Donor Requirements & Eligibility | Life Helpoint Foundation
Eligibility Guidelines | āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻŽāĻžāĻŦāϞ⧀

Who Can Donate Blood?
āĻ•āĻžāϰāĻž āϰāĻ•ā§āϤāĻĻāĻžāύ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āĻĒāĻžāϰāĻŦ⧇āύ?

Ensuring the safety of both the donor and the recipient is our top priority. Please review our standard eligibility criteria before scheduling your lifesaving donation.
āϰāĻ•ā§āϤāĻĻāĻžāϤāĻž āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻ—ā§āϰāĻšā§€āϤāĻž āωāĻ­āϝāĻŧ⧇āϰ āϏ⧁āϰāĻ•ā§āώāĻžāχ āφāĻŽāĻžāĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻ•āĻžāϛ⧇ āϏāĻŦāĻšā§‡āϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻŦ⧇āĻļāĻŋ āϗ⧁āϰ⧁āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻĒā§‚āĻ°ā§āĻŖāĨ¤ āϰāĻ•ā§āϤāĻĻāĻžāύ⧇āϰ āĻĒā§‚āĻ°ā§āĻŦ⧇ āĻ…āύ⧁āĻ—ā§āϰāĻš āĻ•āϰ⧇ āϝ⧋āĻ—ā§āϝāϤāĻž āĻ“ āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻŽāĻžāĻŦāϞ⧀ āĻœā§‡āύ⧇ āύāĻŋāύāĨ¤

Step 1 | āĻĒā§āϰāĻĨāĻŽ āϧāĻžāĻĒ

The Basic Checklist
āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāĻĨāĻŽāĻŋāĻ• āϝ⧋āĻ—ā§āϝāϤāĻž

To donate blood, you must meet these three fundamental requirements.
āϰāĻ•ā§āϤāĻĻāĻžāύ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āĻšāϞ⧇ āφāĻĒāύāĻžāϕ⧇ āĻ…āĻŦāĻļā§āϝāχ āύāĻŋāĻšā§‡āϰ āϤāĻŋāύāϟāĻŋ āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāĻĨāĻŽāĻŋāĻ• āϝ⧋āĻ—ā§āϝāϤāĻž āĻĒā§‚āϰāĻŖ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āĻšāĻŦ⧇āĨ¤

Age Limit

You must be between 18 and 65 years of age to safely donate blood. Ensure you carry age proof.


āφāĻĒāύāĻžāϰ āĻŦāϝāĻŧāϏ āĻ…āĻŦāĻļā§āϝāχ ā§§ā§Ž āĻĨ⧇āϕ⧇ ā§Ŧā§Ģ āĻŦāĻ›āϰ⧇āϰ āĻŽāĻ§ā§āϝ⧇ āĻšāϤ⧇ āĻšāĻŦ⧇āĨ¤ āĻŦāϝāĻŧāϏ āĻĒā§āϰāĻŽāĻžāϪ⧇āϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āφāϧāĻžāϰ āĻŦāĻž āĻ­ā§‹āϟāĻžāϰ āφāχāĻĄāĻŋ āϏāĻžāĻĨ⧇ āϰāĻžāϖ⧁āύāĨ¤

Healthy Weight

You must weigh at least 45 kg (110 lbs). This ensures your body can safely handle the blood volume drawn.


āφāĻĒāύāĻžāϰ āĻ“āϜāύ āĻ…āĻ¨ā§āϤāϤ ā§Ēā§Ģ āϕ⧇āϜāĻŋ āĻšāϤ⧇ āĻšāĻŦ⧇āĨ¤ āĻāϟāĻŋ āύāĻŋāĻļā§āϚāĻŋāϤ āĻ•āϰ⧇ āϝ⧇ āφāĻĒāύāĻžāϰ āĻļāϰ⧀āϰ āϰāĻ•ā§āϤāĻĻāĻžāύ⧇āϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒā§‚āĻ°ā§āĻŖ āĻĢāĻŋāϟāĨ¤

General Health

You must be in good general health, feeling well on the donation day, and free from cold, flu, or fever.


