The knowledge layer
Learn, then donate.
Short, honest guides following national (NBTC) standards, written for Assam, in plain language. Every page ends the same way: the register needs you.
Eligibility
Acidity, GERD and blood donation
Yes, reflux and antacids (including PPIs like pantoprazole) do not stop donation.…
Acne, isotretinoin (Accutane) and blood donation
Plain acne does not stop you. Oral isotretinoin does, donation waits until after the course, commonl…
Acupuncture and blood donation
Modern single-use sterile acupuncture commonly does not defer donation, tell the centre and let them…
Age limits for blood donation in India: 18 to 65
18 is the floor, 65 the ceiling, in between, fitness decides, and healthy 60-somethings donate regul…
Allergies, hay fever and blood donation
Yes. Stable allergies and antihistamines do not stop donation, as long as you feel well and are not …
Antacids, PPIs and blood donation
Yes, pantoprazole, omeprazole, antacid syrups: none stop donation.…
Antibiotics and blood donation, when can you donate?
While on antibiotics and for a short stretch after finishing the course, donation waits, you donate …
Antidepressants (SSRIs) and blood donation
Usually yes, stable on SSRIs like sertraline or escitalopram, feeling well, you can donate.…
Antihistamines (allergy tablets) and blood donation
Yes, cetirizine, levocetirizine, fexofenadine and montelukast are not deferrals.…
Anxiety, depression and blood donation
Usually yes, if you are stable, feeling well, and clear-headed about the choice, common antidepressa…
Arthritis (osteoarthritis) and blood donation
Yes, wear-and-tear arthritis does not stop donation; plain painkillers are fine.…
Aspirin, blood thinners and donating blood
Aspirin does not stop you from donating whole blood. Real anticoagulants (warfarin, apixaban) do. Wh…
Bipolar disorder, schizophrenia and blood donation
Usually deferred while on mood stabilisers or antipsychotics, some centres accept long-stable cases …
Blood donation eligibility in Assam, the complete checklist
Full eligibility rules for donating blood in Assam, including intervals, deferrals and what disquali…
Braces, dental braces and blood donation
Yes, braces do not stop donation. Only recent dental procedures carry short waits.…
Bronchitis, chest infection and blood donation
Wait until the chest is completely clear and strong, coughing your way through donation helps nobody…
Can a 16 or 17-year-old donate blood in India?
India's donation age is 18 to 65. Why 17-year-olds must wait, what the rules are for students, and w…
Can asthma patients donate blood?
Yes, controlled asthma does not stop you from donating. What screening asks, when asthma becomes a d…
Can BP patients donate blood? (High & low blood pressure)
Controlled high BP on tablets is fine for blood donation. The reading rules at screening, when hyper…
Can diabetics donate blood? (types 1 and 2, medication)
Well-controlled diabetes, blood pressure and thyroid conditions are commonly acceptable for blood do…
Can gay men donate blood in India?
The straight answer on India's MSM blood-donation rule: current NBTC guidance defers men who have se…
Can I donate blood if I have anemia?
Anemia and blood donation: the haemoglobin rule (12.5 g/dL), why donating with anemia is refused, an…
Can overweight or obese people donate blood?
Yes, weight matters at the lower limit (50 kg), not the upper one. What actually stops overweight do…
Can TB patients donate blood?
Active TB defers you; fully treated and recovered, you can donate again after a clear interval. Indi…
Can thyroid patients donate blood?
Yes, controlled thyroid (on your regular tablet, normal levels) does not stop you from donating. Act…
Can transplant recipients donate blood?
Organ and bone-marrow transplant recipients are excluded from donating blood for life. Why, and what…
Can typhoid patients donate blood?
Active or recent typhoid defers you; full recovery brings you back. Also: the typhoid vaccine's (non…
Can vegans and vegetarians donate blood?
Yes, plant-based diets do not stop donation. The only gate is haemoglobin (12.5 g/dL), and here is h…
Can you donate blood if you have a tattoo?
