Name of Office: National Voluntary Blood Services Program (NVBSP)

There are certain conditions that prevent a person from donating blood temporarily or permanently. Among the temporary conditions are:                            

• Pregnancy                        
• Acute fever
• Recent alcoholic intake
• Ear or body piercing and tattooing
• Surgery

Persons with the following  conditions are not allowed to donate blood anyime:

• Cancer                       
• Cardiac disease                       
• Sever lung disease                       
• Hepatitis B and C                       
• HIV infection, AIDS or Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STD)
• High risk occupation (e.g. prostitution)
• Unexplained weight loss of more than 5 kg over 6 months
• Chronic alcoholism                       
• Other conditions or disease stated in the Guide to Medical Assessment of Blood Donors.