Blood Donation Guidelines | Helpoint NGO
āϰāĻ•ā§āϤāĻĻāĻžāύ⧇āϰ āύāĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻĻ⧇āĻļāĻŋāĻ•āĻž

Donation Guidelines

Learn who can donate blood and how to prepare for your life-saving donation.
āϰāĻ•ā§āϤāĻĻāĻžāύ⧇āϰ āφāϗ⧇ āφāĻĒāύāĻžāϰ āϕ⧀ āϕ⧀ āĻĒā§āϰāĻ¸ā§āϤ⧁āϤāĻŋ āύ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž āωāϚāĻŋāϤ āϤāĻž āĻœā§‡āύ⧇ āύāĻŋāύāĨ¤

Blood Donation Guidelines

Donation Frequency

Men: Every 3 months

Women: Every 4 months

āĻĒ⧁āϰ⧁āώ: āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋ ā§Š āĻŽāĻžāϏ āĻ…āĻ¨ā§āϤāϰ
āύāĻžāϰ⧀: āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋ ā§Ē āĻŽāĻžāϏ āĻ…āĻ¨ā§āϤāϰ

Weight Requirement

Minimum 45-50 kg

Depending on height

āϰāĻ•ā§āϤāĻĻāĻžāϤāĻžāϰ āĻ“āϜāύ āĻ…āĻ¨ā§āϤāϤ ā§Ēā§Ģ-ā§Ģā§Ļ āϕ⧇āϜāĻŋ āĻšāϤ⧇ āĻšāĻŦ⧇āĨ¤

Donation Amount

350 ml to 450 ml

(About 1 pint per donation)

āĻāĻ•āĻŦāĻžāϰ⧇ ā§Šā§Ģā§Ļ āĻĨ⧇āϕ⧇ ā§Ēā§Ģā§Ļ āĻŽāĻŋāϞāĻŋ āϰāĻ•ā§āϤ āύ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤

Who Can Donate

  • Age 18-65 years
    āϰāĻ•ā§āϤāĻĻāĻžāϤāĻžāϰ āĻŦāϝāĻŧāϏ ā§§ā§Ž āĻĨ⧇āϕ⧇ ā§Ŧā§Ģ āĻŦāĻ›āϰ⧇āϰ āĻŽāĻ§ā§āϝ⧇ āĻšāϤ⧇ āĻšāĻŦ⧇āĨ¤
  • Weight at least 45-50 kg
    āĻ“āϜāύ āĻ…āĻ¨ā§āϤāϤ ā§Ēā§Ģ āϕ⧇āϜāĻŋ (āϏāĻžāϧāĻžāϰāĻŖāϤ ā§Ģā§Ļ āϕ⧇āϜāĻŋ) āĻšāϤ⧇ āĻšāĻŦ⧇āĨ¤
  • Hemoglobin > 12.5 g/dL
    āĻšāĻŋāĻŽā§‹āĻ—ā§āϞ⧋āĻŦāĻŋāύ⧇āϰ āĻŽāĻžāĻ¤ā§āϰāĻž ⧧⧍.ā§Ģ āĻāϰ āωāĻĒāϰ⧇ āĻĨāĻžāĻ•āϤ⧇ āĻšāĻŦ⧇āĨ¤
  • In good general health
    āĻļāĻžāϰ⧀āϰāĻŋāĻ• āĻ“ āĻŽāĻžāύāϏāĻŋāĻ•āĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇ āϏ⧁āĻ¸ā§āĻĨ āĻĨāĻžāĻ•āϤ⧇ āĻšāĻŦ⧇āĨ¤

Who Cannot Donate

  • Cold, Flu, or Fever
    āϏāĻ°ā§āĻĻāĻŋ āĻŦāĻž āĻœā§āĻŦāϰ āĻĨāĻžāĻ•āϞ⧇ (āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒā§‚āĻ°ā§āĻŖ āϏ⧁āĻ¸ā§āĻĨ āĻšāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ ā§Ēā§Ž āϘāĻŖā§āϟāĻž āĻĒāϰ āĻĻ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž āϝāĻžāĻŦ⧇)āĨ¤
  • Pregnancy & Breastfeeding
    āĻ—āĻ°ā§āĻ­āĻžāĻŦāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āϏāĻ¨ā§āϤāĻžāύ āϜāĻ¨ā§āĻŽā§‡āϰ āĻĒāϰ ā§Ŧ āĻŽāĻžāϏ āĻĒāĻ°ā§āϝāĻ¨ā§āϤāĨ¤
  • Recent Tattoos or Major Surgery
    āĻŸā§āϝāĻžāϟ⧁ āĻ•āϰāĻž āĻŦāĻž āĻŦāĻĄāĻŧ āĻ…āĻĒāĻžāϰ⧇āĻļāύ āĻšāϞ⧇ āĻ…āĻ¨ā§āϤāϤ ā§Ŧ āĻŽāĻžāϏ āĻ…āĻĒ⧇āĻ•ā§āώāĻž āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āĻšāĻŦ⧇āĨ¤
  • HIV, Hepatitis B/C, Severe Diseases
    āĻāχāϚāφāχāĻ­āĻŋ, āĻšā§‡āĻĒāĻžāϟāĻžāχāϟāĻŋāϏ, āĻ•ā§āϝāĻžāύāϏāĻžāϰ āĻŦāĻž āϗ⧁āϰ⧁āϤāϰ āĻšā§ƒāĻĻāϰ⧋āĻ— āĻĨāĻžāĻ•āϞ⧇ āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāϝāĻŧā§€āĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇ āύāĻŋāώāĻŋāĻĻā§āϧāĨ¤

The Donation Process | āϰāĻ•ā§āϤāĻĻāĻžāύ⧇āϰ āϧāĻžāĻĒāϏāĻŽā§‚āĻš

Safe, simple, and takes less than an hour.

