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First donation, common myths, what happens before and after you give.
12 guides
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 donation.
Blood donation myths, busted
Weakness? Women can't donate? Vegetarians can't? Blood gets sold? The twenty biggest myths in Assam and India, answered honestly with national standards.
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.
How blood donation works, step by step
Exactly what happens from walking into a blood centre to walking out, in about 45 minutes.
Students and young donors, the campus guide
18 and healthy? Campuses are where Assam's donor culture is built. What first-time young donors should know.
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-by-week map of post-donation recovery.
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 visit, so nothing surprises you.
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't need) on donation day.
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 prevent it)
Fainting at donation is usually the vasovagal reflex, not blood loss. Why it happens, who's prone, and how staff handle it in minutes.
Women and blood donation, the honest answers
Yes, women donate. Intervals, haemoglobin, menstruation, pregnancy, what national guidance actually says.