The purpose of haemovigilance is to monitor and evaluate all incidents and adverse reactions occurring in donors or recipients of labile blood products. It covers the entire transfusion chain, from the collection of labile blood products to the follow-up of recipients. Haemovigilance also includes epidemiological monitoring of donors.
Health professionals, blood transfusion establishments and health establishments report and declare information relating to haemovigilance. A decree in the Conseil d’Etat shall determine the conditions for application of this article, in particular the organisational procedures for the haemovigilance system.