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The blood service is on track to start accepting donations from men who have sex with men by the middle of 2026.
It has been almost two years since NZ Blood first committed to change its rules, and almost a year since [https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/540366/rules-preventing-blood-donations-from-men-who-have-sex-with-men-to-change
Medsafe gave it the green light].
The new policy would have each donor assessed on an individual basis, rather than the current blanket ban on men who had s
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