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What you need to know before donating blood

What you need to know before donating blood (Photo: iStock)

According to Gladys Omwenga, a Medical Laboratory Technologist at Mama Lucy Hospital Blood Donation Centre, some basic requirements are considered before a blood donation.

"A person can donate blood if they are 16 years to 65 with a minimum weight of 50 kilogrammes and a maximum weight of 120 kilogrammes but we do not encourage one to donate for the first time if they are 65 years," she says.

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