Here are a few things to keep in mind before you set out to donate blood. Any healthy adult who is between 18 and 60 years of age with a minimum weight of 50 kilograms can donate blood. Prepare yourself before you do so: have plenty of fluids the night before and the morning of the day you plan to donate. A person can donate blood once in every three months. People who are HIV positive, Hepatitis B or C and cancer cannot donate blood,” he says.

Source: The Hindu June 11, 2019 11:15 UTC