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Donate blood, donate life!

Blood donation is a solidary gesture of donating a small amount of one's own blood to save the lives of people who undergo large and complex medical treatments and interventions, such as transfusions, transplants, oncological procedures and surgeries.

In addition to people who undergo medical procedures and interventions, blood is also essential for patients with serious chronic diseases - such as Sickle Cell Disease and Thalassemia - to live longer and with better quality, in addition to being vitally important to treat injuries in emergency situations or calamities.

A single donation can save up to four lives. A simple gesture of love and solidarity can generate many smiles. Do your part, regardless of the relationship between the donor and the recipient of the donation.

Blood is irreplaceable and without it it is impossible to live.  

The goal is to keep blood supplies always stocked and not just on specific dates or when someone you know needs it.

Now that you understand the importance of this act of solidarity, do your part.

Lives depend on you!

REQUIREMENTS FOR

DONATE BLOOD OR PLATELETS

  • Be in good health.

  • Be between 16 and 69 years old, as long as the first donation has been made up to 60 years old (children under 18 must present the authorization form - click here and download ).

  • Weigh at least 50kg.

  • Be rested (have slept at least 6 hours in the last 24 hours).

  • Be fed (avoid fatty food in the 4 hours before donation).

  • Present an original document with a recent photo that allows identification and is issued by an official body.

  Donations can be made every 60 days by men and 90 days by women. 

IMPEDIMENTS  TEMPORARY 

TO DONATE BLOOD OR PLATELETS

  •   Cold: wait 7 days after symptoms disappear.

  • Pregnancy: 90 days after vaginal delivery and 180 days after cesarean.

  • Breastfeeding (if the delivery took place less than 12 months ago).

  • Ingestion of alcoholic beverages in the 12 hours prior to donation.

  • Tattoo, permanent makeup and micropigmentation (eyebrows, lips, etc.) in the last 6 months.

  • Situations in which there is a greater risk of acquiring sexually transmitted diseases: wait 12 months.

  • Any endoscopic procedure (upper digestive endoscopy, colonoscopy, rhinoscopy, etc.): wait 6 months.

  • Tooth extraction (check medication use) or root canal (check medication): for 7 days.

  • Dental surgery with general anesthesia: for 4 weeks.

  • Acupuncture: if performed with disposable material: 24 hours; if performed with laser or seeds: fit; if performed with material without evaluation conditions: wait 12 months.

  • Flu vaccine: for 48 hours.

  • Labial or genital herpes: apt after total disappearance of the lesions.

  • Herpes Zoster: Able after 6 months of cure (Varicella Zoster virus).

  • Brazil : states such as Acre, Amapá, Amazonas, Rondônia, Roraima, Maranhão, Mato Grosso, Pará and Tocantins are places where there is a high prevalence of malaria. Those who have been in these states must wait 12 months to donate, after returning.

  • USA : those who have been in this country must wait 30 days to donate, after returning.

  • Malaria : those who have been to countries with a high prevalence of malaria must wait 12 months after returning to donate (criterion similar to that of Brazilian states with a high prevalence of malaria).

  • Yellow Fever : those who have been in a region where there is an outbreak of the disease must wait 30 days to donate, after returning; if you took the vaccine, you must wait 04 weeks; if he contracted the disease, he should wait 6 months after complete recovery (clinical and laboratory).

  • Candidates who have been infected with COVID-19 are considered unfit for a period of 15 days after complete clinical recovery (asymptomatic).

     

    Candidates who have been vaccinated against Covid-19 can only donate:

     

    • 48 hours after each dose (Coronavac vaccine, from Sinovac/Butantan);

       

    • 7 days after each dose (Oxford/AstraZeneca/Fiocruz vaccine);

       

    • 7 days after each dose (Pfizer/BioNtec/Fosun Pharma vaccine);

       

    • 7 days after each dose (Janssen-Cilag vaccine);

       

    • 7 days after each dose (Sutinik V vaccine, Gamaleya National Center);

       

    • 48 hours after each dose (Covaxin vaccine, from Bharat Biotech);

  • Candidates who had direct contact (home or professional) with suspected or confirmed cases of coronavirus contamination must wait 14 days after the last day of contact, to make the blood donation.

  • Health professionals (doctors, nurses and others) who work directly with patients with Covid-19 must wait 14 days after the last day of contact, to donate blood.

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IMPEDIMENTS   DEFINITIVE   

TO DONATE BLOOD OR PLATELETS

  •    Hepatitis after 11 years of age.*

  • Clinical or laboratory evidence of the following blood-borne infectious diseases: Hepatitis B and C, AIDS (HIV virus), diseases associated with HTLV I and II viruses, and Chagas disease.

  • Use of illicit injectable drugs.

  • Malaria.

  • Parkinson's disease.
     

* Hepatitis after 11th birthday: Definitive refusal. Hepatitis B or C after or before age 10: Definite refusal. Drug Hepatitis: fit after cure and clinically evaluated;  Viral hepatitis (A): after 11 years of age, if you bring the exam for the diagnosis of the disease, it will be evaluated by the screening physician.

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plasma donation

Plasma is the liquid part of the blood and it contains, among other substances, antibodies, which protect the body.

 

Studies carried out in countries that presented the first cases of COVID-19 showed the possibility of using plasma from healthy people who had mild infection to treat other patients with severe forms of the disease. The plasma of these cured people contains antibodies against COVID-19 that could help fight the infection.

Surveys from several centers around the world are evaluating this possibility, in an attempt to find an effective treatment against the disease that can offer more opportunity for recovery.

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THE REQUIREMENTS TO DONATE PLASMA

  ARE THE SAME AS BLOOD OR PLATELETS AND... 

Pregnant women can develop antibodies that cause severe respiratory reactions in recipients.

  • Women cannot have had a pregnancy.

  • Not having symptoms of COVID-19 for at least 14 days.

  • Have a positive PCR result for SARS-Cov-2.

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