\/sanbs-integrated-report.sanbs.org.za\/archives\/2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/int-capital-red-3.png 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-336c2ee\" data-id=\"336c2ee\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1c13651 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1c13651\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Intellectual capital<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8260395 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8260395\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"initial-text\">Over the past year, we have successfully continued our strategy of expanding research and publication capacity among a growing proportion of SANBS staff and divisions with 20 publications in peer reviewed scientific journals. During the early days of the newly formed SANBS, we developed relationships that put SANBS on the international arena in relation to TTI related research, especially HIV.Over time, we have expanded our collaborations beyond the traditional TTI field, to now include donor and donation, blood utilisation, PBM, clinical apheresis, stem cell and genetic research.<\/span> <span class=\"remaining-text\" style=\"display: none;\">\n\n\nThe Covid-19 epidemic, for all the misery it brought, also created opportunities for collaboration and an unprecedented co-creation of intellectual capital among groups who previously had little in common. While SANBS had several informal collaborations with local academic institutions, we have now concluded formal agreements with several institutions, including the Universities of the Free State, Cape Town, Limpopo and Johannesburg, as well as with the National Institute of Communicable Diseases, the South African Centre for Epidemiological Modelling and Analysis and the Centre for the AIDS Programme of Research in South Africa. SANBS has also participated or been acknowledged in multiple international collaborations and working groups, most of which led to international publications.<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-df7d0d3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default parallax_section_no qode_elementor_container_no\" data-id=\"df7d0d3\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-7c241dc\" data-id=\"7c241dc\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a40ba20 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a40ba20\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/sanbs-integrated-report.sanbs.org.za\/archives\/2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/man-capital-red-1024x1024.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sanbs-integrated-report.sanbs.org.za\/archives\/2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/man-capital-red-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/sanbs-integrated-report.sanbs.org.za\/archives\/2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/man-capital-red-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/sanbs-integrated-report.sanbs.org.za\/archives\/2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/man-capital-red-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/sanbs-integrated-report.sanbs.org.za\/archives\/2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/man-capital-red-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/sanbs-integrated-report.sanbs.org.za\/archives\/2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/man-capital-red-570x570.png 570w, https:\/\/sanbs-integrated-report.sanbs.org.za\/archives\/2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/man-capital-red-500x500.png 500w, https:\/\/sanbs-integrated-report.sanbs.org.za\/archives\/2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/man-capital-red-1000x1000.png 1000w, https:\/\/sanbs-integrated-report.sanbs.org.za\/archives\/2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/man-capital-red-700x700.png 700w, https:\/\/sanbs-integrated-report.sanbs.org.za\/archives\/2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/man-capital-red-650x650.png 650w, https:\/\/sanbs-integrated-report.sanbs.org.za\/archives\/2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/man-capital-red.png 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-e5f49e7\" data-id=\"e5f49e7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e0690d4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e0690d4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Manufactured capital<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c7c45f8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c7c45f8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"initial-text\">During the interactions with MAK Systems, an international organisation with whom SANBS is collaborating for the delivery of the new BECS, it became clear that the sophisticated blood collection, processing and issuing systems and processes developed by SANBS over the past 21 years, took our international partners by surprise as they were not fully aware of the sophistication of the Blood Supply Chain in South Africa. The new Mount Edgecombe campus is our flagship from which this sophisticated journey of blood can be viewed, however, it is but one part of the significant network of collection, processing and issuing sites created from the fragmented blood services 21 years ago. <\/span>\n<span class=\"remaining-text\" style=\"display: none;\">\nIt is this network that enables SANBS to provide the same quality product to patients whether they are in Sandton or in Madwaleni. We aim to continue this journey and are planning a pilot project on automated processing of blood that will help reduce processing times, enable processing in more remote areas, thereby also reducing the need for expensive transportation.<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-0da1d2e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default parallax_section_no qode_elementor_container_no\" data-id=\"0da1d2e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-78e69c0\" data-id=\"78e69c0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5269464 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5269464\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/sanbs-integrated-report.sanbs.org.za\/archives\/2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/natural-capital-red-1024x1024.