Thank You, Blood Donors: Honoring the Unsung Heroes

4th June is celebrated as World Blood Donor Day. It is celebrated every year on the day of birthday anniversary of Karl Landsteiner on 14th of June in 1868. It is rightly said that "The future can be anything we want it to be, providing we have the faith and that we realize that peace, no less than war, required “blood and sweat and tears.” Blood donation is the big contribution in the whole life of people. Blood donation is one of the most significant contributions by the human being.

- VINOD C DIXIT

This event celebration was first started in the year 2004 aiming to raise the public awareness about the need for safe blood donation (including its products) voluntarily and unpaid by the healthy person. Blood donors are the key role player at this day as they donate life-saving gifts of blood to the needed person. Blood donation has many benefits for the blood donor. It gives certain facilities to the people while the blood was donating. It is a good thing for everyone. It is safe for blood giving people. According to the statistics, it has been noted that only 62 countries are getting sufficient blood supplies from the voluntary and unpaid blood donors whereas 40 countries are still dependent for the blood donations on the patient’s family member or paid donors. It is celebrated to motivate voluntary blood donors in rest of the countries worldwide. It is