THE PARTICIPANTS OF THE INTERNATIONAL FORUM ON SERVICES OF BLOOD TRANSFUSION, WHO ENDED THEIR DELIBERATIONS HERE ON TUESDAY, CALLED FOR ESTABLISHING A BASE FOR DONORS AND VOLUNTEERS SO AS TO OBTAIN SECURED BLOOD. EXPERTS AND RESEARCHERS FROM 20 ARAB, EUROPEAN AND AMERICAN COUNTRIES PARTICIPATED IN THE FORUM ORGANIZED BY THE FACULTY OF APPLIED MEDICAL SCIENCES AND THE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL AT KING ABDULAZIZ UNIVERSITY. DR SALWA HINDAWI, THE HEAD OF THE FORUM'S ORGANIZING COMMITTEE AND HEAD OF THE UNIT OF BLOOD TRANSFUSION SERVICES AT KING ABDULAZIZ UNIVERSITY, SAID THE PARTICIPANTS OF THE FORUM HAD UNDERSCORED THE IMPORTANCE OF TURNING BLOOD DONORS INTO PERMANENT DONORS IN ADDITION TO TAKING INTO ACCOUNT THE IMPORTANCE OF THE QUALITY OF THE DONATED BLOOD. SHE POINTED OUT THAT THE FORUM HAD UNDERLINED THE IMPORTANCE OF TAKING ALL PRECAUTIONARY MEASURES AS A RULE IN THE BLOOD DONATION PROCESS. MORE THAN 120 SPECIALISTS, EXPERTS AND RESEARCHERS PARTICIPATED IN THE PREPARATION OF THE RECOMMENDATIONS SUBMITTED BY THE FORUM.