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HSA Updates – Influenza A [H1N1-2009] Donor Deferral Guidelines (Update No. 4)

Travel History Deferral Guidelines Lifted In View Of Community Spread
With immediate effect, the Bloodbank@HSA will stop deferring blood donors who have travelled to countries with confirmed reports of local human-to-human transmission of the Influenza A (H1N1-2009) cases.
For further details, please see below link for further details.
Influenza A [H1N1-2009] Donor Deferral Guidelines (Update No.4)

HSA Updates – Influenza A [H1N1 - 2009] Donor Deferral Guidelines (Update No. 3)

Travel History Deferral Guidelines Now Revised To Only Countries With Local Human-to-human Transmission Cases
With immediate effect, the Bloodbank@HSA will defer only those blood donors who have travelled to countries with confirmed reorts of local human-to-human transmission of the Influenza A (H1N1-2009) cases. While the global situation on the Influenza A (H1N1-2009) outbreak is still [...]

HSA Updates – Influenza A [H1N1 - 2009] Donor Deferral Guidelines (Update No. 2)

Enhanced Measures Taken To Further Safeguard Blood And Donor Safety
With Immediate effect, the deferral period for blood donors who have travelled overseas to places with confirmed reports of Influenza A (H1N1-2009) will be revised from 10 to 14 days.
Please see below link for further details.
Influenza A [H1N1 - 2009] Donor Deferral Guidelines (Update No. 2)

HSA Updates – Swine Flu Donor Deferral Guidelines (Update No. 1)

Additional Precautionary Measures To Ensure Continued Safety Of National Blood Supply
In response to the increasing international concerns over swine flu, the Blood Services Group of the Health Sciences Authority (HSA) is taking additional screening precautionary measures to ensure the continued safety of the national blood supply.
Please see below for details.
Swine Flu Donor Deferral Guidelines (Update [...]

Sheltered Walkway @ HSA

Dear blood donors,
You may now walk in to Bloodbank@HSA without getting wet on rainy days.

The entrance is at basement 1 of HSA and is open at these times:
Tuesday to Thursday:         7:30am to 6:45pm
Friday:                                      7:30am to 8:15pm
Saturday:                                 8:00am to 4:45pm
Sunday:                                    8:00am to 2:15pm