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sanbs-integrated-report.sanbs.org.za\/archives\/2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/natural-capital-red-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/sanbs-integrated-report.sanbs.org.za\/archives\/2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/natural-capital-red-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/sanbs-integrated-report.sanbs.org.za\/archives\/2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/natural-capital-red-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/sanbs-integrated-report.sanbs.org.za\/archives\/2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/natural-capital-red-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/sanbs-integrated-report.sanbs.org.za\/archives\/2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/natural-capital-red-570x570.png 570w, https:\/\/sanbs-integrated-report.sanbs.org.za\/archives\/2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/natural-capital-red-500x500.png 500w, https:\/\/sanbs-integrated-report.sanbs.org.za\/archives\/2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/natural-capital-red-1000x1000.png 1000w, https:\/\/sanbs-integrated-report.sanbs.org.za\/archives\/2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/natural-capital-red-700x700.png 700w, https:\/\/sanbs-integrated-report.sanbs.org.za\/archives\/2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/natural-capital-red-650x650.png 650w, https:\/\/sanbs-integrated-report.sanbs.org.za\/archives\/2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/natural-capital-red.png 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-b30dad3\" data-id=\"b30dad3\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a420868 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a420868\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Natural capital <\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a914e1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1a914e1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAt SANBS we are acutely aware of the impact we have on our environment. One aspect of this is the biological waste requiring incineration we generate through our business processes, a significant portion of which relates to the discarding of used test reagents and consumables. Active management of discards at each step of the business process has resulted in overall discard rates below 5%, which compares very favourably to the ~10% seen in other comparable blood services. The second aspect worth noting is the positive impact that the implementation of the remote working policy and the use of virtual platforms for meetings and training has had on travel and therefore our carbon footprint.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-0f7125d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default parallax_section_no qode_elementor_container_no\" data-id=\"0f7125d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-21ee264\" data-id=\"21ee264\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-173eda7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"173eda7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/sanbs-integrated-report.sanbs.org.za\/archives\/2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/social-capital-red-1024x1024.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sanbs-integrated-report.sanbs.org.za\/archives\/2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/social-capital-red-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/sanbs-integrated-report.sanbs.org.za\/archives\/2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/social-capital-red-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/sanbs-integrated-report.sanbs.org.za\/archives\/2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/social-capital-red-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/sanbs-integrated-report.sanbs.org.za\/archives\/2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/social-capital-red-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/sanbs-integrated-report.sanbs.org.za\/archives\/2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/social-capital-red-570x570.png 570w, https:\/\/sanbs-integrated-report.sanbs.org.za\/archives\/2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/social-capital-red-500x500.png 500w, https:\/\/sanbs-integrated-report.sanbs.org.za\/archives\/2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/social-capital-red-1000x1000.png 1000w, https:\/\/sanbs-integrated-report.sanbs.org.za\/archives\/2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/social-capital-red-700x700.png 700w, https:\/\/sanbs-integrated-report.sanbs.org.za\/archives\/2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/social-capital-red-650x650.png 650w, https:\/\/sanbs-integrated-report.sanbs.org.za\/archives\/2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/social-capital-red.png 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-bef39b1\" data-id=\"bef39b1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f9d7fea elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f9d7fea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Social and relationship capital <\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-82b3a98 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"82b3a98\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"initial-text\">At our heart, SANBS is about people, in the words of one of our directors, SANBS is about people being trusted to save lives. To be able to do so SANBS needs to forge relationships built on trust with all our stakeholders, not least of which is our donor communities. Over the past 21 years, through a dedicated focus on transformation supported by scientific developments such as ID-NAT testing, SANBS has managed to transform our donor base to be more reflective of the population we serve.<\/span>\n<span class=\"remaining-text\" style=\"display: none;\">\nThe SANBS mission to reliably provide the transfusion needs of all patients has meant that we have, over the years, invested in infrastructure and people development that enabled us to deliver high quality blood products and services in an equitable manner to virtually all patients and communities within our area of operations. Some of the other social investments made over the past 21 years include the placement of emergency fridges in relevant rural\/district hospitals which ensured that there are blood products available for mothers undergoing caesarian sections and complicated deliveries in these hospitals; ensuring blood product support so that new paediatric oncology units and transplant centres could be opened in places where previously children died waiting for referral to major academic institutions. All of this was possible because we stood on the shoulders of the giants who came before us as we continue the legacy of building a better tomorrow for those who will come after us.<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4c27e6f elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default parallax_section_no qode_elementor_container_no\" data-id=\"4c27e6f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9ec05bb\" data-id=\"9ec05bb\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-475f912 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"475f912\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Year Under Review<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d800be0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d800be0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Reviewing the past year through the lens of our six capitals, SANBS has had a number of achievements but also a few challenges.