1
Registration

Provide your ID and fill out a basic health history form.
(āύāĻŋāĻŦāĻ¨ā§āϧāύ āĻ“ āĻĢāĻ°ā§āĻŽ āĻĒā§‚āϰāĻŖ)

2
Health Check

Brief check of pulse, blood pressure, and hemoglobin.
(āĻŽāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ¸ā§āĻĨā§āϝ āĻĒāϰ⧀āĻ•ā§āώāĻž)

3
Donation

The actual blood donation takes about 8-10 minutes.
(āĻŽā§‚āϞ āϰāĻ•ā§āϤāĻĻāĻžāύ āĻĒā§āϰāĻ•ā§āϰāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻž)

4
Refreshment

Rest for 15 minutes and enjoy light snacks and juice.
(āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āϰāĻžāĻŽ āĻ“ āϜāϞāĻ–āĻžāĻŦāĻžāϰ)

Post Donation Care

After Your Donation | āϰāĻ•ā§āϤāĻĻāĻžāύ⧇āϰ āĻĒāϰ

DO'S (āĻ•āϰāĻŖā§€āϝāĻŧ)
  • Drink extra fluids for 24-48 hrs.
    (āĻĒāĻ°ā§āϝāĻžāĻĒā§āϤ āϜāϞ āĻ“ āϤāϰāϞ āĻĒāĻžāύ āĻ•āϰ⧁āύ)
  • Eat iron-rich foods.
    (āφāϝāĻŧāϰāύāϝ⧁āĻ•ā§āϤ āĻ–āĻžāĻŦāĻžāϰ āĻ–āĻžāύ)
  • Keep the bandage on for 4-6 hrs.
    (āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻĄā§‡āϜ āĻ…āĻ¨ā§āϤāϤ ā§Ē āϘāĻŖā§āϟāĻž āϰāĻžāϖ⧁āύ)
DON'TS (āĻŦāĻ°ā§āϜāύ⧀āϝāĻŧ)
  • No strenuous exercise for 24 hrs.
    (⧍ā§Ē āϘāĻŖā§āϟāĻž āĻ­āĻžāϰ⧀ āĻ•āĻžāϜ āĻ•āϰāĻŦ⧇āύ āύāĻž)
  • No alcohol for 24 hours.
    (āĻŽāĻĻā§āϝāĻĒāĻžāύ āĻĨ⧇āϕ⧇ āĻŦāĻŋāϰāϤ āĻĨāĻžāϕ⧁āύ)
  • No smoking for at least 4 hours.
    (āĻ…āĻ¨ā§āϤāϤ ā§Ē āϘāĻŖā§āϟāĻž āϧ⧂āĻŽāĻĒāĻžāύ āĻ•āϰāĻŦ⧇āύ āύāĻž)

Frequently Asked Questions

You may feel a brief pinch when the needle is inserted, but most donors report little to no pain during the donation process itself.
āωāĻ¤ā§āϤāϰ: āϏ⧁āχ āĻĢā§‹āϟāĻžāύ⧋āϰ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āϏāĻžāĻŽāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϝ āϚāĻŋāĻŽāϟāĻŋ āĻ•āĻžāϟāĻžāϰ āĻŽāϤ⧋ āĻ…āύ⧁āĻ­ā§‚āϤāĻŋ āĻšāϤ⧇ āĻĒāĻžāϰ⧇, āϤāĻŦ⧇ āϰāĻ•ā§āϤāĻĻāĻžāύ⧇āϰ āĻĒ⧁āϰ⧋ āĻĒā§āϰāĻ•ā§āϰāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžāϝāĻŧ āϕ⧋āύ⧋ āĻŦā§āϝāĻĨāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧ āύāĻžāĨ¤

Yes, it is completely safe. A new, sterile, disposable needle is used for each donor and then safely discarded.
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About 350ml to 450ml of blood is collected, which is less than 10% of your total blood volume. Your body replenishes the fluid within 24 hours.
āωāĻ¤ā§āϤāϰ: āĻāĻ•āϜāύ āĻŽāĻžāύ⧁āώ⧇āϰ āĻļāϰ⧀āϰ⧇ ā§Ģ-ā§Ŧ āϞāĻŋāϟāĻžāϰ āϰāĻ•ā§āϤ āĻĨāĻžāϕ⧇āĨ¤ āϏ⧇āĻ–āĻžāύ āĻĨ⧇āϕ⧇ āĻŽāĻžāĻ¤ā§āϰ ā§Šā§Ģā§Ļ-ā§Ēā§Ģā§Ļ āĻŽāĻŋāϞāĻŋ (ā§§ā§Ļ% āĻāϰāĻ“ āĻ•āĻŽ) āϰāĻ•ā§āϤ āύ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧ, āϝāĻž ⧍ā§Ē āϘāĻŖā§āϟāĻžāϰ āĻŽāĻ§ā§āϝ⧇ āĻļāϰ⧀āϰ āύāĻŋāĻœā§‡āχ āĻĒā§‚āϰāĻŖ āĻ•āϰ⧇ āύ⧇āϝāĻŧāĨ¤