National Blood Donor Week is celebrated around the world 13-19 June, 2021 to raise awareness about the need for safe blood and blood products to save lives. The day is an opportunity to thank voluntary blood donors for their life-saving gift of blood.
Every few seconds, someone, somewhere, needs blood. Safe blood and blood products and their transfusion save millions of lives and improve the health and quality of life of patients every day. The need for blood is universal, but access to blood for all those who need it is not. To ensure that everyone who needs safe blood has access to it, voluntary, unpaid donors are needed regularly.
Promote, encourage and embrace the humanitarian call to donate blood and inspire others to do the same.
Reference: World Blood Donor Day 2021 (who.int)
