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The donation process

You've thought about donating blood, bur before you make your decision, you want to know exactly what is going to happen. Here's the lowdown.

Where you can donate blood

You've decided you want to donate blood, but you don't know where to go. Get all the info here.

Self-donation of blood

While the risk of receiving contaminated blood by means of a blood transfusion is minimal, no blood is as safe as your own. So why not donate it to yourself before a big operation?

Virgin blood donors

We rely on teenage donors to keep our blood banks full. But with kids involved in exams and school holidays, SA faces a dire blood shortage. Why aren’t the grownups giving?

Celebs line up to donate blood

To encourage more people to donate blood, local celebs will put their money where their mouths are to show their support for the SANBS during Blood Donor Month.

Blood donation questionnaire

You want to donate blood, but you've heard there is a questionnaire you have to fill in. Here's what it looks like.

Why you should donate blood

Think about it - if no-one donated blood, thousands of people would die every day. Blood is something money can't buy and science cannot create. But you can give it to someone.

Top 10 blood facts

Your blood. You hardly ever see it. Yet, it is the very thing that keeps you going. Check how many of the following facts you knew. Or didn't know.

Blood donation crisis?

The huge number of traffic accidents over the holidays creates a high demand for donor blood. Right? Wrong. Other factors also play a large role.

Artificial blood a lifesaver

Artificial blood is a lifesaver. In fact, it has saved the lives of up to 42 percent of its users – patients' whose only other option was certain death.