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'{{Infobox holiday |holiday_name = World Blood Donor Day |type = |image =World Health Organization Flag.jpg |imagesize = |caption = |official_name = |nickname = |observedby = All member states of the World Health Organization |litcolor = |longtype = |significance = |begins = |ends = |date =14 June |scheduling = same day each year |duration = 1 day |frequency = annual |celebrations = |observances = |relatedto = }} Every year on 14 June, countries around the world celebrate '''World Blood Donor Day''' ('''WBDD'''). The event, established in 2004, serves to raise awareness of the need for safe [[blood]] and [[blood products]], and to thank [[Blood donation|blood donors]] for their [[voluntary action|voluntary]], life-saving gifts of blood. World Blood Donor Day is one of eight official [[global health|global public health]] campaigns marked by the [[World Health Organization]] (WHO), along with [[World Health Day]], [[World Tuberculosis Day]], [[World Immunization Week]], [[World Malaria Day]], [[World No Tobacco Day]], [[World Hepatitis Day]], and [[World AIDS Day]].<ref>[http://www.who.int/campaigns/en "Campaigns."] [[World Health Organization]] (WHO). Retrieved 31 October 2014.</ref> ==Background== [[File:Blood donation needle.jpg|thumb|300px|A donor's arm at various stages of donation. The two photographs on the left show a blood pressure cuff being used as a tourniquet.]] [[Transfusion of blood]] and blood products helps and save millions of lives every year. It can help patients suffering from life-threatening conditions live longer and with higher [[quality of life]], and supports complex medical and surgical procedures. It also has an essential, life-saving role in maternal and [[perinatal|perinatal care]]. Access to safe and sufficient blood and blood products can help reduce rates of death and disability due to severe bleeding during delivery and after childbirth.<ref>[http://www.who.int/campaigns/world-blood-donor-day/2014/event/en/ "Safe blood for saving mothers."] WHO. 2014. Retrieved 31 October 2014.</ref> In many countries, there is not an adequate supply of safe blood, and blood services face the challenge of making sufficient blood available, while also ensuring its quality and safety. An adequate supply can only be assured through regular donations by voluntary unpaid blood donors. The WHO’s goal is for all countries to obtain all their blood supplies from voluntary unpaid donors by 2020. In 2014, 60 countries have their national blood supplies based on 99-100% voluntary unpaid blood donations, with 73 countries still largely dependent on family and paid donors.<ref>[http://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs279/en/ "Blood safety and availability."] WHO Fact sheet N° 279. June 2013. Accessed 8 April 2014.</ref> == History == World Blood Donor Day is celebrated every year by the people in many countries around the world on 14 June. World Blood Donor Day is celebrated every year on the day of birthday anniversary of [[Karl Landsteiner]] on 14 June 1868.<ref>{{cite web|title=Karl Landsteiner - Biographical|url=https://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/medicine/laureates/1930/landsteiner-bio.html|website=Novelprize.org|accessdate=7 November 2015}}</ref> World Blood Donor Day celebration brings a precious opportunity to all donors for celebrating it on national and global level as well as to commemorate the birthday anniversary of the [[Karl Landsteiner]] (a great scientist who won the [[Nobel Prize]] for his great discovery of the ABO blood group system).<ref>{{cite web|title=World Blood Donor Day|url=http://www.indiacelebrating.com/events/world-blood-donor-day/|website=IndiaCelebrating.com|accessdate=20 October 2015}}</ref> ===2017: Give Blood. Give Now. Give Often=== The theme for Blood Donation Day in 2017 focus on blood donation in emergency situations. The first response when an emergency happens is "What Can You Do?" and the answer is "Give Blood. Give Now. Give Often" which is taken by World health Organization.<ref>[http://www.who.int/campaigns/world-blood-donor-day/2017/event/en/ World Blood Donor Day, 14 June 2017]</ref> ===2016: Blood connects us all=== The theme of the World Blood Donor Day, blood connects us all, highlights the notions of "sharing" and "connection" amongst blood donors and patients. The WBDD 2016 focus on thanking Blood donors while emphasizing the role of the voluntary donation. The 2016 campaign brought to light the stories of the different people saved through blood donation to promote awareness and inspire people to donate.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.who.int/campaigns/world-blood-donor-day/2016/event/en/|title=World Blood Donor Day 2016: Blood connects us all|website=World Health Organization|language=en-GB|access-date=2017-12-16}}</ref> The host country of the World blood donor day 2016 is The Netherlands.