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Who can Donate Blood ?
Any healthy person between the age of 18 and 60 years can be a blood donor provided he/she fulfills medical requirement which protect both donor and recipient. The blood bank doctor screens all donors. It is advisable to eat something before your donation.
Exceptions:
If you are anemic.
If you are on medication.
If you are a lactating mother .
If you are a pregnant/menstruating.
Any person in the high-risk group.

Voluntary Blood Donation for Blood Transfusion Safety.

Voluntary blood donation is crucial in ensuring blood safety. It will prevent HIV, Hepatitis B transmitted through blood transfusion. A meeting was organized in Calcutta India to review and discuss the status of voluntary blood donation in the country. There were about 300 participants. Dr Salunke participated in the meeting on behalf of WHO India.

Common Reasons given for not donating Blood:

• My blood is only common group O.

• I am too old.

• I think I am Anaemic.

• I am sacred about giving blood.

• You would not want my blood, I have had hepatitis.

• I haven't have enough blood to spare.

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Blood Quiz

Are you a Bloodhound? Answer these 15 multiple choice questions to find out!

1) I'm scared of needles.

There are not many people that LIKE needles! However, most people report that that all you feel is an initial pinch and once the needle is in you won't feel anything. Once you have donated, you'll wonder why you did not do it sooner!

2) I'm too busy.