World Blood Donor Day

World Blood Donor Day is being observed across the world on 14 June to
raise the public awareness about the need for safe blood donation.

The theme of this year's campaign is Thank you for saving my life.
This year's campaign encourages donors all over the world to donate
blood voluntarily and regularly with the slogan Give freely, give
often. Blood donation matters.

Objective

**To spread awareness about the need for safe and secure blood supplies.

**Provide an opportunity to draw public attention to the importance of
blood donation for saving lives.

World Health Organisation (WHO), a nodal agency of UN for
international public health has called for increased regular blood
donations from voluntary, unpaid donors in order to save millions of
lives globally each year.

It should be noted that World Blood Donor Day is one of eight official
global public health campaigns marked by the WHO. The event was
established in 2004. It was established in order to raise awareness of
the need for safe blood and blood products and to thank blood donors
for their voluntary donations.