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Faber Jean-Claude

Dr. Faber Jean-Claude,

President, Luxembourg Hemophilia Association (ALH),

Luxembourg

He graduated as medical doctor from the University of Bonn in Germany and received his specialisation in biologic haematology and transfusion medicine in Germany, the US, Canada, France and Netherlands. For 25 years, he was the medical director of the Blood Transfusion Service of the Luxembourg Red Cross. He is a member of WHO Expert Advisory Panel on Transfusion Medicine (World Health Organisation, WHO), founding president of the International Haemovigilance Network (IHN). For many years he has been involved in works with the Council of Europe (as member of the Group of Experts in Blood Transfusion and Immunohaematology), the European Commission (as national and scientific expert in blood transfusion) and the European Blood Alliance (as vice-president). In his home country, he is serving the National Haemophilia Association as president. His main areas of interest are haemovigilance, quality management in blood establishments, self-sufficiency (blood and plasma/fractionation) and voluntary non-remunerated blood donation. His favourite activities are assistance projects in blood transfusion in developing countries (such as Ecuador, Nicaragua, Haiti, Burkina Faso, Senegal, Pakistan, Vietnam, Laos and Myanmar). Together with Prof. De Vries, he has co-authored the textbook on Haemovigilance, published in 2012. He has received several international awards: in 2008, the ISBT Award (Award of the International Society of Blood Transfusion, granted to a person who has contributed significantly to blood transfusion and transfusion medicine, mainly in educational aspects), and in 2010, the IHN Award (Award of the International Haemovigilance Network, granted to a person who has contributed significantly to haemovigilance).

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