conditions

Anyone:
- in good health;
- aged 18 or above (Please note: the first blood donation must take place before the day of your 66th birthday.
As from your 66th birthday, blood donations are permitted only if your last donation occurred less than 3 years ago.
As from your 76th birthday, blood donations are permitted only if your last donation occurred less than 1 year ago);
- weighing at least 50 kg;
- who does not pose a risk of transmitting an infectious disease.

In addition to the basic criteria listed above, there is a whole series of contraindications which may see you temporarily or even definitively disqualified from giving blood.

Anyone:
- in good health;
- aged 18 or above (please note: the first plasma donation must take place before the day of your 66th birthday. Af from this birthday, making a plasma donation is permitted only if the previous plasma or platelet donation took place less than 3 years ago. As from your 76th birthday, plasma donation is no longer permitted);
- weighing at least 50 kg;
- who does not pose a risk of transmitting diseases by blood.
 
All blood groups may donate plasma.

In addition to the basic criteria listed above, there is a whole series of contraindications which may see you temporarily or even definitively disqualified from giving plasma.

Anyone:
- in good health;
- aged 18 or above (please note: the first platelet donation must take place before the day of your 61st birthday. As from your 61st birthday, donating platelets is permitted only if the previous platelet donation occurred less than 3 years ago. As from your 76th birthday, platelet donation is no longer permitted);
- weighing at least 50 kg;
- who does not pose a risk of transmitting diseases by blood.
 
Ideally, platelets are collected from donors that belong to blood groups O and A.
A single platelet donation via apharesis enables us to transfer 1 or 2 adults and up to 3 children!

In addition to the basic criteria listed above, there is a whole series of contraindications which may see you temporarily or even definitively disqualified from giving platelets.