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World Blood Donor Day

W orld Blood Donor Day  ( WBDD ) is held on  June 14  each year. The event was organised for the first time in 2005, by a joint initiative of the World Health Organization, the  International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies  to raise awareness of the need for safe  blood  and  blood products , and to thank  blood donors  for their  voluntary , life-saving gifts of blood. World Blood Donor Day is one of 11 official  global public health  campaigns marked by the  World Health Organization  (WHO).  On 14 June 2020 WHO and all countries will celebrate World Blood Donor Day. World Blood Donor Day is celebrated every year by people around the world on June 14. It is celebrated on the birthday anniversary of Karl Landsteiner on June 14, 1868. Landsteiner was awarded the Nobel Prize for his discovery of the ABO blood group system. Blood is a necessary resource for the planned treatments and the urgent interventions. It is helpful for patients who are suffering from life-thre