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-a47e067 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default parallax_section_no qode_elementor_container_no\" data-id=\"a47e067\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-0bd7da3\" data-id=\"0bd7da3\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1e0dad6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1e0dad6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/sanbs-integrated-report.sanbs.org.za\/archives\/2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Financial-01.svg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c267aba elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c267aba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Financial capital <\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1267b5b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1267b5b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Covid-19 had a greater impact on our alternative revenue streams than on our core business, in part because several of these streams are highly specialised services that were disproportionally affected by the healthcare service disruption during the various Covid-19 waves. The teams were, however, able to introduce a number of new services, including immuno-absorption programmes for patients undergoing ABO incompatible liver transplants. In addition, the number of clinical units we are providing clinical apheresis to has increased to 78, of which 26 are stem cell transplant units.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-6600316 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default parallax_section_no qode_elementor_container_no\" data-id=\"6600316\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-f93a261\" data-id=\"f93a261\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-085bd92 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"085bd92\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/sanbs-integrated-report.sanbs.org.za\/archives\/2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/human-capital-red-1024x1024.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sanbs-integrated-report.sanbs.org.za\/archives\/2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/human-capital-red-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/sanbs-integrated-report.sanbs.org.za\/archives\/2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/human-capital-red-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/sanbs-integrated-report.sanbs.org.za\/archives\/2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/human-capital-red-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/sanbs-integrated-report.sanbs.org.za\/archives\/2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/human-capital-red-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/sanbs-integrated-report.sanbs.org.za\/archives\/2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/human-capital-red-570x570.png 570w, https:\/\/sanbs-integrated-report.sanbs.org.za\/archives\/2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/human-capital-red-500x500.png 500w, https:\/\/sanbs-integrated-report.sanbs.org.za\/archives\/2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/human-capital-red-1000x1000.png 1000w, https:\/\/sanbs-integrated-report.sanbs.org.za\/archives\/2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/human-capital-red-700x700.png 700w, https:\/\/sanbs-integrated-report.sanbs.org.za\/archives\/2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/human-capital-red-650x650.png 650w, https:\/\/sanbs-integrated-report.sanbs.org.za\/archives\/2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/human-capital-red.png 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-668c0f2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"668c0f2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Human capital <\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a8acf46 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a8acf46\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"initial-text\">As reported previously, SANBS has invested significantly in the RAD Academy and developed a Dual Career Pathway (DCP) strategy, both aimed at increasing scientific and research skills in SANBS, but also to ensure that we have a talent pool from which to promote internally. Over the past year, this investment has paid off with both senior manager vacancies in the Medical Division as well as all three subject matter expert positions created as part of the DCP, being filled by internal applicants. <\/span><span class=\"remaining-text\" style=\"display: none;\">In addition, both executive positions created as part of the Targeted Operating Model project SANBS concluded last year, were filled by internal candidates and in turn, the vacancies created by their promotions were filled internally, speaking to the depth of talent within the core medical and clinical areas of SANBS.<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-c52d061 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default parallax_section_no qode_elementor_container_no\" data-id=\"c52d061\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-2af7623\" data-id=\"2af7623\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-310f07e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"310f07e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/sanbs-integrated-report.sanbs.org.za\/archives\/2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/int-capital-red-3-1024x1024.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sanbs-integrated-report.sanbs.org.za\/archives\/2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/int-capital-red-3-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/sanbs-integrated-report.sanbs.org.za\/archives\/2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/int-capital-red-3-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/sanbs-integrated-report.sanbs.org.za\/archives\/2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/int-capital-red-3-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/sanbs-integrated-report.sanbs.org.za\/archives\/2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/int-capital-red-3-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/sanbs-integrated-report.sanbs.org.za\/archives\/2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/int-capital-red-3-570x570.png 570w, https:\/\/sanbs-integrated-report.sanbs.org.za\/archives\/2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/int-capital-red-3-500x500.png 500w, https:\/\/sanbs-integrated-report.sanbs.org.za\/archives\/2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/int-capital-red-3-1000x1000.png 1000w, https:\/\/sanbs-integrated-report.sanbs.org.za\/archives\/2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/int-capital-red-3-700x700.png 