āφāĻĒāύāĻžāϕ⧇ āĻļāĻžāϰ⧀āϰāĻŋāĻ•āĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒā§‚āĻ°ā§āĻŖ āϏ⧁āĻ¸ā§āĻĨ āĻĨāĻžāĻ•āϤ⧇ āĻšāĻŦ⧇ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āϰāĻ•ā§āϤāĻĻāĻžāύ⧇āϰ āĻĻāĻŋāύ āϏāĻ°ā§āĻĻāĻŋ, āĻ•āĻžāĻļāĻŋ āĻŦāĻž āĻœā§āĻŦāϰ āĻĨāĻžāĻ•āĻž āϚāϞāĻŦ⧇ āύāĻžāĨ¤


Health & Safety Restrictions | āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ¸ā§āĻĨā§āϝ āϏāϤāĻ°ā§āĻ•āϤāĻž

Medical Deferrals
āϰāĻ•ā§āϤāĻĻāĻžāύ⧇ āϚāĻŋāĻ•āĻŋā§ŽāϏāĻžāĻ—āϤ āĻŦāĻŋāϧāĻŋāύāĻŋāώ⧇āϧ

Sometimes, you may not be able to donate temporarily to protect your health. In specific cases, the restriction is permanent.
āύāĻŋāĻœā§‡āĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āϰ⧋āĻ—ā§€āϰ āύāĻŋāϰāĻžāĻĒāĻ¤ā§āϤāĻžāϰ āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻĨ⧇ āĻ•āĻŋāϛ⧁ āύāĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻĻāĻŋāĻˇā§āϟ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻŋāϤāĻŋāϤ⧇ āϰāĻ•ā§āϤāĻĻāĻžāύ āĻ•āϰāĻž āĻĨ⧇āϕ⧇ āϏāĻžāĻŽāϝāĻŧāĻŋāĻ• āĻŦāĻž āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāϝāĻŧā§€āĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇ āĻŦāĻŋāϰāϤ āĻĨāĻžāĻ•āϤ⧇ āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤

Wait to Donate If...

āϏāĻžāĻŽāϝāĻŧāĻŋāĻ• āĻŦāĻŋāϧāĻŋāύāĻŋāώ⧇āϧ (āĻ…āĻĒ⧇āĻ•ā§āώāĻž āĻ•āϰ⧁āύ)...

