| World Blood Donor Day | |
|---|---|
 A 2014 World Blood Donor Day celebration | |
| Observed by | All member states of the World Health Organization |
| Date | 14 June |
| Next time | 14 June 2025 |
| Frequency | annual |
World Blood Donor Day (WBDD) is held on June 14 each year. The event was organised for the first time in 2004, by four core international organizations: the World Health Organization, the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies; the International Federation of Blood Donor Organizations (IFBDO) and the International Society of Blood Transfusion (ISBT) 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.[1] World Blood Donor Day is one of 11 official global public health campaigns marked by the World Health Organization (WHO), along with World Health Day, World Chagas Disease Day, World Tuberculosis Day, World Immunization Week, World Patient Safety Day, World Malaria Day, World No Tobacco Day, World Hepatitis Day, World Antimicrobial Awareness Week and World AIDS Day.[2]
- ^ ISBT. "World Blood Donor Day". www.isbtweb.org. Archived from the original on 2023-01-24. Retrieved 2023-01-24.
- ^ "Campaigns." Archived 2013-03-03 at the Wayback Machine World Health Organization (WHO). Retrieved 31 October 2014.