Got a tattoo or piercing? The standard wait is 6 months, once fully healed. Why the rule exists, wha…
Can you donate blood if you have herpes?
Yes, herpes (HSV-1 or HSV-2) does not disqualify you in India. Donate when you feel well; active col…
Can you donate blood if you have PCOS? India rules
Yes, PCOS by itself does not stop you from donating. What matters instead: haemoglobin, how you feel…
Can you donate blood on your period?
Yes, a normal period does not stop you from donating. What screening checks, when to skip a day, and…
Can you donate blood while pregnant? (and after)
No, during pregnancy, donation is closed. Your body is already doing the greatest donation there is.…
Can you donate blood with fatty liver?
Mild fatty liver without other problems is often acceptable; alcohol-related fatty liver is not. Wha…
Can you donate blood with high cholesterol?
Yes, high cholesterol does not stop you from donating whole blood. Why the fat in your blood is not …
Cannabis and blood donation in India
Not under the influence, yes, occasional cannabis use is not itself a deferral; regular heavy use is…
Chemotherapy and blood donation
During and after chemotherapy, donation is closed, the medicines themselves rule it out.…
Cirrhosis (liver scarring) and blood donation
Cirrhosis closes blood donation, the liver and blood system are too intertwined to risk it.…
Coeliac disease (gluten-free) and blood donation
Yes, on a gluten-free diet and with normal haemoglobin, coeliac disease does not stop donation.…
Cold, fever, infection, when sickness delays your donation
Fever needs about 2 weeks after recovery. Antibiotics, 5,14 days after the course. Why sick-day bloo…
Colour blindness and blood donation
Yes, colour vision has nothing to do with blood safety. Donate.…
Conjunctivitis (eye flu) and blood donation
Active conjunctivitis defers donation, it is an active infection; wait until eyes are clear and trea…
Contraceptive pills and blood donation
Yes, oral contraceptives do not stop donation. This old myth refuses to die.…
COPD, emphysema and blood donation
Significant chronic lung disease generally defers, oxygen reserve is the issue, not blood safety.…
Copper-T, IUD and blood donation
Yes, intrauterine devices do not affect donation at all.…
Cough, cold, fever and donating blood: the sick-day rules
Active infection defers you; a recovered sniffle does not. The simple sick-day rules for coughs, col…
Crohn's, colitis (IBD) and blood donation
Active Crohn's or colitis defers donation; long-quiet disease off immunosuppressants is case-by-case…
Deafness, hearing aids and blood donation
Yes, hearing makes no difference to donation. Tell staff your preferred way to communicate.…
Deferred from donating? Here's what it means
Most deferrals are temporary. What to do after common deferrals and when you can return.…
Donating blood after a fracture or broken bone
Once the bone has healed, you are mobile and off strong painkillers, donation is routine again.…
Donating blood after a heart attack
After a heart attack, blood donation is generally closed, the risk to you outweighs the gift.…
Donating blood after a miscarriage
After pregnancy loss, donation waits, commonly around 6 months, for your body and iron to recover.…
Donating blood after a stroke
A past stroke generally closes blood donation, the cause and the medicines both point the same way.…
Donating blood after a vasectomy
After a vasectomy, donation waits a few months, a defined short deferral, then routine.…
Donating blood after appendix surgery
After appendix removal, wait for full recovery, commonly around 6 months for uncomplicated surgery.…
Donating blood after cancer, the survivor question
Most solid-tumour survivors wait years after cure, commonly 1 to 5 depending on type, with their onc…
Donating blood after chickenpox
After chickenpox, wait until every scab has fallen and you are fully strong, commonly a few weeks mo…
Donating blood after chikungunya
After chikungunya, donation waits, commonly around 6 months after full recovery, in line with other …
Donating blood after COVID (and after the vaccine)
Recovered from COVID? Donate 14 days after symptoms end (longer if hospitalised). Vaccinated? A shor…
Donating blood after dental work: extraction, root canal
How long to wait after dental work before donating blood: extraction (3+ days), root canal, implants…
Donating blood after gallbladder surgery
After gallbladder removal, wait until fully recovered, commonly around 6 months, then donate routine…
Donating blood after hernia surgery
