26Sep/18

All Blood Is Red: Rigorous pre-donation screening targeting gays and men’s sex life is unwarranted – Times of India (blog)


Times of India (blog)

All Blood Is Red: Rigorous pre-donation screening targeting gays and men’s sex life is unwarranted
Times of India (blog)
In a controversial step, a new and more exhaustive blood donor screening questionnaire will now require male donors to detail their sexual behaviour and state whether they have multiple partners or engage in male to male sexual activity. Hitherto, the …

25Sep/18

‘No blood from gays’: Male donors to be asked about sex life – Times of India


Times of India

‘No blood from gays’: Male donors to be asked about sex life
Times of India
MUMBAI: A new and more exhaustive blood donor screening questionnaire will now require male donors to answer questions about their sexual behaviour and whether they have multiple partners. While a ban on gay men donating blood has existed in India …
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25Sep/18

Vitalant And Monigle Reimagine The Blood Donation Industry – PR Newswire (press release)


Scottsdale Independent

Vitalant And Monigle Reimagine The Blood Donation Industry
PR Newswire (press release)
Blood Systems has long been one of the largest blood donation networks in the country, but found that its existing umbrella structure connecting individual blood centers was impeding the organization’s efforts to leverage its scale and network for
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