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WORLD BLOOD DONOR DAY |
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Date-wise Events |
- June 14: It is celebrated
on this day every year 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.
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Description |
- Millions of lives are saved every year owing to donation
of blood by people.
- Blood transfusion helps patients suffering from
life-threatening conditions live longer and with better
quality of life.
- The focus for the 2013 campaign – the 10th anniversary
of World Blood Donor Day – is ‘blood donation as a
gift that saves lives’.
- The objectives of this year’s campaign are:
to thank blood donors for their life-saving
donations; promote voluntary unpaid blood
donation; and convince ministries of health to commit to
achieving self-sufficiency in safe blood and blood products
based on 100% voluntary unpaid blood donation.
- Few Previous years’ Hosts and Themes:
- 2010: Spain - New Blood for the World.
- 2009: Australia - Self sufficiency through voluntary
plasma donation.
- 2008: Dubai - Giving Blood regularly, for safe and
sustainable blood supplies.
- 2007: Philippines - Safe Blood for Safe Motherhood.
- 2006: Thailand - Community participation: commitment
and Partnerships.
- 2005: London - Recipients/patients express their
thanks.
- 2004: Johannesburg - Special focus on youth.
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