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.who.int/campaigns/world-blood-donor-day/2016/2016-report.pdf|title=World Blood Donor Day 2016|last=|first=|date=2016|website=who.int|format=pdf|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=}}</ref> [[Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands|Williem-Alexander]] -the king of the Netherlands- opened the ceremony by thanking donors.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.who.int/campaigns/world-blood-donor-day/2016/wbdd-events/en/|title=Your blood saved my life|website=World Health Organization|language=en-GB|access-date=2017-12-16}}</ref> ===2015: Thank you for saving my life=== It emphasizes thanking of blood donors who save lives every day through their blood donations and inspires more people all over the world to donate blood voluntarily and regularly with the slogan “Give freely, give often. Blood donation matters.” This year campaign pays attention to stories from people whose lives have been saved through blood donation. Activities include memorable events, meetings, publication of relevant stories on media, scientific conferences, publication of articles on national, regional and international scientific journals, and other activities that would help in encouraging the title of this year’s World Blood Donor Day.<ref>{{cite web|title=2015 World Blood Donor Day|url=http://www.who.int/campaigns/world-blood-donor-day/2015/event/en/|website=World Health Organization|accessdate=9 October 2015}}</ref> The host country for World Blood Donor Day 2015 is China through its blood center in Shanghai,<ref>{{cite web|title=World Blood Donor Day 2015: Thank you for saving my life|url=http://www.sbc.org.cn/eng/modules/article/view.article.php/1872|website=Shanghai Blood Center|accessdate=4 November 2015}}</ref> Shanghai Blood Centre, also the [[WHO]] Collaborating Center for Blood Transfusion Services.<ref>{{cite web|title=2015 World Blood Donor Day|url=http://www.who.int/campaigns/world-blood-donor-day/2015/event/en/|website=World Health Organization|accessdate=9 October 2015}}</ref> ===2014: Safe blood for saving mothers=== The focus of the WBDD 2014 campaign was “Safe blood for saving mothers”. The goal of the campaign was to increase awareness about why timely access to safe blood and blood products is essential for all countries, as part of a comprehensive approach to prevent maternal deaths. According to the World Health Organization, 800 women die every day from pregnancy and childbirth-related complications.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.who.int/campaigns/world-blood-donor-day/2014/en/|title=World Blood Donor Day, 14 June 2014|website=World Health Organization|language=en-GB|access-date=2017-12-16}}</ref> Severe bleeding is the cause of 34% of maternal deaths in Africa, 31% in Asia and 21% in Latin America and the Caribbean. The global host for the WBDD 2014 event was [[Sri Lanka]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.news.lk/news/sri-lanka/item/1172-today-is-world-blood-donor-day|title=Today is World Blood Donor Day|access-date=2017-12-16|language=en-gb}}</ref> Through its [[Blood transfusion in Sri Lanka|national blood transfusion service]], Sri Lanka promotes voluntary unpaid donation to increase access to safe and sufficient blood and blood products. ===2013: Give the gift of life : donate blood=== The focus for the WBDD 2013 campaign – which marked the 10th anniversary of World Blood Donor Day – was blood donation as a gift that saves lives. The WHO encouraged all countries to highlight stories from people whose lives have been saved through blood donation, as a way of motivating regular blood donors to continue giving blood and people in good health who have never given blood, particularly young people, to begin doing so. The host country for World Blood Donor Day 2013 was [[France]]. Through its national blood service, the Etablissement Français du Sang (EFS), France has been promoting voluntary non-remunerated blood donation since the 1950s.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.who.int/campaigns/world-blood-donor-day/2013/event/en/|title=World Blood Donor Day, 14 June 2013|website=World Health Organization|language=en-GB|access-date=2017-12-16}}</ref> ===2012: Every blood donor is a hero=== The 2012 campaign focused on the idea that any person can become a hero by giving blood. Blood cannot yet be [[artificial blood|manufactured artificially]], so voluntary blood donation remains vital for healthcare worldwide. Many anonymous blood donors save lives every day through their blood donations. ==See also== *[[List of blood donation agencies]] *[[Transfusion medicine]] ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== *[http://www.currentshare.com/2017/06/world-blood-donor-day.html World Blood Donor Day 2017 (USA)] [[Category:Blood donation]] [[Category:Health awareness days]] [[Category:June observances]] [[Category:United Nations days]]'