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2.3 The blood supply chain

Australia's blood sector is government funded, with the Australian Government contributing 63 percent of funds and state and territory governments contributing 37 percent. The National Blood Authority is the national contract manager for supplies of blood and blood-related products under these arrangements. In 2006–07, governments provided the National Blood Authority with $638.3 million to procure and manage the blood supply—see Table 3. Since the commencement of the new arrangements in July 2003, governments have spent $2.2 billion on blood and blood-related products.

Table 3: Government funding to the National Blood Authority for the management of the blood supply*

Table 3: Government funding to the National Blood Authority for the management of the blood supply*

The National Blood Authority manages the national planning and purchasing of blood and blood-related products in close cooperation with a number of entities. The following pages outline the roles and responsibilities of the key stakeholders in the Australian blood sector. The Australian blood supply chain is set out in Figure 1.

Figure 1: Australian Blood Supply Chain

FIGURE 1: AUSTRALIAN BLOOD SUPPLY CHAIN

Australian, state and territory governments

As signatories to the National Blood Agreement, the Australian, state and territory governments are responsible for:

Therapeutic Goods Administration

The regulator for blood and blood-related products in Australia is the Therapeutic Goods Administration. The Therapeutic Goods Administration is responsible for:

Suppliers of blood and blood-related products

The National Blood Authority contracts with a number of suppliers of blood and blood-related products for specific volumes, including:

Contracts with suppliers for the provision of blood and blood-related products under standing offer arrangements include:

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