Become Engaged in Blood Donation Campaign

CIU Clinical Skills Centre “Tbilisi Blood Transfusion Station” will hold volunteer blood donation campaign on 14 May from 11:00 to 15:00.

All You Need to Know About Being a Donor:

Blood donation is a process, when a healthy person donates blood.

Blood donation is absolutely harmless for health.

Blood can be donated again after 2 months.

Any healthy individual from 18 to 65 can become a blood donor, if:

• You weigh 50 kg or more;
• You have not tested positive for hepatitis B or hepatitis C, AIDS or syphilis;
• You do not suffer from malaria;
• You are not drug addict.

During the last three months:

• You did not have surgery;
• You have not made a tattoo during the last two months;
• You have not contact with another person’s blood;
• You have not been pregnant during the last six months (in case of female donors).

At the day of donation, a donor must be practically healthy:

• Must not have temperature.

A blood donor:

• Has to be sincere while answering all the questions of donation consent form;
• Has to have a light breakfast in the morning of blood donation and drink sweet tea;
• Has to avoid taking alcohol on the day of blood donation;
• Has to bring ID in order to identify a donor.

Volunteer blood donation campaign will take place in a decentralized way – they will come to you. The team consists of: transfusion doctor, laboratory assistant. Before blood transfusion, blood test is conducted to examine blood type and hemoglobin.

Blood donations are also tested for infections: AIV Infections/AIDS, B and C Hepatitis, syphilis.

Blood test results will be provided individually, in a closed envelope.