Health Canada approves Héma-Québec’s gender-neutral questionnaire for blood donations
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The change means nixing the current three-month exclusion period for men who have sex with other men. Instead, it would exclude all donors who have taken part in high-risk sexual encounters regardless of their sexual orientation or gender identity, according to Health Canada. “As the regulator responsible for overseeing the safety of Canada’s blood system, Health Canada reviewed the submission to make sure the changes are based on robust scientific evidence and maintain Canada’s high standards for blood safety. The safety of donor blood recipients remains Health Canada’s number one priority,” the agency said in a statement.
The new questionnaire by Héma-Québec will be rolled out for plasma donations on Oct. 2 and then to all blood donations as of Dec. 4. Health Canada says the screening questions are the same ones it authorized earlier this year for Canadian Blood Services.Canadian Blood Services asks for more donations as it grapples with low donor base© 2022 Global News, a division of Corus Entertainment Inc.
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