When is World Blood Donation Day?

World Blood Donation Day is held every June 14.

In order to encourage more people to donate blood for free, publicize and promote the implementation of the global blood safety plan, the World Health Organization, the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, the International Federation of Blood Donation Organizations and the International Blood Transfusion Association designated June 14, 2004 as the first World Blood Donor Day.

The establishment of World Blood Donation Day hopes that the whole society will have a wider understanding of the importance of voluntary blood donation, encourage more people, especially young people, to become qualified regular blood donors, and provide the safest blood that can be used when it is necessary to save lives.

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Benefits of blood donation

1, making people healthier

For those who insist on long-term moderate blood donation, their bone marrow hematopoietic system will be constantly stimulated, the proportion of fresh blood cells will be significantly higher than that of non-donors, and blood donation will also reduce blood viscosity.

2. Reduce the incidence of coronary heart disease.

Blood donation can have a positive impact on the cardiovascular and cerebrovascular system, and then reduce the incidence of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases.

3. Reduce the incidence of cancer.

Iron is one of the essential elements for human body, but it is found that if the iron content in human body exceeds 10% of the normal value, it will increase the risk of cancer, and blood donation can help the human body excrete too much iron. From this perspective, blood donation can reduce the incidence of cancer.

People's Network-Moderate blood donation is good for health and can reduce the incidence of cancer and coronary heart disease.

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