World Blood Donor Day

June 14, 2023

World Blood Donor Day is celebrated annually on June 14 to express gratitude for the selflessness of voluntary blood donors across the world. Blood is an invaluable contribution that one individual can offer to another, a profound gift that sustains life itself.
In 2004, the World Health Organization (WHO) initially established World Blood Donor Day. During the 58th World Health Assembly in 2005, it was officially designated as an annual global event to promote awareness about the significance of blood donation.
The WHO decided to commemorate the birthday of Karl Landsteiner as World Blood Donor Day. Landsteiner, an Austrian-American immunologist and pathologist, was awarded the Nobel Prize in 1930 for his contributions to the study of blood groups and the development of the modern blood transfusion system.
The theme for World Blood Donor Day 2023 is ‘Give blood, give plasma, share life, share often.’
The host country for the global event of World Blood Donor Day 2023 is “Algeria” through its National Blood Transfusion Service.