General eligibility criteria

Please note that to donate blood, you must:

• Be in general good health.
• Not have had any symptoms of infection e.g. sore throat, cough, runny nose or diarrhoea for at least 1 week.
• Not have had a fever in the last 4 weeks.
• Not have taken antibiotics for the last 7 days. If you have taken antibiotics, wait at least 1 week from the last dose.
• Wait for at least 28 days, if you have tested positive for COVID-19.
• Weigh at least 45 kg.
• Have a haemoglobin level of at least 13.0 g/dl for males and 12.5 g/dl for females.
• Not have travelled to Batam since April

It may be harmful to you or the recipients if you donate blood when you are not eligible to do so.