700w, https:\/\/sanbs-integrated-report.sanbs.org.za\/archives\/2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/int-capital-red-3-650x650.png 650w, https:\/\/sanbs-integrated-report.sanbs.org.za\/archives\/2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/int-capital-red-3.png 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1538d01 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1538d01\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Intellectual capital<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1aabce4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1aabce4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"initial-text\">Over the past year, we have successfully continued our strategy of expanding research and publication capacity among a growing proportion of SANBS staff and divisions with 20 publications in peer reviewed scientific journals. During the early days of the newly formed SANBS, we developed relationships that put SANBS on the international arena in relation to TTI related research, especially HIV.Over time, we have expanded our collaborations beyond the traditional TTI field, to now include donor and donation, blood utilisation, PBM, clinical apheresis, stem cell and genetic research.<\/span> <span class=\"remaining-text\" style=\"display: none;\">\n\n\nThe Covid-19 epidemic, for all the misery it brought, also created opportunities for collaboration and an unprecedented co-creation of intellectual capital among groups who previously had little in common. While SANBS had several informal collaborations with local academic institutions, we have now concluded formal agreements with several institutions, including the Universities of the Free State, Cape Town, Limpopo and Johannesburg, as well as with the National Institute of Communicable Diseases, the South African Centre for Epidemiological Modelling and Analysis and the Centre for the AIDS Programme of Research in South Africa. SANBS has also participated or been acknowledged in multiple international collaborations and working groups, most of which led to international publications.<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-f1625df elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default parallax_section_no qode_elementor_container_no\" data-id=\"f1625df\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-8b506e7\" data-id=\"8b506e7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b5a29e8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b5a29e8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/sanbs-integrated-report.sanbs.org.za\/archives\/2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/man-capital-red-1024x1024.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sanbs-integrated-report.sanbs.org.za\/archives\/2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/man-capital-red-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/sanbs-integrated-report.sanbs.org.za\/archives\/2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/man-capital-red-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/sanbs-integrated-report.sanbs.org.za\/archives\/2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/man-capital-red-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/sanbs-integrated-report.sanbs.org.za\/archives\/2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/man-capital-red-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/sanbs-integrated-report.sanbs.org.za\/archives\/2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/man-capital-red-570x570.png 570w, https:\/\/sanbs-integrated-report.sanbs.org.za\/archives\/2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/man-capital-red-500x500.png 500w, https:\/\/sanbs-integrated-report.sanbs.org.za\/archives\/2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/man-capital-red-1000x1000.png 1000w, https:\/\/sanbs-integrated-report.sanbs.org.za\/archives\/2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/man-capital-red-700x700.png 700w, https:\/\/sanbs-integrated-report.sanbs.org.za\/archives\/2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/man-capital-red-650x650.png 650w, https:\/\/sanbs-integrated-report.sanbs.org.za\/archives\/2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/man-capital-red.png 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1054585 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1054585\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Manufactured capital<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0b34d52 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0b34d52\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"initial-text\">During the interactions with MAK Systems, an international organisation with whom SANBS is collaborating for the delivery of the new BECS, it became clear that the sophisticated blood collection, processing and issuing systems and processes developed by SANBS over the past 21 years, took our international partners by surprise as they were not fully aware of the sophistication of the Blood Supply Chain in South Africa. The new Mount Edgecombe campus is our flagship from which this sophisticated journey of blood can be viewed, however, it is but one part of the significant network of collection, processing and issuing sites created from the fragmented blood services 21 years ago. <\/span>\n<span class=\"remaining-text\" style=\"display: none;\">\nIt is this network that enables SANBS to provide the same quality product to patients whether they are in Sandton or in Madwaleni. We aim to continue this journey and are planning a pilot project on automated processing of blood that will help reduce processing times, enable processing in more remote areas, thereby also reducing the need for expensive transportation.<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-6046b0f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default parallax_section_no qode_elementor_container_no\" data-id=\"6046b0f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-ac58d90\" data-id=\"ac58d90\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e39c072 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e39c072\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/sanbs-integrated-report.sanbs.org.za\/archives\/2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/natural-capital-red-1024x1024.