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Any healthy adult, both male and female, can donate blood. Men once in every Three
months and women every Four months. Good health of the donor must be fully ensured.
The universally accepted criteria for donor selection are:
Health conditions:
1.Past one year not been treated for Rabies, had Jaundice, tested positive for Hepatitis B
virus or received Hepatitis B immune globulin.
2.Past six months : a tattoo, ear or skin piercing or acupuncture, received blood or blood
products, serious illness or major surgery, contact with a person with hepatitis or yellow
jaundice.
5.Past 48 hours : taken any antibiotics or any other medications (Allopathic or Ayurveda
or Sidha or Homeo)
8.Present : suffering from cough, Flue or sore throat, cold, pregnancy or breast feeding
9.Free from Diabetes, not suffering from chest pain, heart disease or high BP, cancer,
blood clotting problem or blood disease, unexplained fever, weight loss, fatigue, night
sweats, enlarged lymph nodes in armpits, neck or groin, white patches in the mouth etc
To find out the eligibility of the blood donors and to rule out any contra indication for
blood donation all the donors will be elaborately interrogated for the history and the
incidence of the specific ailments by a planned questionnaire. Only after satisfactorily
fulfilling the laid down basic criteria, the blood donors will be selected.
After blood collection, as a routine and mandatory procedure, the donor’s blood
specimens will be screened for Malaria, Syphilis, Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C, HIV 1 & 2
antibodies etc.
3. Persons with multiple sexual partners or those who are addicted to drugs.
4. Persons who have had an attack of infection like jaundice, rubella, typhoid or malaria.
8. Those who have undergone various vaccinations should avoid donation for the
corresponding period specified below:
Type of Vaccine
Hepatitis B- 6 months
Rabies- 1 year
9. Persons with any systemic disease like heart disease, kidney disease, liver problems,
blood disorders or asthma should NOT donate blood.
10. Persons suffering from infections transmitted through transfusions like HIV,
Hepatitis, Syphilis etc should Not donate blood.
Let others benefit from your good health. Do donate blood if ...
you are between age group of 18-60 years.
your weight is 45 kgs or more.
your haemoglobin is 12.5 gm% minimum.
your last blood donation was 3 months earlier.
you are healthy and have not suffered from malaria, typhoid or other transmissible
disease in the recent past.
There are many, many people who meet these parameters of health and fitness!
Do abide by our rules - be truthful about your health status!
We ensure the health of blood, before we take it, as well as after it is collected. Firstly,
the donor is expected to be honest about his or her health history and current condition.
Secondly, collected blood is tested for venereal diseases, hepatitis B & C and AIDS.