Seanad debates
Thursday, 13 November 2003
United Nations Mission in Liberia: Statements.
With regard to medical provisions, I am also aware that our soldiers will operate in an environment where AIDS is endemic in the population. This is something on which no one else has touched. Will the Minister outline what provisions have been made to ensure the safe supply of properly screened blood if it should be needed by our troops? Given that blood supply has a shelf life of 35 days, there is a need to put in place a mechanism for the supply of properly screened blood on an ongoing basis.
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