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| Region | Svalbard |
| Issue | Blood donations by MSMs |
| Status | Banned (1-year deferral) |
| Start Date | Apr 2017 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | In 2016 the Norwegian Directorate of Health decided that from April 2017 MSMs and men who had sold themselves sexually would be accepted as blood donors, provided that there had been at least 12 months since their last sexual contact. |
| Sources | https://www.helsedirektoratet.no/tema/blodgivning-og-transfusjonsmedisin/hvem-kan-og-hvem-kan-ikke-vaere-blodgivere |
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edited by Notdog1996
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0 | Old Value (Original) | New Value (Current) | |
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| Value | Legal | Banned (1-year deferral) |
| Start Date | (unknown) | Apr 2017 |
| Description | Nationwide. | In 2016 the Norwegian Directorate of Health decided that from April 2017 MSMs and men who had sold themselves sexually would be accepted as blood donors, provided that there had been at least 12 months since their last sexual contact. |
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| Sources | https://www.helsedirektoratet.no/tema/blodgivning-og-transfusjonsmedisin/hvem-kan-og-hvem-kan-ikke-vaere-blodgivere | |