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| Region | South Sudan |
| Issue | Blood donations by MSMs |
| Status | Legal |
| Start Date | Jul 2014 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | In 2014, South Sudan's Blood Transfusion Services began using the WHO’s generic guidelines. The WHO's generic guidelines do not mention MSM blood donors. |
| Sources | https://www.afro.who.int/news/who-support-government-japan-strengthens-blood-transfusion-services-safe-sustainable-and |
Reports (1)
- Note field is incorrect "It is incorrect that the WHO Generic Guidelines (2012) (https://www.who.int/publications/i/item/9789241548519) do not mention men who have sex with men. At 7.9.1, the WHO indicates that MSM donors are "high-risk" for transmission of HIV, HBV and HCV. As a default position, the WHO recommends "the permanent deferral of MSM" as blood donors despite acknowledging that this could be considered discriminatory. However, they do encourage states to take some initiative: "Deferral criteria for high-risk sexual behaviours in a particular country or region should be determined and reviewed frequently, based on the residual risk of transfusion-transmitted viral infections, taking into account changes in disease epidemiology, improvements in available technologies for donation testing and on-going research". I suppose the confusion may come from the WHO's Blood donor counselling: implementation guidelines (2014) (https://iris.who.int/items/25b7706a-b9df-4c93-a28e-a0032e56cb6a) which is more concerned with process and donor care, not donation eligibility, and does not mention MSM."
Revision History (8)
edited by UnknownMiles. Replacing description and adding link
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| Value | (REMOVED) | Legal |
| Special Status | N/A | Legal |
| Start Date | (unknown) | Jul 2014 |
| Description | There is no official legal information regarding the requirements for donating blood. | In 2014, South Sudan's Blood Transfusion Services began using the WHO’s generic guidelines. The WHO's generic guidelines do not mention MSM blood donors. |
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| Sources | https://moh.gov.ss/index.php | https://www.afro.who.int/news/who-support-government-japan-strengthens-blood-transfusion-services-safe-sustainable-and |
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| Value | Legal | (REMOVED) |
| Special Status | Legal | N/A |
| Description | In all of Africa. | There is no official legal information regarding the requirements for donating blood. |
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| Sources | https://moh.gov.ss/index.php | |
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| Value | (REMOVED) | Legal |
| Special Status | Ambiguous | Legal |
| Description | Unknown. | In all of Africa. |
| Sources | No |
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| Value | Banned (indefinite deferral) | (REMOVED) |
| Special Status | Banned (indefinite deferral) | Ambiguous |
| Description | No | Unknown. |