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sanbs-integrated-report.sanbs.org.za\/archives\/2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/natural-capital-red-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/sanbs-integrated-report.sanbs.org.za\/archives\/2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/natural-capital-red-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/sanbs-integrated-report.sanbs.org.za\/archives\/2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/natural-capital-red-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/sanbs-integrated-report.sanbs.org.za\/archives\/2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/natural-capital-red-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/sanbs-integrated-report.sanbs.org.za\/archives\/2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/natural-capital-red-570x570.png 570w, https:\/\/sanbs-integrated-report.sanbs.org.za\/archives\/2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/natural-capital-red-500x500.png 500w, https:\/\/sanbs-integrated-report.sanbs.org.za\/archives\/2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/natural-capital-red-1000x1000.png 1000w, https:\/\/sanbs-integrated-report.sanbs.org.za\/archives\/2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/natural-capital-red-700x700.png 700w, https:\/\/sanbs-integrated-report.sanbs.org.za\/archives\/2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/natural-capital-red-650x650.png 650w, https:\/\/sanbs-integrated-report.sanbs.org.za\/archives\/2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/natural-capital-red.png 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c932730 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c932730\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Natural capital <\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8d0255d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8d0255d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAt SANBS we are acutely aware of the impact we have on our environment. One aspect of this is the biological waste requiring incineration we generate through our business processes, a significant portion of which relates to the discarding of used test reagents and consumables. Active management of discards at each step of the business process has resulted in overall discard rates below 5%, which compares very favourably to the ~10% seen in other comparable blood services. The second aspect worth noting is the positive impact that the implementation of the remote working policy and the use of virtual platforms for meetings and training has had on travel and therefore our carbon footprint.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-7fcaf07 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default parallax_section_no qode_elementor_container_no\" data-id=\"7fcaf07\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-19392ba\" data-id=\"19392ba\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-21c9296 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"21c9296\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/sanbs-integrated-report.sanbs.org.za\/archives\/2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/social-capital-red-1024x1024.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sanbs-integrated-report.sanbs.org.za\/archives\/2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/social-capital-red-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/sanbs-integrated-report.sanbs.org.za\/archives\/2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/social-capital-red-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/sanbs-integrated-report.sanbs.org.za\/archives\/2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/social-capital-red-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/sanbs-integrated-report.sanbs.org.za\/archives\/2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/social-capital-red-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/sanbs-integrated-report.sanbs.org.za\/archives\/2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/social-capital-red-570x570.png 570w, https:\/\/sanbs-integrated-report.sanbs.org.za\/archives\/2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/social-capital-red-500x500.png 500w, https:\/\/sanbs-integrated-report.sanbs.org.za\/archives\/2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/social-capital-red-1000x1000.png 1000w, https:\/\/sanbs-integrated-report.sanbs.org.za\/archives\/2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/social-capital-red-700x700.png 700w, https:\/\/sanbs-integrated-report.sanbs.org.za\/archives\/2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/social-capital-red-650x650.png 650w, https:\/\/sanbs-integrated-report.sanbs.org.za\/archives\/2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/social-capital-red.png 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-de4fa3c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"de4fa3c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Social and relationship capital <\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b195f0e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b195f0e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"initial-text\">At our heart, SANBS is about people, in the words of one of our directors, SANBS is about people being trusted to save lives. To be able to do so SANBS needs to forge relationships built on trust with all our stakeholders, not least of which is our donor communities. Over the past 21 years, through a dedicated focus on transformation supported by scientific developments such as ID-NAT testing, SANBS has managed to transform our donor base to be more reflective of the population we serve.<\/span>\n<span class=\"remaining-text\" style=\"display: none;\">\nThe SANBS mission to reliably provide the transfusion needs of all patients has meant that we have, over the years, invested in infrastructure and people development that enabled us to deliver high quality blood products and services in an equitable manner to virtually all patients and communities within our area of operations. Some of the other social investments made over the past 21 years include the placement of emergency fridges in relevant rural\/district hospitals which ensured that there are blood products available for mothers undergoing caesarian sections and complicated deliveries in these hospitals; ensuring blood product support so that new paediatric oncology units and transplant centres could be opened in places where previously children died waiting for referral to major academic institutions. All of this was possible because we stood on the shoulders of the giants who came before us as we continue the legacy of building a better tomorrow for those who will come after us.