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Also related literature has been reviewed.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>From 1974 to 2014, donation per population has been increased about eight times. <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">IBTO<\/jats:styled-content> reached 100% voluntary blood donation in 2007, but the number of female blood donors in Iran is six times lower than average global rate. On one hand, the prevalence rate of <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">Hepatitis B virus (HBV)<\/jats:styled-content> and Hepatitis C virus <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">(HCV)<\/jats:styled-content> in blood donors was dropped in to one fifth and one third, respectively during past 8 years. On the other hand, irrational blood usage and lack of integrated blood stock management systems and non self\u2010sufficiency on plasma\u2010derivedmedicines are considered as main challenges of <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">IBTO<\/jats:styled-content>.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title><jats:p>Forty years since the establishment, <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">IBTO<\/jats:styled-content> managed to achieve considerable improvements in different fields but many challenges still remain, which need to be addressed urgently. Great gap between the number of male and female blood donors in Iran has to be filled. 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