World Blood Donor Day 14 June 2020

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oday is World Blood Donor Day 14 June 2020. The use of blood and blood components is of fundamental importance in saving human lives. While timely blood transfusions can save lives, it is also important that blood is fully screened. Non-screened blood can infect the human body with a variety of diseases.

World Blood Donor Day is one of the eight (08) days celebrated annually by the WHO. The purpose of World Blood Donor Day is to create awareness among the people about blood donation. This day, first observed in 2004, commemorates the birth of Nobel Prize-winning scientist Karl Landsteiner (June 14, 1868). A, B, O discovered the blood grouping system, which led to Reuben Ottenberg's first blood transfusion experiment at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York in 1907, following the success of this experiment. It was possible to save the lives of many patients. 

The purpose of this day is to encourage blood donors to save lives by donating blood free of charge, as well as to emphasize the importance of providing healthy blood and blood supply to save the lives of other human beings. Thanksgiving is upon us, which means the holiday season is in full swing.

Patients with medical malpractice, trauma cases, traffic accidents, anemic women and children, cancer patients, sickle cell anemia, thalassemia, hemophilia, and other diseases require blood transfusions and blood transfusions. Donating blood is the duty of every patriotic citizen.

The World Health Organization, Department of Health, Pakistan Medical Association, Blood Donors Association, thalassemia Blood Donation Centers, and other related organizations will also run a campaign to collect blood donations at educational institutions, large factories, and public places.

Blood donation, support of life, save lives by donating blood, brighten the faces of the dead, today is the day of blood donation being celebrated all over the world including Pakistan. Blood donors say their only goal is to save lives.

Conclusion:

People should always be made aware that there is no harm in donating blood to a healthy person, people should be made to realize that buying blood does not cause any harm to the patient instead of any benefit. Every healthy person can donate blood after three months. medical experts said that blood donation is beneficial for human health, however, it is necessary to meet certain limits and restrictions of time, age, and current situation. According to scientific research, it is a natural process to get rid of red blood cells within 90 to 120 days. ) Then why not donate it so that precious human lives can be saved.