World Blood Donor Day 2023; June 14th.

FORUM: “Give blood, give plasma, share life, share often.” World Blood Donor Day 2023.

The slogan for the campaign is “Give blood; Give plasma; Share life; Share often.” It will focus on patients requiring life-long transfusion support and underline the role every single person can play, by giving the valuable gift of blood or plasma. It will also highlight the importance of giving blood or plasma regularly to create a safe and sustainable supply of blood and blood products that can be always available, all over the world, so that all patients in need can receive timely treatment. Follow the conversations with the hashtags: #GiveBlood, #GivePlasma, #14june, #DonateBlood, #WorldBloodDonorDay, #BloodDonations.

EVENTS: The host country for the global event of World Blood Donor Day 2023 is Algeria through its National Blood Transfusion Service and the OMS Algeria.

Activities that would help promote the slogan of this year’s World Blood Donor Day may include donor appreciation ceremonies, social networking campaigns, special media broadcasts, social media posts featuring individual blood donors with the slogan, meetings and workshops, musical and artistic events to thank blood donors, and coloring the iconic monuments red or yellow. Countries are encouraged to disseminate to various media outlets stories of people, in particular transfusion-dependent patients, whose lives have been saved through blood or plasma donation as a way of motivating blood and plasma donation.

Message from the WHO Director General on World Blood Donor Day 2023; June 14th.

HOW TO GET INVOLVED!

The objectives of the World Blood Donor Day 2023 are to:

• celebrate and thank individuals who donate blood and encourage more people to become new donors;
• encourage people in good health to donate blood regularly, as often as is safe and possible, to transform the quality of life for transfusion dependent patients and help to build a secure blood supply in all countries in the world;
• highlight the critical roles of voluntary non-remunerated regular blood and plasma donations in achieving universal access to safe blood products for all populations; and
• mobilize support at national, regional and global levels among governments and development partners to invest in, strengthen and sustain national blood programmes.

KEY MESSAGES

The need for blood is universal; access to blood, no. Blood shortages are most pressing in low- and middle-income countries.

Regular blood donations are needed around the world to ensure that safe, quality-assured blood and blood products are available to individuals and communities.

Every blood or plasma donation is a precious gift that saves lives; regular donation is the key to having a safe and sustainable supply.

Broad population participation in regular blood and plasma donations ensures that blood and plasma proteins are available to everyone when they need them.

Blood and plasma donors collectively provide valuable protection for patients and communities.

Ensuring the safety and well-being of blood and plasma donors is essential; makes it easier for them to commit to making regular donations.

A special thanks to blood and plasma donors on behalf of people in need of lifelong transfusions or plasma protein treatments. We live because you give. Thank you so much!

Donate blood, donate plasma, share life, share it frequently.