As an expatriate or traveller will normally need to be evacuated to their home country following an emergency blood transfusion, the Foundation actively encourages its members to take out evacuation insurance before going abroad.

The Foundation works with many medical assistance and insurance companies, in particular with the ones listed below, whose senior management support the work of the Foundation and whose doctors recommend membership of the Blood Care Programme.

	Hygea (International) Limited offers world-wide evacuation, medical and travel insurance programmes for: individuals (up to age 65) companies senior citizens (aged 65 and over) visitors to the Schengen group of countries For full details and a quotation, please contact: sales@hygea.co.uk

	International SOS provides evacuation and medical insurance programmes for: companies with a minimum of three employees large companies on an Access basis, for those who wish to self-insure the risks involved For full details and a quotation, please contact: asclepius.ch@virgin.net

	Goodhealth Worldwide provides full medical insurance for: individuals and families companies These policies include the option of including evacuation insurance. For full details and a quotation, please contact: goodhealth@bloodcare.org.uk

	À la carte provides full medical insurance for: individuals and families companies These policies include the option of including evacuation insurance. For full details and a quotation, please contact: alacarte@bloodcare.org.uk