World Blood Donor Day

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2023 Date	14 June 2023
2024 Date	14 June 2024

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World Blood Donor Day in 2023

Wednesday, 14 Jun

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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 -

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As we mark World Blood Donor Day, we proudly stand as a committed force working tirelessly to create awareness and encourage more people to join this lifesaving cause of blood donation. Together, let's create a world where no life is lost due to shortage of blood.… https://t.co/q2Q5HicOgV
— Dera Sacha Sauda (@DSSNewsUpdates) June 14, 2023

"Give blood, give plasma, share life, share often” is the slogan for the #WorldBloodDonorDay campaign 2023. It is a reminder of the fact that there are many patients who require life-long transfusion support. Do your bit today and give someone the gift of life. https://t.co/PrINKo39yy
— Thalassemia Patients Advocacy Group (@pagthals) June 14, 2023

Every year hundreds of Congress Party workers, members of youth Congress & volunteers save lives by donating blood. Today on World Blood Donor Day, we acknowledge their efforts & of all the heroes across the globe who come forward to donate blood & keep the world beating. https://t.co/AifET9mGbd
— Congress (@INCIndia) June 14, 2023

Top facts about World Blood Donor Day

According to the WHO, in 2022, there were 118.5 million blood donations collected globally.
The theme for World Blood Donor Day in 2022 was Donating blood is an act of solidarity.

In the News and Trending in India for World Blood Donor Day

Updated 00:32 Hundreds of Kharkiv Residents Came to Donate Blood on World Blood Donor Day

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World Blood Donor Day: Experts bust MYTHS that are stopping you from donating blood - Times of India

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World Blood Donor Day: This Delhi man walked 13,400 km across India in 17 months urging people to donate blood

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World Blood Donor Day | Sharing Life through the Gift of Blood

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World Blood Donor Day Top Things to Do

Give the gift of life. If you are an eligible donor, you can donate blood at many centres throughout your city or country. Search online to find your nearest centre.
Find out what blood type you are! There are 8 types, with AB being the rarest (only 4% of the world population has it) and either a positive or a negative factor (the negative being the recessive and more rare factor).