After hernia repair, wait for full recovery, commonly a few months, then donate normally.…
Donating blood after jaundice (hepatitis A)
After jaundice from hepatitis A, donation waits, commonly 12 months after complete recovery, with no…
Donating blood after malaria
After treated malaria, donation waits, commonly 12 months after completing treatment, longer for som…
Donating blood after pneumonia
After pneumonia, wait until fully recovered and back to normal strength, commonly a few weeks of buf…
Donating blood after recovering from dengue
After dengue, donation waits, commonly around 6 months after full recovery, because the virus can li…
Donating blood after surgery or dental work
Healing comes first. Major surgery commonly means months before donating; dental work ranges from sa…
Donating blood after vaccination
Most routine vaccines, including COVID-19 shots, need only 24,48 hours before you can donate. Which …
Donating blood before a flight or travel
Donate the day before travel, not the hour before, same-day flying right after donation is unwise.…
Donating blood before an exam
Yes, with a meal and hydration, donation the day before an exam is fine for most people.…
Donating blood in the Assam summer and monsoon
Yes, donate in every season; in heat and humidity just double the hydration before and after.…
Donating blood while breastfeeding
Breastfeeding mothers are usually asked to wait, typically until weaning or at least 6+ months post-…
Ear infection and blood donation
Wait until the ear infection is treated and you feel well, a short, sensible wait.…
Eczema and blood donation, can you donate?
Mild or well-controlled eczema does not stop you donating. An active flare, especially where the nee…
Endometriosis and blood donation
Usually yes, endometriosis itself does not stop donation; the haemoglobin check handles the rest.…
Epilepsy and blood donation, the honest answer
While on anti-epileptic medicines, donation is commonly deferred in India; seizure-free years off tr…
Fasting and blood donation, can you donate on an empty
No, do not donate fasting. Eat a proper meal first; an empty stomach multiplies faint risk.…
Fibromyalgia and blood donation
Yes, fibromyalgia does not stop donation; on a good day, with sleep and food, donate.…
Flu shot and blood donation: how long to wait
Inactivated flu shots do not require any wait, donate the same day if you feel well. Live vaccines a…
Food poisoning, stomach flu and blood donation
Wait until fully well, hydration and strength back, commonly a week or two after symptoms stop.…
Fungal skin infection (ringworm, athlete's foot) and
A small fungal patch away from the elbow usually does not stop you; infected or broken skin at the n…
G6PD deficiency and blood donation
G6PD deficiency is commonly deferred from donation, an enzyme quirk in the red cells themselves.…
Gallstones and blood donation
Quiet gallstones do not stop donation; active gallbladder attacks or recent surgery waits until sett…
Glasses, LASIK and eyesight and blood donation
Yes, spectacles and old eye surgery do not stop donation. Even recent LASIK needs only healing time.…
Gout and high uric acid and blood donation
Between attacks, yes, gout does not stop donation; uric-acid tablets are commonly fine.…
Heart disease and blood donation, the honest answer
Most heart conditions need your cardiologist and the blood bank to agree first, some well-controlled…
Heavy periods and blood donation
The finger-prick decides: if your haemoglobin passes comfortably, you donate, heavy flow alone is no…
Height, weight and blood donation, what actually matters
Only weight matters: 50 kg is the line. Height alone has never deferred anyone.…
Henna (mehendi) and blood donation
Yes, henna sits on the skin, not through it. Mehendi is not a tattoo and does not defer donation.…
Hepatitis B and blood donation, the honest answer
If you carry hepatitis B or ever tested positive, blood donation is permanently closed, but getting …
Hepatitis C and blood donation
A past or present hepatitis C infection is a permanent stop for blood donation, treatment clears the…
History of DVT or pulmonary embolism and blood donation
A past DVT or lung clot generally closes blood donation, clot history and the blood thinners both de…
HIV and blood donation, the honest answer
HIV-positive means blood donation is permanently closed, but free, confidential testing exists, and …
Hives (urticaria) and blood donation
Wait until the hives have fully settled. Active, widespread hives defer donation, mostly for your co…
How much does haemoglobin drop after donating blood?
