Good health of the donor must be fully ensured. The universally accepted criteria for donor selection are:

  Age between 18 and 60 years

  Haemoglobin – not less than 12.5 g/dL

  Pulse – between 50 and 100/minute with no irregularities
  Blood Pressure -Systolic 100-180 mm Hg and Diastolic 50 – 100 mm Hg

  Temperature – Normal (oral temperature not exceeding 37.50C)
  Body weight – not less than 45 Kg

> Health conditions: The donor should be in a healthy state of mind and body. They should    fulfil the following criteria:

1. 1. Past one year – not been treated for Rabies or received Hepatitis B immune globulin.
      
   2. Past six months – not had a tattoo, ear or skin piercing or acupuncture, not received blood or blood products, no serious illness or major surgery, no contact with a person with hepatitis or yellow jaundice.
      
   3. Past three months – not donated blood or been treated for Malaria.
      
   4. Past one month – had any immunizations.
      
   5. Past 48 hours – taken any antibiotics or any other medications (Allopathic or Ayurvedic or Sidha or Homeo)
      
   6. Past 24 hours – taken alcoholic beverages
      
   7. Past 72 hours – had dental work or taken Aspirin
      
   8. Present – not suffering from cough, influenza or sore throat, common cold
      
   9. Women should not be pregnant or breast feeding her child
      
   10. Women donor should not donate during her menstrual cycles
       

Free from Diabetes, not suffering from chest pain, heart disease or high BP, cancer, blood clotting problem or blood disease, unexplained fever.