Global Transfusion News

January 16

TraQ December Newsletter (Transfusion Quality Management Program Canada) and latest BLOG Stand by me (Musings on bullying by health professionals) in On Traq.  Also see TraQ International News- news items listed by country

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)