A donation typically drops haemoglobin by about 1,1.5 g/dL, replaced within weeks. The recovery time…
How often can you donate blood? (India intervals)
Men every 3 months, women every 4, why the interval exists and how we enforce it for you.…
I received a blood transfusion, can I donate blood?
After receiving blood yourself, donation waits, commonly 12 months, then resumes if all is well.…
IBS (irritable bowel) and blood donation
Yes, IBS does not stop donation. Feel well on the day, hydrate, and eat before you come.…
Immunosuppressants (methotrexate, biologics) and blood
Medicines that suppress the immune system, methotrexate, azathioprine, biologics, close blood donati…
IVF and fertility treatment and blood donation
During IVF or fertility treatment, donation waits, hormones, procedures and possible early pregnancy…
Kidney disease (CKD) and blood donation
Chronic kidney disease generally closes blood donation, anaemia risk and your safety come first.…
Kidney patients and blood donation: the blood-vs-organ
Kidney patients usually cannot donate blood, and kidney donation (organ) is a different question ent…
Kidney stones and blood donation
Yes, once the stone has passed or been treated and you are pain-free, kidney stones do not stop dona…
Living with one kidney and blood donation
Living with a single kidney generally defers blood donation in India, the reserve matters.…
Lupus (SLE) and blood donation
Lupus generally closes blood donation, the disease and its medicines both point the same way.…
Menopause, HRT and blood donation
Yes, menopause and hormone replacement therapy do not stop donation.…
Migraine and blood donation
Yes, migraine does not stop donation. Just choose a migraine-free day; a few donors even report fewe…
MMR, chickenpox and other live vaccines and blood donation
Live-virus vaccines (MMR, varicella, yellow fever) defer donation for a short defined window, common…
Multiple sclerosis and blood donation
MS generally defers blood donation in India, treatment medicines and disease activity decide.…
Night shifts and blood donation
Yes, if you have slept after the shift and feel rested, donate. Sleep-deprived is the only problem.…
Overactive thyroid (hyperthyroidism) and blood donation
Once your overactive thyroid is controlled and stable on treatment, donation is usually fine; uncont…
Painkillers (paracetamol, ibuprofen) and blood donation
Yes, paracetamol and ibuprofen do not stop whole-blood donation. Only platelet donation has aspirin …
Piles (haemorrhoids) and blood donation
Usually yes, piles without active bleeding do not stop donation; the haemoglobin check covers the re…
Psoriasis and blood donation, the honest answer
Mild psoriasis away from the elbow does not stop you. Severe psoriasis, or treatment with methotrexa…
Rabies vaccine and blood donation
After rabies vaccination following an animal bite, donation waits, commonly a year from the last dos…
Rheumatoid arthritis and blood donation
Active rheumatoid disease or immunosuppressant treatment defers donation; long-quiet disease off tre…
Running, marathons and blood donation
Fit runners are great donors, just leave a gap after big races before donating.…
Sex after donating blood: is there any restriction?
