Linda Barnes

1 INTRODUCTION Blood is an essential medicine.1 In sub-Saharan Africa, blood transfusion is used primarily in the treatment of post-partum hemorrhage, trauma, and severe anemia in children under five.2-4 However, low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) often miss even the baseline blood collection target of 10 units per 1000 people,5 which many experts argue is too low.6 In part due to low blood availability, missed and delayed transfusions are common in LMICs,2, 7 contributing to higher...

ArticlesOnline first103968Open access Affiliations & Notes aLinda S Barnes Consulting, Seattle, WA, USA bUniversity of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA cStrathmore University, Nairobi, Kenya dKenyatta University, Nairobi, Kenya eDalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada fAga Khan University, Nairobi, Kenya gRoyal College of Surgeons, Dublin, Ireland hUniversity College London, London, UK Article Info Publication History: Published June 13, 2026 DOI: 10.1016/j.langlo.2026.103968 External...

LS, Baraniak P, Bocquet C, Cap B, Delaney C, Hlucky T, et al. Thought leadership in cellular starting material: A review of summary themes from the AABB cellular starting material forums of 2021–2024. Transfusion. 2026. Barnes https://doi.org/10.1111/trf.70278 DATA AVAILABILITY STATEMENT The data that support the findings of this study are available on request from the corresponding author. The data are not publicly available due to privacy or ethical restrictions.