Parliamentary QA
Blood donation policy
2 July 2024
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NOTICE PAPER NO. 2864
NOTICE OF QUESTION FOR ORAL ANSWER
FOR THE SITTING OF PARLIAMENT ON 2 JULY 2024
Name and Constituency of Member of Parliament
Mr Louis Ng Kok Kwang
MP for Nee Soon GRC
Question No. 6195
To ask the Minister for Health whether the Ministry will review the policy on banning ex-offenders from donating blood within one year of their prison release.
Written Answer
1 HSA follows the World Health Organisation’s recommendation to implement an appropriate deferral period after ex-offenders have been released from prison before they can donate blood. This is to ensure the safety of the national blood supply as there is a higher prevalence of blood-borne infections in this group. HSA’s current deferral period is aligned with the deferral period in developed countries such as Australia, Canada and the United States of America.