No medical restriction, sex after donating blood is safe. The only real advice: you may feel tired, …
Sickle cell trait and blood donation
Sickle cell trait (AS) is commonly deferred from blood donation in India, ask your centre directly, …
Sinus infection (sinusitis) and blood donation
Active sinus infection defers donation, treat it, feel well, then come.…
Sleep apnoea and blood donation
Treated, rested sleep apnoea does not stop donation, just arrive slept and well.…
Sleeping pills and blood donation
Occasional sleeping tablets are fine; regular sedative use is worth a screening conversation.…
Statins (cholesterol medicine) and blood donation
Yes, statins like atorvastatin and rosuvastatin do not stop donation at all.…
Steroid creams and blood donation
Yes, creams and ointments (even fairly strong ones) are not a deferral. Oral steroid tablets are dif…
Steroids and blood donation: gym users, injections and
Anabolic steroids defer you; medical steroid tablets and inhalers usually do not. The gym-user's hon…
Stomach ulcer and blood donation
Active or recently bleeding ulcers defer donation; a healed ulcer with normal counts is usually fine…
Strep throat, tonsillitis and blood donation
Wait until the throat infection is treated and you feel completely well, the general sickness rule a…
Thalassemia minor (trait) and blood donation
Thalassemia minor is commonly deferred, your haemoglobin tends to sit near the cutoff; if your count…
Travel and blood donation, why 'where have you been?'
Recent travel can affect donation because of infections carried without symptoms, malaria above all.…
Under 50 kg, why the scale says wait
The 50 kg minimum isn't bureaucracy, the donation volume is calibrated to body weight, and below 50 …
Uterine fibroids and blood donation
Fibroids themselves do not defer, if your haemoglobin passes, you donate.…
UTI (urinary tract infection) and blood donation
An active urinary infection defers donation until treated and fully settled, commonly a short wait a…
Vaping and blood donation
Yes, vaping does not stop donation. Nicotine is not a deferral.…
Varicose veins and blood donation
Usually yes, uncomplicated varicose veins do not stop donation; recent clots or vein surgery changes…
Vertigo and blood donation
Once the cause is managed and you are steady today, vertigo history does not stop donation.…
Vitiligo and blood donation, can you donate?
Yes. Vitiligo is a colour change in the skin, not an infection, it does not affect the safety of you…
What disqualifies you from donating blood? (India, full list)
The complete disqualification list: permanent bars, temporary waits, and the conditions people wrong…
Who can donate blood in India, the basic rules
Age, weight, haemoglobin and health requirements per national standards, in plain language.…
Who cannot donate blood: the full deferral list, in plain
The complete list of who must not donate blood in India, permanent and temporary deferrals from NBTC…
Worm infestation and blood donation
Treat the worms first, deworming is a single cheap course, then donate once well.…
Start here
After donating blood, recovery and next steps
Water, snack, no heavy lifting for a day. What's normal, what's not, and when you can donate again.…
Before donating blood, your simple checklist
Eat normally, drink water, sleep well, bring ID. What to do (and skip) in the 24 hours before donati…
Benefits of donating blood (the honest, evidence-based list)
What donation actually does for the donor: free health screening, iron regulation for some, the calm…
Blood donation myths, busted
Weakness? Women can't donate? Vegetarians can't? Blood gets sold? The twenty biggest myths in Assam …
Blood has no religion, no caste, no gender
Every faith, every caste, every gender saves lives the same way, one human to another. The one page …
Does donating blood make you tired?
