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.