Men who have not had sex with other men in the past 12 months will be able to donate blood starting from late this month, the Hong Kong Red Cross has announced.
The new donation rules will officially come into effect on September 25 as the organisation’s blood transfusion service (BTS) said the change was based on scientific evidence and the experiences of other countries.
Dr Lee Cheuk-kwong, chief executive and medical director of the BTS, said foreign data had shown the risk of...
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