Some donors feel a bit tired for a few hours to a day; many feel nothing. Why it happens, how to pre…
Donate with a friend: the buddy donation guide
Donating alone is brave; donating with a friend is smart. How buddy donation works, appointment toge…
First-time blood donor? Everything you're wondering
It hurts for one second. You won't get weak. Yes, even you can do it. A first-timer's honest guide.…
First-time vs regular blood donor: what actually changes
Your first donation is the hardest. Here is what changes by your third donation, time, nerves, healt…
Headache after blood donation: why + what helps
A mild headache after donation is usually fluid volume or caffeine withdrawal. Relief steps, prevent…
How blood donation works, step by step
Exactly what happens from walking into a blood centre to walking out, in about 45 minutes.…
How long does it take to donate blood? Full timeline
The needle part takes 8-10 minutes; the full visit 30-45. The real timeline broken into steps, so yo…
How much blood do you donate? (mL and what happens to it)
India's standard donation is 350 or 450 mL of whole blood, once every 90 days (men) or 120 days (wom…
How to donate blood: the complete step-by-step (first time
The full donation walkthrough: before, registration, screening, haemoglobin test, the 8-10 minutes o…
How to donate plasma in India: apheresis, centres, rules
How plasma donation actually works in India, voluntary apheresis at blood banks, no paid plasma cent…
Platelet donors in Assam: who they are, why dengue needs
Platelets are the 5-day-expiry blood product Assam runs short of every dengue season. Who can donate…
Students and young donors, the campus guide
18 and healthy? Campuses are where Assam's donor culture is built. What first-time young donors shou…
The 7-day iron-rich meal plan after donating blood (Indian
A practical week of Indian meals designed to rebuild haemoglobin after donation, dal, greens, jagger…
The recovery timeline, what your body replaces, and when
Plasma in 24,48 hours, platelets in weeks, red cells in weeks 3,6. An honest hour-by-hour and week-b…
Types of blood donation: whole blood, power red, platelets
The four ways to donate, whole blood, double red (power red), platelet apheresis and plasma, what ea…
What happens during blood donation, minute by minute
From the door to the juice and biscuits: a minute-by-minute walkthrough of a full blood donation vis…
What to bring to a blood donation
Photo ID, water, and sleeves that roll up, the short, honest list of what to bring (and what you don…
What to eat before and after donating blood
The pre-donation plate (iron + water, no skipping) and the post-donation day (fluids, iron, normal l…
What to eat before donating blood
Iron, vitamin C, water, the food choices that make your donation smooth and keep your haemoglobin up…
Why some people faint at blood donation (and how staff
Fainting at donation is usually the vasovagal reflex, not blood loss. Why it happens, who's prone, a…
Women and blood donation, the honest answers
Yes, women donate. Intervals, haemoglobin, menstruation, pregnancy, what national guidance actually …
Your body
Alcohol, smoking and blood donation, the honest rules
No alcohol for 24 hours before donating. Smoking doesn't disqualify you. Drugs: declare. The questio…
Blood donation and exercise, the gym, running and rest
Walk after donating; skip the heavy gym for a day. How to plan workouts around donation, and why ath…
Blood donation side effects, the honest list
What is normal after donating (dizziness, bruising, soreness) how to care for each, and the signs th…
Bruising after blood donation, what it is and what to do
Why a bruise forms at the needle site, how to care for it, how long it lasts, and the rare signs tha…
Does blood have DNA?
Yes, but mostly in your white cells. Red cells actually throw their DNA away. The strange biology, a…
How blood grouping works: how labs find your A, B, O and Rh
The two-step lab process behind every blood group, forward and reverse grouping, why errors are near…
How does your body make blood? (and how fast it replaces a
Your bone marrow is a blood factory producing millions of cells per second. How blood is made, how t…
Iron levels and blood donation: what every regular donor
Every donation removes about 250 mg of iron. Most bodies rebuild it from food, but regular donors, e…
Is blood donation safe?
