07/06/2023
In 2005, the World Health Organization established WORLD BLOOD DONOR DAY to be celebrated every June 14. This serves to raise awareness of the need for safe blood and blood products and to thank voluntary, unpaid blood donors for their life-saving gifts of blood.
This year's campaign slogan is “Give blood, give plasma, share life, share often.” It focuses on patients requiring life-long transfusion support and underlines the role every single person can play, by giving the valuable gift of blood or plasma. It also highlights the importance of giving blood or plasma regularly to create a safe and sustainable supply of blood and blood products that can be always available, all over the world, so that all patients in need can receive timely treatment. (WHO, 2023)
You can help save up to 3 lives if you donate your blood. You can go to the nearest blood service facility for this endeavor.