  • Cold, Flu, or Fever: Wait until recovered and symptom-free. āĻœā§āĻŦāϰ, āϏāĻ°ā§āĻĻāĻŋ āĻŦāĻž āĻ•āĻžāĻļāĻŋ āĻĨāĻžāĻ•āϞ⧇ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒā§‚āĻ°ā§āĻŖ āϏ⧁āĻ¸ā§āĻĨ āĻšāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž āĻĒāĻ°ā§āϝāĻ¨ā§āϤ āĻ…āĻĒ⧇āĻ•ā§āώāĻž āĻ•āϰ⧁āύāĨ¤
  • Tattoos & Piercings: Wait 6 to 12 months after receiving a tattoo or piercing. āĻŸā§āϝāĻžāϟ⧁ āĻŦāĻž āĻĒāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžāĻ°ā§āϏāĻŋāĻ‚ āĻ•āϰāĻžāϞ⧇ āĻ•āĻŽāĻĒāĻ•ā§āώ⧇ ā§Ŧ āĻĨ⧇āϕ⧇ ⧧⧍ āĻŽāĻžāϏ āĻ…āĻĒ⧇āĻ•ā§āώāĻž āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āĻšāĻŦ⧇āĨ¤
  • Pregnancy: Wait 6 months after giving birth. Cannot donate while breastfeeding. āĻ—āĻ°ā§āĻ­āĻžāĻŦāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻŦāĻž āϏāĻ¨ā§āϤāĻžāύ āϜāĻ¨ā§āĻŽā§‡āϰ ā§Ŧ āĻŽāĻžāϏ āĻĒāĻ°ā§āϝāĻ¨ā§āϤ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻ¸ā§āϤāĻ¨ā§āϝāĻĒāĻžāύ āĻ•āϰāĻžāϞ⧇ āϰāĻ•ā§āϤ āĻĻ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž āϝāĻžāĻŦ⧇ āύāĻžāĨ¤
  • Dental Work: Wait 24 hours after a minor procedure, or longer for surgery. āĻĻāĻžāρāϤ⧇āϰ āϛ⧋āϟ āϚāĻŋāĻ•āĻŋā§ŽāϏāĻž āĻ•āϰāĻžāϞ⧇ ⧍ā§Ē āϘāĻŖā§āϟāĻž āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻŦāĻĄāĻŧ āϏāĻžāĻ°ā§āϜāĻžāϰāĻŋāϤ⧇ āφāϰāĻ“ āĻŦ⧇āĻļāĻŋ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āĻ…āĻĒ⧇āĻ•ā§āώāĻž āĻ•āϰ⧁āύāĨ¤
  • Antibiotics: Wait until you have finished your prescribed antibiotic course. āĻ…ā§āϝāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϟāĻŋāĻŦāĻžāϝāĻŧā§‹āϟāĻŋāĻ• āĻ“āώ⧁āϧ⧇āϰ āϕ⧋āĻ°ā§āϏ āϚāϞāĻžāĻ•āĻžāϞ⧀āύ āϰāĻ•ā§āϤ āĻĻ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž āϝāĻžāĻŦ⧇ āύāĻžāĨ¤ āϕ⧋āĻ°ā§āϏ āĻļ⧇āώ āĻšāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž āĻĒāĻ°ā§āϝāĻ¨ā§āϤ āĻ…āĻĒ⧇āĻ•ā§āώāĻž āĻ•āϰ⧁āύāĨ¤

Do Not Donate If...

āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāϝāĻŧā§€ āĻŦāĻŋāϧāĻŋāύāĻŋāώ⧇āϧ (āϰāĻ•ā§āϤāĻĻāĻžāύ āĻĨ⧇āϕ⧇ āĻŦāĻŋāϰāϤ āĻĨāĻžāϕ⧁āύ)...

  • You have ever tested positive for HIV/AIDS. āφāĻĒāύāĻžāϰ āϝāĻĻāĻŋ āĻāχāϚāφāχāĻ­āĻŋ (HIV) āĻŦāĻž āĻāχāĻĄāϏ āĻĨ⧇āϕ⧇ āĻĨāĻžāϕ⧇āĨ¤
  • You have ever had Hepatitis B or Hepatitis C. āϝāĻĻāĻŋ āφāĻĒāύāĻžāϰ āĻ•āĻ–āύ⧋ āĻšā§‡āĻĒāĻžāϟāĻžāχāϟāĻŋāϏ āĻŦāĻŋ āĻ…āĻĨāĻŦāĻž āĻšā§‡āĻĒāĻžāϟāĻžāχāϟāĻŋāϏ āϏāĻŋ āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻĨāĻžāϕ⧇āĨ¤
  • You have a serious heart condition or history of heart attack. āϝāĻĻāĻŋ āφāĻĒāύāĻžāϰ āϗ⧁āϰ⧁āϤāϰ āϕ⧋āύ⧋ āĻšā§ƒāĻĻāϰ⧋āĻ— (āĻšāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻŸā§‡āϰ āϏāĻŽāĻ¸ā§āϝāĻž) āĻŦāĻž āĻšāĻžāĻ°ā§āϟ āĻ…ā§āϝāĻžāϟāĻžāϕ⧇āϰ āĻšāĻŋāĻ¸ā§āĻŸā§āϰāĻŋ āĻĨāĻžāϕ⧇āĨ¤
  • You have suffered from certain types of cancers (leukemia, lymphoma). āϝāĻĻāĻŋ āφāĻĒāύāĻžāϰ āĻŦā§āϞāĻžāĻĄ āĻ•ā§āϝāĻžāύāϏāĻžāϰ āĻŦāĻž āĻ…āĻ¨ā§āϝāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϝ āϗ⧁āϰ⧁āϤāϰ āĻ•ā§āϝāĻžāύāϏāĻžāϰ āĻĨ⧇āϕ⧇ āĻĨāĻžāϕ⧇āĨ¤
  • You have a bleeding condition or blood clotting disorder (e.g., Hemophilia). āϝāĻĻāĻŋ āφāĻĒāύāĻžāϰ āϰāĻ•ā§āϤ āϜāĻŽāĻžāϟ āĻŦāĻžāρāϧāĻž āϏāĻ‚āĻ•ā§āϰāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤ āϕ⧋āύ⧋ āĻœā§‡āύ⧇āϟāĻŋāĻ• āϰ⧋āĻ— (āϝ⧇āĻŽāύ: āĻšāĻŋāĻŽā§‹āĻĢāĻŋāϞāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻž) āĻĨāĻžāϕ⧇āĨ¤

