Australia raises a ban on plasma donation for gay, bisexuals in the world, first

The rules that have effectively forbade all sexually active gays and bisexuals, Australia emerge in Australia, which are excreted in blood and plasma.

The rules, originally introduced to reduce the risk of donations in the blood groups with more likely HIV impact, will begin to respond from the next month after similar steps in the UK and the United States.

However, in accordance with the changes, Australia will become the first country in the world to remove all restrictions based on sexual activity on plasma donation, the National Blood Don LifeBLOOOD reports.

The new rules were approved by the country’s health regulator and estimated 625,000 people to expand the donation pool.

“Australian life will be saved by this overdue and important decision,” said Rodny Krum, “Give”, which lobbied the changes.

The Chief Physician LifeBLood, Joe Pink, called changes a significant milestone.

“Blood safety will always be our top priority, but we know that the current sacrifice rules have been very complicated for many people in the LGBTQIA+ community … We know that they have contributed to the stigma that faces (them),” the statement said.

Previously, any men or transgender women who had sex with men in the previous three months forbade blood or plasma, as did sex workers and women who have sex with bisexual men.

Now most people who are on sex 6 months and more with one partner will be eligible for blood donation, regardless of their gender or sexuality.

According to the new rules, LifebLood will no longer ask men if they had sex with men in the previous three months.

Instead, all donors will be asked if they were anal sex with new or more partners.

If the answer is yes, they will have to wait three months to donate blood, but can still sacrifice the plasma.

People who take HIV prevention of drugs will also be able to sacrifice plasma, although they are still blocked from blood delivery.

The only group that is still unable to sacrifice plasma is HIV, and those who have a HIV partner.

Plasma donation rules will come into force on July 14, and an updated approach to blood donations, which will be implemented somewhere in 2026.

Studies conducted by LifeBLOOD, with the University of the Novy South Wales Institute, have shown that changes in the rules would have no effect on blood safety and plasma supplies.

In particular, the plasma goes through a process called the inactivation of the pathogen, which filters viruses and bacteria significantly reduces the risk of infection to the patient.

Global demand for plasma is already growing in all times and is still growing, including in Australia, so LifebLood hopes that changes will provide the right stimulus for supplies.

However, let’s give that researcher Sharon Dane said the changes were welcome, they are not global best practices and can be confused.

“It seems like LifebLood, and TGA takes a more conservative approach to the whole blood compared to other countries such as the UK, Canada and the United States.”

“These countries require only three months of monogamous relationships if you have an anal sex rather than six months offered by LifebLood.”

Additional Lana Lam Report