PANAMA

Due to the number of travel associated risks in this country, please contact us on our Donor Infoline 1800 731 137 for advice.

If you or your mother were born in Panama you will not be able to donate due to the risk of Chagas disease.

There is a current malaria risk  all year round  in the  whole country with the exception of the  Canal Zone and Panama City.

There was a previous malaria risk all  year round in the  whole country until December  2011

There is a Tropical illness risk is all year in whole country: you must have left any part of the country a minimum of 90 days  before you can attend to donate.

You cannot donate for 365 days (1 year) from the date you leave a part of the  country at risk of malaria as a visitor only e.g. a holiday / business trip of less than 6 months in duration.

If any of the risk factors listed below apply to you:

• You lived at any time in any malarial endemic area for a continuous period of 6 months or more
• You ever had malaria
• You ever had an unexplained fever associated with any malarial endemic area 

Samples can be taken (but not a donation) to include a malaria antibody test:

• If a minimum of 6 months have elapsed since you left any malaria area
• You are fully recovered from malaria for at least 3 years (where applicable)
• You are fully recovered from the unexplained fever for at least 6 months and it is 6 months since you left the malarial area

You will be able to attend a clinic 42 days later if the malaria test is negative ( the IBTS will contact you if the  test result is positive) .Once all other criteria are met on future visits a test for malaria will be carried out in our labs every time you donate.

  Please contact us on the Donor Infoline  1800 731 137 if you have any queries