April 2022 Today marks more than 2.5 years on from giving my oral witness statement to the Infected Blood Public Inquiry. Sadly, we are still seeing a victim of this scandal die every ninety six hours, as the commitments made by the British government remain without action. In my closing statement I spoke from the heart and I […]
Read moreTAINTED BLOOD AUSTRALIA AUSTRALIA’S WORST PUBLIC HEALTH SCANDAL Tainted blood has impacted thousands of Australians. Right up until the 1990’s patients were exposed to blood and blood products that were tainted by deadly viruses. Victims of this scandal include adults, children, pregnant women, haemophiliacs, the sick, the anaemic, accident victims, and those having had elective surgery, they have not been […]
Read morePRESS RELEASE 17/09/2020 Lord David Owen will give evidence to the Infected Blood Inquiry as it reopens on Tuesday 22nd September The UK’s largest ever statutory inquiry, The Infected Blood Inquiry, chaired by Sir Brian Langstaff, will reopen on Tuesday 22nd September with former Health Minister Lord David Owen due as its first witness of this session. Lord Owen’s evidence […]
Read moreThe Infected Blood Inquiry The Inquiry will examine why men, women and children in the UK were given infected blood and/or infected blood products; the impact on their families; how the authorities (including government) responded; the nature of any support provided following infection; questions of consent; and whether there was a cover-up. Inquiry News & Updates September 2020 Inquiry publishes […]
Read more70 Years of support The Haemophilia Society The path for anyone trying to bring about change is never easy and over the decades I have thought about giving up. But anyone who knows me will also know that is never really an option for me as I do not give up. Change is happening and my article published in […]
Read moreCancellation of the WFH 2020 World Congress in Kuala Lumpur It’s with great sadness—and heavy hearts—that we must inform you that the World Federation of Hemophilia has taken the difficult, but necessary, decision to cancel the WFH 2020 World Congress planned to take place in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, from June 14 to 17, 2020. This decision was taken […]
Read moreOne gay man is uncovering the failures in hemophilia treatment Story by: Bobby Hristova | Illustration by: Jordan Mak Mark Ward has been fighting for his life since he was born. At three-months-old, doctors diagnosed him with severe hemophilia. At 14, he learned he was HIV positive. Then, Ward found out he had hepatitis C. Now, 49-years-old, the number of […]
Read moreDEATH OF STEVE DYMOND We are deeply saddened to have to tell you that Su Gorman’s husband, Steve Dymond, passed away in the early hours of this morning. Su wanted you all to know. Although Steve had responded well to the new treatment, and had ‘cleared’ the Hep C virus, his liver was very badly damaged, and over recent months […]
Read moreThe Contaminated Blood & Blood Products Public Inquiry The Inquiry will examine why men, women and children in the UK were given infected blood and/or infected blood products; the impact on their families; how the authorities (including government) responded; the nature of any support provided following infection; questions of consent; and whether there was a cover-up. For more details, […]
Read moreHaemosexual Updates Public Inquiry into the Tainted Blood Scandal Mark Ward, Founder of Haemosexual & Haemosexual Australia As the public inquiry into the contaminated blood scandal progresses, a personal commentary, updates and Inquiry information from Mark Ward will be published, along with his and other victims reactions. Accompanying videos will also be available on the Haemosexual YouTube Channel. […]
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