The World Health Organisation (WHO) is observing the 10th anniversary of World Blood Donor Day today to raise awareness of the need for safe blood and blood products and to thank voluntary unpaid donors for their life-saving gifts of blood.
The transfusion of blood and blood products help save millions of lives every year. “It can help patients suffering from life-threatening conditions live longer and with higher quality of life, and supports complex medical and surgical procedures. It also has an essential, life-saving role in maternal and perinatal care,” the WHO said in a press release.
However, in many countries, there is not an adequate supply of safe blood, and blood services face the