Medical professional preparing for blood donation
Before You Arrive | āφāϏāĻžāϰ āĻĒā§‚āĻ°ā§āĻŦ⧇ āĻĒā§āϰāĻ¸ā§āϤ⧁āϤāĻŋ

How to Prepare for Donation
āϰāĻ•ā§āϤāĻĻāĻžāύ⧇āϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āϕ⧀āĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇ āĻĒā§āϰāĻ¸ā§āϤ⧁āϤāĻŋ āύ⧇āĻŦ⧇āύ?

  • Hydrate: Drink plenty of water before your appointment. āϰāĻ•ā§āϤāĻĻāĻžāύ⧇āϰ āĻĒā§‚āĻ°ā§āĻŦ⧇ āĻĒāĻ°ā§āϝāĻžāĻĒā§āϤ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŽāĻžāϪ⧇ āϜāϞ āĻŦāĻž āϤāϰāϞ āĻĒāĻžāύ āĻ•āϰ⧁āύāĨ¤ āĻāϟāĻŋ āϰāĻ•ā§āϤāϚāĻžāĻĒ āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ­āĻžāĻŦāĻŋāĻ• āϰāĻžāϖ⧇āĨ¤
  • Eat Well: Have a healthy meal. Do not donate on an empty stomach. āĻ–āĻžāϞāĻŋ āĻĒ⧇āĻŸā§‡ āĻ•āĻ–āύ⧋ āϰāĻ•ā§āϤ āĻĻ⧇āĻŦ⧇āύ āύāĻžāĨ¤ āϰāĻ•ā§āϤ āĻĻ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āφāϗ⧇ āĻĒ⧁āĻˇā§āϟāĻŋāĻ•āϰ āĻ“ āĻ­āĻžāϞ⧋ āĻ–āĻžāĻŦāĻžāϰ āĻ—ā§āϰāĻšāĻŖ āĻ•āϰ⧁āύāĨ¤
  • Rest Up: Ensure you get a good night's sleep (7-8 hours). āϰāĻ•ā§āϤāĻĻāĻžāύ⧇āϰ āφāϗ⧇āϰ āϰāĻžāϤ⧇ āĻ…āĻ¨ā§āϤāϤ ā§­-ā§Ž āϘāĻŖā§āϟāĻž āĻ­āĻžāϞ⧋ āϘ⧁āĻŽ āύāĻŋāĻļā§āϚāĻŋāϤ āĻ•āϰ⧁āύāĨ¤
  • Bring ID: Bring a valid, government-issued photo ID. āĻĒāϰāĻŋāϚāϝāĻŧ āĻ“ āĻŦāϝāĻŧāϏ āĻĒā§āϰāĻŽāĻžāϪ⧇āϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āϏāĻžāĻĨ⧇ āφāϧāĻžāϰ āĻ•āĻžāĻ°ā§āĻĄ āĻŦāĻž āĻ­ā§‹āϟāĻžāϰ āφāχāĻĄāĻŋ āĻ•āĻžāĻ°ā§āĻĄ āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āφāϏ⧁āύāĨ¤
After You Donate | āϰāĻ•ā§āϤāĻĻāĻžāύ⧇āϰ āĻĒāϰ āĻ•āϰāĻŖā§€āϝāĻŧ

Post-Donation Care
āϰāĻ•ā§āϤ āĻĻ⧇āĻ“ā§ŸāĻžāϰ āĻĒāϰ āϕ⧀āĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇ āϝāĻ¤ā§āύ āύ⧇āĻŦ⧇āύ?

