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5 HIV-positive blood donors charged under Infectious Diseases Act
By Farah Abdul Rahim, Channel NewsAsia
SINGAPORE :
Five HIV-positive blood donors were charged in court on Wednesday under the Infectious Diseases Act with allegedly making false declarations in the Donor Health Assessment Questionnaire.
They had tested positive for the disease when they donated blood.
But the blood donated was not used in any transfusion.
The Health Ministry assured that stringent measures are in place to screen blood donors and state-of-the-art methods to test donated blood.
So patients need not worry about their health and safety when they receive donated blood.
The five Singaporean men are aged between 21 and 37 years old.
Full-time national serviceman Wong Shimin, 22, donated blood not once but twice at the mobile blood bank at Pasir Laba Camp in 2003 and 2004.
Another full-time national serviceman Ng Choon Siong, 21, did so at a mobile blood bank at Ayer Rajah Camp in June 2004.
Tan Yee Wee, 30, donated blood at the Singapore General Hospital in May last year.
Suhaidi Abas and Lua Bu Chung, both aged 37 years old, did so last year.
All five allegedly made false declarations in the Donor Health Assessment Questionnaire when they donated blood.
In the questionnaire, blood donors are asked about their health and more importantly, their sexual history and whether they have had sexual intercourse with anyone with HIV or AIDS?
If donors give information which he knows to be false or misleading, he is then guilty of breaking the Infectious Diseases Act.
If convicted, they face up to two years in jail or a maximum fine of $20,000 or both.
Mr Paul Toh, Executive Director of Action for AIDS, said: "They had no intention to cheat and they have been donating blood in the past, so they felt it is a regular procedure - ticking boxes and giving blood."
Another cause of concern - two of those involved are in their early 20s.
So Action for AIDS is planning to relook its youth outreach plans.
Mr Toh added: "For youth, we have to work on education programmes in schools and in camps, their As and Bs, abstinence and be faithful. We recognise the fact that youth do have sex and even have multiple sex partners even before joining the army."
Many also say that the education message can also be stronger among adults - to remind them that blood donation is a serious matter. - CNA/de

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5 HIV-positive blood donors charged under Infectious Diseases Act
By Farah Abdul Rahim, Channel NewsAsia
SINGAPORE :
Five HIV-positive blood donors were charged in court on Wednesday under the Infectious Diseases Act with allegedly making false declarations in the Donor Health Assessment Questionnaire.
They had tested positive for the disease when they donated blood.
But the blood donated was not used in any transfusion.
The Health Ministry assured that stringent measures are in place to screen blood donors and state-of-the-art methods to test donated blood.
So patients need not worry about their health and safety when they receive donated blood.
The five Singaporean men are aged between 21 and 37 years old.
Full-time national serviceman Wong Shimin, 22, donated blood not once but twice at the mobile blood bank at Pasir Laba Camp in 2003 and 2004.
Another full-time national serviceman Ng Choon Siong, 21, did so at a mobile blood bank at Ayer Rajah Camp in June 2004.
Tan Yee Wee, 30, donated blood at the Singapore General Hospital in May last year.
Suhaidi Abas and Lua Bu Chung, both aged 37 years old, did so last year.
All five allegedly made false declarations in the Donor Health Assessment Questionnaire when they donated blood.
In the questionnaire, blood donors are asked about their health and more importantly, their sexual history and whether they have had sexual intercourse with anyone with HIV or AIDS?
If donors give information which he knows to be false or misleading, he is then guilty of breaking the Infectious Diseases Act.
If convicted, they face up to two years in jail or a maximum fine of $20,000 or both.
Mr Paul Toh, Executive Director of Action for AIDS, said: "They had no intention to cheat and they have been donating blood in the past, so they felt it is a regular procedure - ticking boxes and giving blood."
Another cause of concern - two of those involved are in their early 20s.
So Action for AIDS is planning to relook its youth outreach plans.
Mr Toh added: "For youth, we have to work on education programmes in schools and in camps, their As and Bs, abstinence and be faithful. We recognise the fact that youth do have sex and even have multiple sex partners even before joining the army."
Many also say that the education message can also be stronger among adults - to remind them that blood donation is a serious matter. - CNA/de

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pui wots wrong wif these ppl... burn in hell

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These ppl bought a ticket to hell.. knn.. they should be hanged.

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jail + cane!!

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tink they dunno they got HIV bahx

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Its really bad if they did it intentionally

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they must've hit their head on something or did that on purpose . such id!ots

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i remember my dad's university friend who had some blood disorder and he had to have regular blood transfusions. At that time there was no proper medical technology to detect the hiv strain and he was infected and slowly died...
These sort of people should have the death sentance. If they do not know about their condition and donate blood, that's one thing. but if they are fully aware that they are infected and intentionally donate blood, the 5 of them could have killed up to 20 people or more. these sick *******s should be hanged.

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OMG! heng now medical stuff so advance now if not die!
hai ren ar!

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b4 u kondemn all tiz bargers
dae were usin zee blood donation drive
on 2 purposes
1) 2 help out a fren/relative
who nid blood transfussion b4 an ops kould b karried out
tiz 1
kalled kiasu law
if u dun find 3 or 4 donatees
yr ops kould b postponed
soe lanlaned
aneeow roped in donors
2nd reasons
tiz donors
did iz juz 2 hav a kup of free milo
& free blood test mah!
since dae olredi konfirmed infected with aids
ow long doe u xpect dam 2 survive?
7 ears?
soe izs olredi a prison sentenced 2 dam
in tantockseng
yes
dae will c death
in 7 ears time
a sluw & painful death
ow muck more
doe u peeps 1s dam 2 burnt in hell?

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but imagine if they nv knew they got HIV.. then hao xin go donate blood after that doctor call u to tell u u got HIV and then sue u... go jail tio AIDS and serve fine.. i tink some of them not intentional one..
if intentional then why put down their particulars?

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Who wants to bet that 70% of them were all fags?

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Donate blood but realised that they are HIV positive and charged in court ? like that they don't donate better.

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they should be truthful when they filled up the questionaire.

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how often do you have sex ,do you visit Prostitutes .. all these are sensitive questions . Maybe they don't wanna reveal but still wanna donate blood to help others ?

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If they dun wan to tell the truth. den might as well dun donate. Y wan to "jia hao xin"?

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thats why I said they don't donate better , lol.

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yeah.. in this case... den better dun donate.. now e whole sg knows that they are HIV positive

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actually hang them is saving them as its a matter of time they gonna die but they do not have to undergo the sufferings of Aids....well the best punishment should be publishing of their photos and information on all forms of media and a heavy fine

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80% they were homo sexuals