India, June 9 -- Donating blood is often equated to giving the gift of life. It is something that is encouraged both by society and the healthcare community. However, since it literally involves giving up blood from individuals, it is reasonable that some of them would have questions about its impact on their health.

Dr Pawan Kumar Singh, vice chairman of BMT at ShardaCare-Healthcity, shared his answers to the commonly asked questions on blood donation with HT Lifestyle to make us more informed and debunk the myths that have grown around the subject.

"Thousands of patients need blood transfusions each day, as a result of accidents, surgery, cancer treatment, childbirth complications and other blood-related disorders. One blood donation ...