Eligible People:

Any healthy adult, both male and female, can donate blood. Men can donate safely once in every three months while women can donate every four months.

Good health of the donor must be fully ensured.

The universally accepted criteria for donor selection are:

    Age between 18 and 60 years.

    Haemoglobin - not less than 12.5 g/Dl.

    Pulse - between 50 and 100/minute with no irregularities.

    Blood Pressure -Systolic 100-180 mm Hg and Diastolic 50 - 100 mm Hg.

    Temperature - Normal (oral temperature not exceeding 37.50C).

    Body weight - not less than 45 Kg.

Health conditions:

The donor should be in a healthy state of mind and body. They should fulfill the following criteria:

    Past one year - not been treated for Rabies or received Hepatitis B immune         globulin.

    Past six months - not had a tattoo, ear or skin piercing or acupuncture, not         received blood or blood products, no serious illness or major surgery, no contact         with a person with hepatitis or yellow jaundice.

    Past three months - not donated blood or been treated for Malaria.

    Past one month - had any immunizations.

    Past 48 hours - taken any antibiotics or any other medications (Allopathic or         Ayurveda or Sidha or Homeo)

    Past 24 hours - taken alcoholic beverages

    Past 72 hours - had dental work or taken Aspirin

    Present - not suffering from cough, influenza or sore throat, common cold.

    Women should not be pregnant or breast feeding her child.Women donor should         not donate during her menstrual cycles .