BLOOD DONOR ELIGIBILITY GUIDELINES
A suitable donor should be a healthy individual:
- Above 17 years
- With body weight above 50 kg
- With vital signs like blood pressure and pulse should be in the normal range.
However, you cannot donate blood if you:
- Have been treated for Malaria or Hepatitis B and C or any other transmittable disease in the last three months
- Have a history of drug abuse
- Have received human pituitary hormone or any immunization in the last one month
- Indulge in high-risk multiple partner sexual behavior
- Have hemoglobin level less than 12.5gm/dl