Malaria

Malaria is an infection carried by mosquitoes which thrives in tropical areas. Over half a million people worldwide die from malaria every year.

When you can donate:

• Plasma – Straight away
• Whole blood and/or platelets – 4 months after you return we can test your blood for malaria antibodies (proteins that your body makes when fighting a malaria infection). If it’s clear, you can resume donating these.

Rabies

You can get rabies from being bitten or scratched by an animal. It causes thousands of deaths each year but is preventable by vaccine, either before or soon after the bite or scratch.

When you can donate:

• All donation types – 12 months after you return if you were bitten or scratched by an animal. This could be less if you’ve had the rabies vaccine, so call 13 14 95 to check.

If you are travelling to other parts of Indonesia outside of Bali, please refer to the travel map for more information.

HIV/Aids

This infection is spread mainly by sexual contact, shared needles and from mother to child during pregnancy.
When you can donate:

• All donation types – If you’ve had sex with a person who lives in this area you’ll need to wait 12 months

Malaria

Malaria is an infection carried by mosquitoes which thrives in tropical areas.
When you can donate:

• Plasma – Straight away
• Whole blood and/or platelets – 4 months after you return we can test your blood for malaria antibodies (proteins that your body makes when fighting a malaria infection). If it’s clear, you can resume donating these.

Rabies

You can get rabies from being bitten or scratched by an animal.
When you can donate:

• All donation types – 12 months after you return if you were bitten or scratched by an animal. This could be less if you’ve had the rabies vaccine, so call 13 14 95 to check.

West Nile Virus (including Hawaii)

This is a mosquito-borne infection.

When you can donate:

• Plasma – Straight away
• Whole blood and/or platelets – 4 weeks after you return from the country.

Rabies

You can get rabies from being bitten or scratched by an animal. It causes thousands of deaths each year but is preventable by vaccine, either before or soon after the bite or scratch.

When you can donate:

• All donation types – 12 months after you return if you were bitten or scratched by an animal. This could be less if you’ve had the rabies vaccine, so call 13 14 95 to check.