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World Blood Donor Day 2023: Theme, significance and history of the day
Updated On: 14 June, 2023 04:05 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
Donating blood regularly helps save lives and ensures a smooth supply of blood. The more people donate blood, the more lives can be saved. On World Blood Donor Day 2023, we share the significance of donating blood
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Healthy individuals must donate blood regularly to help save lives and maintain a good supply of blood.
Blood is a life-saving gift. World Blood Donor Day is celebrated annually on June 14 to thank people for donating blood voluntarily and also raise awareness about the need to donate more blood. Testing, donation, collection, storage and distribution of blood is essential. It helps save the lives of people who meet with accidents, get injured in natural disasters or suffer from diseases like anaemia, leukaemia, kidney disease, etc. On World Blood Donor Day 2023, we look at its theme, significance and history.
History
The day was first observed in 2004 by World Health Organization (WHO). Later, in 2005, at the World Health Assembly, it was declared as a global annual event to celebrate blood donors across the world and raise awareness about the importance of donating blood.
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