Entry #11374: Blood donations by MSMs in Greece

Current Version

Region	Greece
Issue	Blood donations by MSMs
Status	Legal
Start Date	Jan 10, 2022
End Date	now
Description	In January 10, 2022 the Greek Minister of Health, Thanos Plevris, and the Deputy Minister of Health, Mina Gaga signed the determination of the content of the "Blood Donor History". In the new form, sexual orientation is disconnected from the criteria that must be met by prospective blood donors.
Sources	https://www.moh.gov.gr/articles/ministry/grafeio-typoy/press-releases/10010-ypografthke-h-ypoyrgikh-apofash-gia-to-neo-entypo-aimodosias

	Old Value	New Value (Current)
Description	In January 10, 2022 the Minister of Health, Thanos Plevris, and the Deputy Minister of Health, Mina Gaga signed the determination of the content of the publication "History of the blood donor". In the new form, sexual orientation is disconnected from the criteria that must be met by prospective blood donors.	In January 10, 2022 the Greek Minister of Health, Thanos Plevris, and the Deputy Minister of Health, Mina Gaga signed the determination of the content of the "Blood Donor History". In the new form, sexual orientation is disconnected from the criteria that must be met by prospective blood donors.
Description	Show Difference In January 10, 2022 the Minister of Health, Thanos Plevris, and the Deputy Minister of Health, Mina Gaga signed the determination of the content of the publication "History of the blood donor". In the new form, sexual orientation is disconnected from the criteria that must be met by prospective blood donors. Greek Minister of Health, Thanos Plevris, and the Deputy Minister of Health, Mina Gaga signed the determination of the content of the "Blood Donor History". In the new form, sexual orientation is disconnected from the criteria that must be met by prospective blood donors.

	Old Value (Original)	New Value
Description	In January 10, 2022 the Minister of Health, Thanos Plevris, and the Deputy Minister of Health, Mina Gaga signed the determination of the content of the publication "History of the blood donor". In the new form, sexual orientation is disconnected from the criteria that must be met by prospective blood donors. It is recalled that the form of the National Blood Donation Center included the provision that a person who had entered into even one homosexual relationship since 1977 could not become a voluntary blood donor.	In January 10, 2022 the Minister of Health, Thanos Plevris, and the Deputy Minister of Health, Mina Gaga signed the determination of the content of the publication "History of the blood donor". In the new form, sexual orientation is disconnected from the criteria that must be met by prospective blood donors.
Description	Show Difference In January 10, 2022 the Minister of Health, Thanos Plevris, and the Deputy Minister of Health, Mina Gaga signed the determination of the content of the publication "History of the blood donor". In the new form, sexual orientation is disconnected from the criteria that must be met by prospective blood donors. It is recalled that the form of the National Blood Donation Center included the provision that a person who had entered into even one homosexual relationship since 1977 could not become a voluntary blood donor.