The Australian Federation of AIDS Organisations (AFAO) has welcome the Therapeutic Goods Administrations’ (TGA) decision to revise the blood donation deferral period for men who have sex with men to three months. Until now men who have had sex with men in the past 12 months cannot give blood due to risk of potential HIV transmission, which advocates claim to be discriminatory, scientifically inaccurate and counterproductive for the current health climate.
The TGA’s decision now needs to be approved by Commonwealth, state and territory governments and implemented by the Australian Red Cross Lifeblood (formerly knowns as the Blood Service).
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