Test your knowledge about blood donation

Who is eligible to donate blood?

16 years to < 65, above 50 kgs and in good health

10 years to < 65, above 50 kgs and in good health

Anyone as long as they are in good health

How often can I donate blood?

After three months for males and four months for females

After every month for both genders

After every 2 weeks for males and 3 weeks for females

How much blood can I donate at any one time?

1 litre

5 litres

450 millilitres

My blood will be tested for Hepatitis B and C, Syphilis, HIV and other infectious diseases transmitted by blood

True

False

I need a special diet after donating blood

True

False

What is the role of the Kenya Red Cross Society in blood donation?

Collect, test, process and distribute blood and blood products

Mobilise blood donors, health education on blood donation, recruitment and retention of blood donors

Whose mandate is it to collect, test, process and distribute blood and blood products to all transfusing hospitals in Kenya?

Kenya Blood Supplies Institute

Kenya National Blood Transfusion Service

Kenya Red Cross Society

Kenya Blood Collection and Storage Center

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