  • Rest Immediately: Relax for 10-15 minutes immediately after donating. āϰāĻ•ā§āϤāĻĻāĻžāύ⧇āϰ āĻĒāϰ āϤ⧜āĻŋāϘ⧜āĻŋ āύāĻž āĻ•āϰ⧇ āĻ…āĻ¨ā§āϤāϤ ā§§ā§Ļ-ā§§ā§Ģ āĻŽāĻŋāύāĻŋāϟ āĻŦāĻŋāĻ›āĻžāύāĻžā§Ÿ āĻŦāĻž āĻšā§‡ā§ŸāĻžāϰ⧇ āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āϰāĻžāĻŽ āύāĻŋāύāĨ¤
  • Rehydrate: Drink plenty of fluids over the next 24 hours. āĻĒāϰāĻŦāĻ°ā§āϤ⧀ ⧍ā§Ē āϘāĻŖā§āϟāĻž āĻĒā§āϰāϚ⧁āϰ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŽāĻžāϪ⧇ āϜāϞ, āĻĢāϞ⧇āϰ āϰāϏ āĻŦāĻž āĻ…āĻ¨ā§āϝāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϝ āϤāϰāϞ āĻ–āĻžāĻŦāĻžāϰ āĻ—ā§āϰāĻšāĻŖ āĻ•āϰ⧁āύāĨ¤
  • Nutritious Diet: Eat iron-rich foods to quickly replenish your body. āĻļāϰ⧀āϰ⧇ āφāϝāĻŧāϰāύ⧇āϰ āϘāĻžāϟāϤāĻŋ āĻĒā§‚āϰāϪ⧇ āφāϝāĻŧāϰāύ-āϝ⧁āĻ•ā§āϤ āĻĒ⧁āĻˇā§āϟāĻŋāĻ•āϰ āĻ–āĻžāĻŦāĻžāϰ (āϝ⧇āĻŽāύ: āĻļāĻžāĻ•āϏāĻŦāϜāĻŋ, āĻĄāĻŋāĻŽ, āĻŽāĻžāĻ‚āϏ) āĻ–āĻžāύāĨ¤
  • Avoid Heavy Activity: Do not lift heavy objects or do strenuous exercise for the rest of the day. āĻ“āχ āĻĻāĻŋāύ āĻ­āĻžāϰ⧀ āϕ⧋āύ⧋ āĻ•āĻžāϜ, āĻ­āĻžāϰ⧀ āĻ“āϜāύ āϤ⧋āϞāĻž āĻŦāĻž āĻ…āϤāĻŋāϰāĻŋāĻ•ā§āϤ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻļā§āϰāĻŽā§‡āϰ āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻžāĻŽ āĻĨ⧇āϕ⧇ āĻŦāĻŋāϰāϤ āĻĨāĻžāϕ⧁āύāĨ¤
Healthy food and hydration after donation

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āϝ⧋āĻ—ā§āϝāϤāĻž āĻĒā§‚āϰāĻŖ āĻ•āϰ⧇āϛ⧇āύ?

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āφāĻĒāύāĻžāϰ āĻāĻ• āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ— āϰāĻ•ā§āϤ ā§Š āϜāύ⧇āϰ āĻœā§€āĻŦāύ āĻŦāĻžāρāϚāĻžāϤ⧇ āĻĒāĻžāϰ⧇āĨ¤ āφāϜāχ āĻĄā§‹āύāĻžāϰ āĻšāĻŋāϏ⧇āĻŦ⧇ āϝ⧁āĻ•ā§āϤ āĻšā§‹āύāĨ¤