Yes, for healthy adults under standard eligibility rules. What actually happens to your body, and th…
When to seek medical help after donating blood
The clear red-flag list after blood donation, bleeding that won't stop, spreading swelling, fever, f…
Scenarios
Birthday blood donation: the best gift you can give yourself
A growing Indian tradition: donate blood on your birthday. Why it works, how to do it, and how to tu…
Blood and platelets for dengue patients in Assam
When dengue drops platelets, families panic and donors rush. What doctors actually decide, when tran…
Blood for cancer patients: why chemo needs donors on standby
Chemotherapy cannot tell cancer from blood cells. Between cycles, patients depend on transfusions, a…
Blood for newborns and children: small patients, strict
A baby's transfusion can be as small as 15 mL, but the safety rules are the biggest in transfusion m…
Blood for surgery and accidents: why hospitals keep O− ready
An operation or a road accident can need units in minutes. Why O− is the emergency default, what a r…
Blood transfusion for liver disease patients: what families
Liver disease patients need repeated blood and plasma, GI bleeding and low clotting factors are the …
Donating at a camp vs at a blood centre: what is different
Same needle, same bag, different experience. Camps are fast and crowded; centres are quieter and can…
How to run a blood donation camp in your college (Assam)
A student's step-by-step guide: get the district blood centre on board, book the hall, pre-register …
System, safety & Assam
Blood donation in government vs private hospitals: what
Same screening, same testing standards, different paperwork and replacement practices. An honest com…
Blood donation leave rules in India (central + state)
Central government employees get special casual leave for blood donation. Most private offices follo…
Blood donation myths vs facts: the 12 biggest, busted
Weakness, impotence, weight loss, lifespan, infection, 'my blood is special', the twelve most repeat…
Blood for aplastic anaemia patients
Aplastic anaemia means the marrow stopped making blood, patients live on transfusions until treatmen…
Blood for gastric bleeding, ulcers and black stools
A bleeding ulcer can empty half your blood volume in a day, these are the quiet emergencies that emp…
Blood for heart surgery: bypass, valves and standby units
Open-heart surgery runs with blood standing by, sometimes several units per operation, all from ordi…
Blood for kidney failure and dialysis patients
Kidney patients often need blood for the anaemia of kidney disease and for transplant surgery, stead…
Blood for severe anaemia patients in Assam
Advanced anaemia, from hookworm, pregnancy, nutrition or disease, still brings people to hospital do…
Blood for severe burns patients
Big burns consume blood volume and plasma for weeks, donors carry these patients through the long dr…
Blood for sickle cell crisis patients
In a sickle crisis, donated red cells are the treatment, exchange transfusions literally replace the…
Blood not available at the blood bank? What to do next in
The emergency playbook: the bank has no blood. Ten ordered steps from confirming the component to es…
Blood request checklist: everything ready before you submit
The ten-item checklist for a fast, credible blood request in Assam, information to gather, people to…
Can a family member donate blood for a patient?
Yes, family members are often the first donors in an Indian emergency. Group matching, eligibility, …
Can you get paid to donate blood in India?
Selling blood is illegal in India. Paid plasma centres are a US phenomenon that does not exist here.…
Donor response checklist: what to do after you tap accept
You accepted a request, now what? The donor's checklist from accept to donation day: confirm, prepar…
Emergency blood support in Assam, what to do, in order
Someone needs blood now. The ordered checklist: hospital first, official availability, then our dono…
How Assam Blood Donor verifies donors (the trust page)
Every donor on this register cleared ID verification, NBTC eligibility screening, a phone-verified a…
How to find a blood donor fast in an emergency
Blood needed today, not tomorrow? The fastest route, in order: the blood centre first, your network …
Replacement donation explained: when hospitals ask families
Many Assam hospitals ask the family to 'replace' the blood used. What that means, what replacement d…
Supporting thalassemia children as a donor
A thalassemia major child needs red cells every 2,4 weeks for life, the entire treatment is donated …
The blood requisition slip explained: the paper that moves
What the requisition slip is, who fills it, why blood banks refuse without it, and what every line m…
What documents do I need for blood donation? (India)
One photo ID. That's the donor list. For patients receiving blood: the doctor's requisition slip, pa…
What happens at the blood bank: the full walkthrough
From requisition slip to crossmatched unit: how an Indian blood bank processes one request and one d…
What is a replacement donor? (Why hospitals ask families to
A replacement donor is someone who donates to 'replace' the unit a patient used. Why Indian hospital…
Pregnancy & blood
Blood groups
Blood group rarity in India: which groups run short and why
AB− is the rarest group in India at under 1% of people. O− can help everyone but is found in almost …
Rare blood groups in Assam, why negative donors matter most
O negative, A negative, B negative, AB negative, the groups banks always run short of, and why regis…
First-time donors
Donation types
Plasma donation vs blood donation in India
India does not run paid plasma collection like the US. Here is how plasma actually reaches patients …
Whole blood vs platelet donation: which one should you do?
Whole blood takes 10 minutes and helps most patients. Platelet donation takes longer and helps cance…