The NSW government is set to ease restrictions preventing gay men from donating blood | Kaubo
The NSW government is set to ease restrictions preventing gay men from donating blood and redress discriminatory red-tape to shore up blood supplies during the coronavirus pandemic.
MP Alex Greenwich, right, and NSW Health Minister Brad Hazzard in July 2019 outside parliament house."During the current COVID-19 pandemic it is vital that blood donations are available to save lives," Mr Greenwich wrote to Mr Hazzard. The TGA’s decision was based on an analysis by Australian Red Cross Lifeblood, which advocated reducing the deferral period for all donors who engage in what international regulators refer to as high-risk sexual practices.
"Gay men regularly see TV ads and hear radio ads encouraging Australians to donate blood, but we are unfairly excluded from that process," he said.
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