Australia raises the ban on plasma donation for gay, bisexual men in the world first

The rules that have effectively banned all homosexual and bisexual homosexuals are raised from blood and plasma donation in Australia.

The rules, which were originally presented, will start to reduce the risk of blood donation from groups with a greater chance of HIV, from next month, after similar moves in the United Kingdom and the United States.

However, in light of the changes, Australia will become the first country in the world to remove all restrictions based on sexual activity to donate plasma, says the National Laydir National to serve blood donation.

The new rules have been approved by the country’s health product organizer, and it is estimated that they expand the donation gathering by 625,000 people.

“The Australians will be rescued through this late and important decision,” said Rodney Chrome – of The Let We Gift, who pressed for change.

LifeBlood, chief medical official, Joe Pink, changes as an important landmark.

“The safety of blood will always be our top priority, but we know that the current donation rules were very difficult for many people in the LGBTQIA+ community … We know that they contributed to the stigma that they faced (they),” she said in a statement.

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

Now, most people will be in a 6 -month or more sexual relationship with one partner qualified to donate blood, regardless of their sex or sexual lives.

Under the new rules, LifeBlood will not ask men if they have sex with men in the previous three months.

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

If the answer is yes, they will need to wait for three months to donate blood, but they are still qualified to donate the plasma.

People who take HIV will also be able to prevent a plasma, although they are still prohibited from donating blood.

The only group that is still unable to donate plasma is the one that has HIV, and those who have a partner with HIV.

The rules of donation in the plasma will enter into force on July 14, with the updated blood donation approach that will be implemented at some time in 2026.

LifeBlood research with the Kirby Institute at New South Wales University has shown that the base changes will have no effect on the safety of blood and plasma supply.

Plasma in particular passes through a process called the nurse, which filters viruses and bacteria, greatly reduces the risk of infection that is transferred to the patient.

The global plasma demand is already high at all and still rises, including in Australia, so the lifeline hopes to provide changes with a great need for supplies.

However, let’s give the researcher Sharon Dan that although the changes were welcome, they are not the best global practices and can be confusing.

“LifeBlood and TGA seem to take a more conservative approach to full blood donation, for other countries such as the United Kingdom, Canada and the United States.”

“These countries require only three months of unilateral relationship if they are involved in anal sex, instead of the six months that the lifeline proposed.”

Additional reports by Lana Lam