<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-af58fee elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default parallax_section_no qode_elementor_container_no\" data-id=\"af58fee\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8aecce2\" data-id=\"8aecce2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-581abcf elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"581abcf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Looking forward<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0567a3a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0567a3a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Adjusting to the new normal introduced by Covid-19 moving from an epidemic to an endemic disease, will require SANBS to re-assess our processes and systems. With the normalisation of the blood demand, our Donor Teams will need to develop new and innovative ways of collecting blood with programmes such as the \u201cGood Hood\u201d campaign and #MoreBlood in the pipeline. Multi-disciplinary teams are developing strategies and processes to ensure sufficient platelets products; improved blood component processing; completion of the SMART fridge pilot; completion of the blood bank automation project and implementation of new testing strategies in our specialised laboratories, all of which will be underpinned by our new BECS. Key focus areas for staff development will include the roll-out of our new Learner Experience Portal, bedding down of the dual career pathway and continued research capacity development, including the continuation of the Covid-19 sero-prevalence and immunology research.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-fc79330 elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default parallax_section_no qode_elementor_container_no\" data-id=\"fc79330\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-32944a2\" data-id=\"32944a2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-952dfeb elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"952dfeb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Looking forward<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d1a5c0e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d1a5c0e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Adjusting to the new normal introduced by Covid-19 moving from an epidemic to an endemic disease, will require SANBS to re-assess our processes and systems. With the normalisation of the blood demand, our Donor Teams will need to develop new and innovative ways of collecting blood with programmes such as the \u201cGood Hood\u201d campaign and #MoreBlood in the pipeline. Multi-disciplinary teams are developing strategies and processes to ensure sufficient platelets products; improved blood component processing; completion of the SMART fridge pilot; completion of the blood bank automation project and implementation of new testing strategies in our specialised laboratories, all of which will be underpinned by our new BECS. Key focus areas for staff development will include the roll-out of our new Learner Experience Portal, bedding down of the dual career pathway and continued research capacity development, including the continuation of the Covid-19 sero-prevalence and immunology research.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-59f7c89 elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default parallax_section_no qode_elementor_container_no\" data-id=\"59f7c89\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4209a907\" data-id=\"4209a907\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-69b715f1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"69b715f1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Conclusion and appreciation\n\n<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-271dbf2c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"271dbf2c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>As is the case for many industries, the past year has been tough on SANBS and our staff, with the coming year likely to be equally challenging. However, the way our staff responded to the adversity brought about by the Covid-19 epidemic bodes well for our continued ability to overcome the challenges of the future. I know that I speak for the Executive when extending a heartfelt appreciation to our staff, donors, patients and all other stakeholders for their support over the past 21 years; with your support and dedication, we can be trusted to save lives.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c0c0fdf elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default parallax_section_no qode_elementor_container_no\" data-id=\"c0c0fdf\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ef1afc3\" data-id=\"ef1afc3\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d8904c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4d8904c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Conclusion and appreciation\n\n<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-88693a5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"88693a5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>As is the case for many industries, the past year has been tough on SANBS and our staff, with the coming year likely to be equally challenging. However, the way our staff responded to the adversity brought about by the Covid-19 epidemic bodes well for our continued ability to overcome the challenges of the future. I know that I speak for the Executive when extending a heartfelt appreciation to our staff, donors, patients and all other stakeholders for their support over the past 21 years; with your support and dedication, we can be trusted to save lives.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"OUR BUSINESS MEDICAL DIRECTOR'S REPORT \u2026 it is a point of personal pride that at SANBS we provide products and services to the public sector that are on par with that provided to the private sector, and even with that provided in many high development...","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"elementor_header_footer","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[13],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sanbs-integrated-report.sanbs.org.za\/archives\/2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1303"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sanbs-integrated-report.sanbs.org.za\/archives\/2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sanbs-integrated-report.sanbs.org.za\/archives\/2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sanbs-integrated-report.sanbs.org.za\/archives\/2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sanbs-integrated-report.sanbs.org.za\/archives\/2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1303"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/sanbs-integrated-report.sanbs.org.za\/archives\/2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1303\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1304,"href":"https:\/\/sanbs-integrated-report.sanbs.org.za\/archives\/2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1303\/revisions\/1304"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sanbs-integrated-report.sanbs.org.za\/archives\/2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1303"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sanbs-integrated-report.sanbs.org.za\/archives\/2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1303"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sanbs-integrated-report.sanbs.org.za\/archives\/2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1303"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}