Current Version
| Region | Sri Lanka |
| Issue | Blood donations by MSMs |
| Status | Banned (indefinite deferral) |
| Start Date | (unknown) |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | On Sri Lanka’s National Blood Transfusion Website, under the donor donation criteria, it says that donaters must be free from “risk behaviors.” On the site, the risk behaviors are listed and homosexuals are included. |
| Sources | http://www.nbts.health.gov.lk/index.php/donate-blood/donate-blood-2 |
Revision History (4)
edited by Unknownmiles. Giving description more details
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0 | Old Value | New Value (Current) | |
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| Description | Banned in Sri Lanka. | On Sri Lanka’s National Blood Transfusion Website, under the donor donation criteria, it says that donaters must be free from “risk behaviors.” On the site, the risk behaviors are listed and homosexuals are included. |
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edited by Muhammadaji2022
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| Value | Legal | Banned (indefinite deferral) |
| Description | According to the Indian Blood Bank | Banned in Sri Lanka. |
| Sources | http://indianbloodbank.com/donors-guidelines.html | http://www.nbts.health.gov.lk/index.php/donate-blood/donate-blood-2 |
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| Old Value (Original) | New Value | |
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| Value | Banned (indefinite deferral) | Legal |
| Description | No | According to the Indian Blood Bank |
| Sources | No | http://indianbloodbank.com/donors-guidelines.html |
Reports (1)
- Status is not correct "LGBTQI+ persons are not able to donate blood"