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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 old," she says.
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