World Blood Donor Day 2025; June 14th.

FORUM: “Give blood, give hope: together we save lives.” World Blood Donor Day 2025. This year’s campaign slogan highlights the life-changing impact blood donors have on those in need. It celebrates the power of community and solidarity in saving lives through the simple act of giving blood. The campaign seeks to inspire by sharing real stories of people whose lives were saved thanks to blood donation or personal experiences from donors themselves, encouraging regular donors to keep giving, and motivating healthy individuals, especially young adults, to become first-time donors. The objectives of the World Blood Donor Day 2025 campaign are to:

- Raise public awareness about the critical need for blood and plasma donations and the impact they have on patients' lives.
- Encourage both new and existing donors to give blood regularly, helping to ensure a stable and sufficient blood supply.
- Highlight the positive impact of blood donors on the health and well-being of others and promote the values of solidarity, compassion, and community through blood donation.
- Mobilize support from governments and development partners to invest in and sustain national blood programs to achieve universal access to safe blood transfusion worldwide.

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EVENTS: On June 14th, 2025, the WHO, its partners and communities across the world will unite behind the theme to mark the World Blood Donor Day 2025. Activities may include commemorative events, meetings and workshops, donor appreciation ceremonies, social networking campaigns, special media broadcasts, musical and artistic events to thank blood donors, the publication of impactful stories and other activities that help to promote the theme of this year’s World Blood Donor Day. The goals of the event is to raise awareness of the life-saving role of blood and plasma donations; to encourage regular donations from both first timers and long-time donors; To promote values of compassion, community, and solidarity through giving; To call on governments to invest in sustainable national blood programs. Register to participate!

KEY MESSAGES: This year’s campaign reminds us that:

• - Safe blood saves lives. A single donation can help save up to three lives.

• - Every blood donation is a gift of hope. It can mean the difference between life and death for patients in need of transfusions.

• - Blood donation is a collective effort and a powerful act of solidarity. By coming together as a community of donors, we ensure a steady and safe blood supply for all who need it.

• - Anyone, anywhere, who needs a transfusion should have timely access to safe blood. Yet in many cases, particularly in emergencies or where donation systems are still developing, the demand often outpaces the supply.

• - Everyone who can donate blood should consider making regular voluntary, unpaid donations, so that all countries have adequate and reliable blood supplies.

• - Access to safe blood and blood product is essential for universal health coverage and a key component of effective health systems.

• - Governments and partners must invest in strong national blood programs to ensure universal access to safe blood transfusions.

• - Thank you to all blood donors for your invaluable contributions in bringing hope and saving lives.

Key messages also align with the year-long World Health Day campaign focused on maternal and newborn health: Give blood, give hope. Support maternal and child health for healthy beginnings, hopeful futures!

• -14 million women hemorrhage during childbirth every year. Timely access to safe blood transfusion is crucial for appropriate response and saving lives.

• - Severe bleeding during and after childbirth is a top cause of maternal death, particularly in developing countries.

• - Millions of babies and young children are also at risk: severe anemia, often resulting from malnutrition and malaria, claim many young lives.

• - Timely access to safe blood transfusions can prevent maternal and child deaths.

• - A blood donation can save a mother. A baby. A future.

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STATEMENTS: Read the Message from the WHO Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on World Blood Donor Day 2025; June 14th.

Other statements: Read the Message from Dr Jarbas Barbosa, Director of PAHO on World Blood Donor Day 2025; The Message of the WHO Regional Director for the Eastern Mediterranean Region, Dr Hanan Balkhy on World Blood Donor Day 2025; June 14th, and the Message of the WHO Regional Director for Africa; Dr. Mohamed Yakub Janabi, on World Blood Donor Day 2025; June 14th.