World Blood Donor Day 2018: Tweeple Pledge to Donate & Save a Life; Thank Donors For Their Life-saving Gifts of Blood

A decision to donate your blood can save a life. #BeAHero

Today, June 14 marks World Blood Donor Day, initiated by the World Health Organisation, the Red Crescent Societies and the International Federation of Red Cross. The day is celebrated to thank blood donors across the world and to raise awareness about the requirement of safe blood and blood products. World Blood Donor Day promotes the unpaid and voluntary donation of blood, which is a life-saving gift to the person in need.

World Blood Donor Day, established in 2004, is celebrated every year on the day of birthday anniversary of Karl Landsteiner, the person who classified the main blood groups. Every year, the campaign focuses on one main issue and this year the theme is to promote donation as an act of solidarity. It highlights fundamental human values of respect, empathy, altruism, and kindness. For World Blood Donor Day 2018, the slogan is, “Be there for someone else. Give blood. Share life”

On this day, awareness campaigns are held in order to highlight stories of people whose lives have been saved through blood donation. The social media is lit up with netizens taking up to Twitter to thank volunteers, unpaid blood donors for their life-saving gift of blood donation.

Have a look at the tweets:

#Worldblooddonorday raises awareness of the need for safe blood & blood products & thanks donors for their life-saving gifts of blood. pic.twitter.com/7oGccdrMyf

— Amit Kumar (@AmitCurious) June 14, 2018

On #WorldBloodDonorDay, take a pledge to gift someone the gift of life.@Ramniwaskukna @Barmer_Harish @devenderbadli pic.twitter.com/uTg0EryKLK

— Kishan lal Sinwar (@KSinwar) June 14, 2018

He made a Difference Today #WorldBloodDonorDay @14th June.Blood Donation Day at Alipur Branch , Baroda District Region #IsavedALifeToday pic.twitter.com/v8NoNPujl0

— Anup Ranjan Ranjan (@anupranjan89) June 14, 2018

A single unit of blood can be used to benefit several patients. Be there for someone else.

“Give blood, Share Life, Save Life”#WorldBloodDonorDay pic.twitter.com/4n710CyN5n

— Ritesh Vyas (@imriteshvyas) June 14, 2018

INDIA🇮🇳 requires 5 crore units of blood annually, against an availability of only 2.5 crore units. If you’re a BLOOD DONOR, you’re a HERO to someone, somewhere.

Let’s GIFT a LIFE to Someone🙏🏼

By donating One Pint of BLOOD we can save 3 precious Lives #WorldBloodDonorDay pic.twitter.com/logGyWO7RE

— Atin Roy (@AtinRoy4) June 14, 2018

Blood transfusions and blood products help save millions of lives every year. It can help patients suffering from life-threatening conditions live longer and with a higher quality of life. Not only this, blood transfusion is needed for women with complications of pregnancy.

A decision to donate your blood can save a life. #BeAHero