Germany to lift restrictions on gay blood donors
Germany will amend its guidelines for donating blood so the same rules apply to everyone regardless of their sexual orientation, the country’s health minister said on Tuesday. Official guidelines will be adapted so that potential donors are no longer assessed differently based on their sexual orientation, Karl Lauterbach told the RND broadcaster. “Whether someone can […]
Germany to lift restrictions on gay blood donors
Germany will amend its guidelines for donating blood so the same rules apply to everyone regardless of their sexual orientation, the country’s health minister said on Tuesday. Official guidelines will be adapted so that potential donors are no longer assessed differently based on their sexual orientation, Karl Lauterbach told the RND broadcaster. “Whether someone can […]
Arsenal, Man Utd fans put differences aside to donate blood in Turkana
Man Utd and Arsenal fans in Turkana Country put aside their differences for a good cause, to donate blood at the Lodwar.
Wang’endo: Kenya’s undoing is over-reliance on donor funding
For the last two years, the Committee of Blood Donation and Transfusion Stakeholders has been working all out to try and birth a blood transfusion service in the country that is well resourced and sustainable after years of complete dependence on donors. That task has now assumed emergency proportions with the withdrawal of donor funding, […]
Wang’endo: Kenya’s undoing is over-reliance on donor funding
For the last two years, the Committee of Blood Donation and Transfusion Stakeholders has been working all out to try and birth a blood transfusion service in the country that is well resourced and sustainable after years of complete dependence on donors. That task has now assumed emergency proportions with the withdrawal of donor funding, […]
Myths around giving blood debunked
BBC Giving blood is something that comes with a lot of rules. But there are also a lot of myths and half-truths that people believe. The number of men giving blood has dropped by 24.8% over the past five years, and the number of women giving blood has dropped by 6%, according to NHS Blood […]