World Blood Donor Day 2025: Date, theme, history, significance — all you need to know
World Blood Donor Day 2025: Every year, the world celebrates World Blood Donor Day (WBDD) to raise awareness of the need for safe blood and blood products while paying a global tribute to the millions of volunteer and blood donors who offer others a second shot at life.
The observance of International Blood Donor Day and World Health Day 2000, which focused on a theme of blood safety, paved the idea of World Blood Donor Day (WBDD) to originate – for saying 'thank you' to blood donors and volunteers, as their generosity saves lives, builds communities, and represents the spirit of unity.
Four international organisations – the World Health Organisation (WHO), the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC), the International Federation of Blood Donor Organisations (IFBDO), and the International Society of Blood Transfusion (ISBT) – were the main pioneers behind the day.
The first World Blood Donor Day was observed on June 14, 2004, establishing June 14 as the annual date for the event. This year, it's falling on Saturday, June 14, 2025.
The global theme of World Blood Donor Day changes each year in recognition of the selfless individuals who donate their blood for people unknown to them, and this year, World Blood Donor Day 2025 is marked under 'Give blood, give hope: together we save lives' as mentioned by the World Health Organisation.
The world celebrates hope—the type you offer with every drop of blood. Because millions of people worldwide rely on blood transfusions each year, every gift brings hope.
#DYK❓ A single blood donation can help save up to three lives.#GiveBlood 🩸 can mean the difference between life & death for patients in need of transfusions.
On #WorldBloodDonorDay, we thank all blood donors for bringing hope & saving lives.
— World Health Organization (WHO) (@WHO) June 13, 2025</blockquote
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