Donation Guidelines
Learn who can donate blood and how to prepare for your life-saving donation.
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Donation Frequency
Men: Every 3 months
Women: Every 4 months
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Weight Requirement
Minimum 45-50 kg
Depending on height
Donation Amount
350 ml to 450 ml
(About 1 pint per donation)
Who Can Donate
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Age 18-65 yearsāϰāĻā§āϤāĻĻāĻžāϤāĻžāϰ āĻŦāϝāĻŧāϏ ā§§ā§Ž āĻĨā§āĻā§ ā§Ŧā§Ģ āĻŦāĻāϰā§āϰ āĻŽāϧā§āϝ⧠āĻšāϤ⧠āĻšāĻŦā§āĨ¤
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Weight at least 45-50 kgāĻāĻāύ āĻ āύā§āϤāϤ ā§Ēā§Ģ āĻā§āĻāĻŋ (āϏāĻžāϧāĻžāϰāĻŖāϤ ā§Ģā§Ļ āĻā§āĻāĻŋ) āĻšāϤ⧠āĻšāĻŦā§āĨ¤
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Hemoglobin > 12.5 g/dLāĻšāĻŋāĻŽā§āĻā§āϞā§āĻŦāĻŋāύā§āϰ āĻŽāĻžāϤā§āϰāĻž ⧧⧍.ā§Ģ āĻāϰ āĻāĻĒāϰ⧠āĻĨāĻžāĻāϤ⧠āĻšāĻŦā§āĨ¤
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In good general healthāĻļāĻžāϰā§āϰāĻŋāĻ āĻ āĻŽāĻžāύāϏāĻŋāĻāĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āϏā§āϏā§āĻĨ āĻĨāĻžāĻāϤ⧠āĻšāĻŦā§āĨ¤
Who Cannot Donate
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Cold, Flu, or FeverāϏāϰā§āĻĻāĻŋ āĻŦāĻž āĻā§āĻŦāϰ āĻĨāĻžāĻāϞ⧠(āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒā§āϰā§āĻŖ āϏā§āϏā§āĻĨ āĻšāĻāϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ ā§Ēā§Ž āĻāĻŖā§āĻāĻž āĻĒāϰ āĻĻā§āĻāϝāĻŧāĻž āϝāĻžāĻŦā§)āĨ¤
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Pregnancy & BreastfeedingāĻāϰā§āĻāĻžāĻŦāϏā§āĻĨāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻāĻŦāĻ āϏāύā§āϤāĻžāύ āĻāύā§āĻŽā§āϰ āĻĒāϰ ā§Ŧ āĻŽāĻžāϏ āĻĒāϰā§āϝāύā§āϤāĨ¤
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Recent Tattoos or Major SurgeryāĻā§āϝāĻžāĻā§ āĻāϰāĻž āĻŦāĻž āĻŦāĻĄāĻŧ āĻ āĻĒāĻžāϰā§āĻļāύ āĻšāϞ⧠āĻ āύā§āϤāϤ ā§Ŧ āĻŽāĻžāϏ āĻ āĻĒā§āĻā§āώāĻž āĻāϰāϤ⧠āĻšāĻŦā§āĨ¤
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HIV, Hepatitis B/C, Severe DiseasesāĻāĻāĻāĻāĻāĻāĻŋ, āĻšā§āĻĒāĻžāĻāĻžāĻāĻāĻŋāϏ, āĻā§āϝāĻžāύāϏāĻžāϰ āĻŦāĻž āĻā§āϰā§āϤāϰ āĻšā§āĻĻāϰā§āĻ āĻĨāĻžāĻāϞ⧠āϏā§āĻĨāĻžāϝāĻŧā§āĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āύāĻŋāώāĻŋāĻĻā§āϧāĨ¤
The Donation Process | āϰāĻā§āϤāĻĻāĻžāύā§āϰ āϧāĻžāĻĒāϏāĻŽā§āĻš
Safe, simple, and takes less than an hour.
Registration
Provide your ID and fill out a basic health history form.
(āύāĻŋāĻŦāύā§āϧāύ āĻ āĻĢāϰā§āĻŽ āĻĒā§āϰāĻŖ)
Health Check
Brief check of pulse, blood pressure, and hemoglobin.
(āĻŽāĻŋāύāĻŋ āϏā§āĻŦāĻžāϏā§āĻĨā§āϝ āĻĒāϰā§āĻā§āώāĻž)
Donation
The actual blood donation takes about 8-10 minutes.
(āĻŽā§āϞ āϰāĻā§āϤāĻĻāĻžāύ āĻĒā§āϰāĻā§āϰāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻž)
Refreshment
Rest for 15 minutes and enjoy light snacks and juice.
(āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āϰāĻžāĻŽ āĻ āĻāϞāĻāĻžāĻŦāĻžāϰ)
After Your Donation | āϰāĻā§āϤāĻĻāĻžāύā§āϰ āĻĒāϰ
DO'S (āĻāϰāĻŖā§āϝāĻŧ)
- Drink extra fluids for 24-48 hrs.
(āĻĒāϰā§āϝāĻžāĻĒā§āϤ āĻāϞ āĻ āϤāϰāϞ āĻĒāĻžāύ āĻāϰā§āύ) - Eat iron-rich foods.
(āĻāϝāĻŧāϰāύāϝā§āĻā§āϤ āĻāĻžāĻŦāĻžāϰ āĻāĻžāύ) - Keep the bandage on for 4-6 hrs.
(āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāύā§āĻĄā§āĻ āĻ āύā§āϤāϤ ā§Ē āĻāĻŖā§āĻāĻž āϰāĻžāĻā§āύ)
DON'TS (āĻŦāϰā§āĻāύā§āϝāĻŧ)
- No strenuous exercise for 24 hrs.
(⧍ā§Ē āĻāĻŖā§āĻāĻž āĻāĻžāϰ⧠āĻāĻžāĻ āĻāϰāĻŦā§āύ āύāĻž) - No alcohol for 24 hours.
(āĻŽāĻĻā§āϝāĻĒāĻžāύ āĻĨā§āĻā§ āĻŦāĻŋāϰāϤ āĻĨāĻžāĻā§āύ) - No smoking for at least 4 hours.
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Frequently Asked Questions
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