At Parakh Voluntary Blood Centre, Jhansi, we encourage safe, voluntary and non-remunerated blood donation. Every prospective donor undergoes appropriate registration, medical history assessment, examination, counselling and eligibility screening before donation.

1. Voluntary Non-Remunerated Blood Donor

A voluntary donor gives blood of their own free will without receiving payment or valuable consideration for the donation. Small refreshments, tokens of appreciation and reasonable reimbursement of direct travel expenses are compatible with voluntary donation.

New Voluntary Donor

A person donating blood for the first time and who has never donated previously.

Regular Voluntary Donor

A donor who gives blood regularly and has donated at least three times, with the most recent donation within the previous year, while continuing to donate regularly.

Lapsed Voluntary Donor

A person who has donated blood previously but does not currently meet the criteria for a regular donor.

2. Family / Replacement Donor

A replacement donor is generally a relative or family friend who donates blood when blood is required for a particular patient. The Drugs and Cosmetics Rules specifically define a replacement donor in this manner.

Replacement donation should never involve payment or financial consideration to the donor. India’s blood transfusion system places strong emphasis on developing a pool of voluntary, non-remunerated donors.

3. Apheresis Donor

An apheresis donor donates a specific blood component—such as platelets or plasma—using an automated cell-separation system. The required component is collected while the remaining blood components are returned to the donor during the procedure.

Common Apheresis Donations

·       Single Donor Platelets (SDP) – plateletpheresis

·       Plasma – plasmapheresis

·       Red Blood Cells – erythrocytapheresis

Apheresis is particularly useful when a high quantity of a specific blood component is required from a single donor.

4. Autologous Blood Donor

An autologous donor is a patient who donates their own blood in advance for planned transfusion back to themselves. This is different from conventional allogeneic blood donation and is performed only when medically appropriate and under an approved clinical protocol. The Government of India’s Transfusion Medicine Technical Manual includes autologous blood donation as a specialized transfusion practice.

Who Cannot Donate Blood in India?

Not every person who wishes to donate can donate immediately. Donor eligibility is determined through medical assessment and applicable national guidelines.

Professional / Paid Blood Donors — PROHIBITED

Professional or paid blood donation is prohibited in India.

A professional donor is a person who donates blood in return for valuable consideration, whether in cash or kind. The Drugs and Cosmetics Rules specifically exclude professional/paid donors from the definition of an eligible donor.

India's blood transfusion system moved to a system based on voluntary, non-remunerated blood donation, following the Supreme Court's 1996 intervention and subsequent regulatory reforms.

Important

Blood donation must never be bought or sold.

A donor should not receive cash or other valuable consideration in exchange for donating blood. Gifts of little or intrinsic monetary value, refreshments, commendation certificates and reasonable time off associated with donation are treated differently under the applicable rules.

Temporary Deferral of Blood Donation

Some people may be temporarily deferred rather than permanently prohibited from donating. Examples can include certain recent medical procedures, illnesses, vaccinations, pregnancy-related circumstances, tattoos or previous transfusion, depending on the applicable eligibility criteria and required deferral period.

Current Government of India donor-selection guidance states, for example, that whole-blood donors are generally 18–65 years, while apheresis donors are 18–60 years, subject to the applicable eligibility requirements.

The exact decision is made by the qualified medical personnel after reviewing the donor's history, examination and required tests.

Permanent or Medical Deferral

Certain medical conditions or circumstances may make a person ineligible to donate blood. These can include conditions that could pose a risk to the donor or recipient.

Examples may include certain:

·       Blood-borne infections

·       Serious cardiac conditions

·       Certain cancers

·       Significant bleeding disorders

·       Certain chronic or serious diseases

·       Other conditions identified during donor screening

Eligibility criteria can change as national guidelines are updated, so the final decision should always be made by the Blood Centre's qualified medical personnel rather than by the donor alone.

Our Commitment to Safe Donation

At Parakh Voluntary Blood Centre, Jhansi, donor safety and recipient safety are our highest priorities. Every prospective donor is assessed before donation, and blood collected from eligible donors undergoes mandatory testing for relevant transfusion-transmissible infections and appropriate blood-group testing before it is released for clinical use.

🩸 Donate Voluntarily. Donate Safely. Save Lives.

Parakh Voluntary Blood Centre
Opposite Medical College, Gate No. 2, Kargoanji Road, Jhansi, UP: 284128
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