HashtagsCompiled on | #WorldBloodDonorDay, #BloodDonation, #DonateBlood, #BloodDonorDay |
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Related Hashtags | #Blood, #BloodDonor, #SaveLives, #SaveLife, #GiveBlood |
2023 Date | 14 June 2023 |
2024 Date | 14 June 2024 |
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World Blood Donor Day is an annual international event that aims to raise awareness about the importance of blood donation and to express gratitude to voluntary blood donors worldwide. The observance seeks to emphasize the need for a stable supply of blood and blood products, as well as to highlight their crucial role in saving lives and improving the health of millions of people. The event also aspires to encourage more people to join the ranks of blood donors, thereby ensuring universal access to safe and quality blood transfusion services. Established in 2004, World Blood Donor Day is celebrated globally on June 14 in honour of the birth anniversary of Karl Landsteiner, the Austrian physician who discovered the ABO blood group system. In India, the event is of significant importance as millions of lives are saved every year, thanks to the contributions of voluntary blood donors. The country requires about 12 million units of blood annually to meet the needs of patients, but out of this requirement, only about 9.5 million units are collected. Consequently, World Blood Donor Day forms a crucial platform to address the persistent blood shortage and to promote awareness about safe blood donation practices across the nation. To mark the occasion of World Blood Donor Day, various awareness campaigns and blood donation drives are organized across India by government institutions, non-profit organizations, and blood banks. These initiatives aim to educate people about the benefits of blood donation, both for the donor and the recipient, and to dispel myths and concerns surrounding the process. The widespread participation of the Indian population in such activities has the potential to significantly boost the nation's blood reserve, and to enable timely and effective medical care to those in need. Top Tweets for World Blood Donor Day -Updated
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In the News and Trending in India for World Blood Donor DayUpdated Hundreds of Kharkiv Residents Came to Donate Blood on World Blood Donor Daygwaramedia.com World Blood Donor Day: Experts bust MYTHS that are stopping you from donating blood - Times of Indiaindiatimes.com World Blood Donor Day: This Delhi man walked 13,400 km across India in 17 months urging people to donate bloodindianexpress.com World Blood Donor Day | Sharing Life through the Gift of Blooddailybees.in
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Referenceswww.redcrossblood.org: Iron Rich Foods www.who.int: WHO Blood safety and availability facts 2020 europeanbloodalliance.eu: Blood Donations in 2021 Europe |
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