
September 9
Blood service will continue to refuse donations from gay men in spite of a change in policy announced in Britain yesterday (Irish Times)
Press Release: Lifetime blood donation ban lifted for men who have had sex with men for England, Scotland and Wales (UK Dept. of Health)
August 31
Taiwan investigates organ transplants from HIV-positive donor (CNN)
July 28
HIQA says vCJD blood filter not justified (Irish Health) Also see the HIQA report: A health technology assessment of prion filtration of red cell concentrates to reduce the risk of variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease transmission in Ireland
July 25
From South Africa: New Data from SANBS Reinforces 5 Years of Success Preventing HIV and Hepatitis Transmission from Donated Blood (PR Newswire)
December 19
Woman transfused wrong blood delivers stillborn child (Indian Express)