June 14th is International Blood Donor Day. World Blood Donor Day is one of the youngest international holidays. Goals and meaning of the holiday

The date is dedicated to the birthday of the Austrian physician and immunologist Karl Landsteiner (1868-1943), who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1930 for the discovery of human blood groups.

The success of the first World Donor Day led to the adoption by the World Health Assembly of a resolution in 2005 making the Day an annual observance.

World Blood Donor Day aims to raise public awareness of humanity's need for safe blood and blood products.

Transfusions of blood and blood products save millions of lives every year. It helps prolong the lives of patients suffering from life-threatening conditions and improve their quality of life. Transfusion of blood and blood products is necessary during complex medical and surgical procedures. It also plays a vital role in maternal and child health and during emergency responses to man-made and natural disasters.

The theme of the World Blood Donor Day 2018 campaign is “Blood Donation as an Act of Solidarity”. It refers to the fundamental human values ​​of altruism, respect, compassion and kindness that underlie voluntary blood donation systems.

Every year, about 112.5 million blood donations are collected worldwide. About half of these are in high-income countries, home to 19% of the world's population.

Adequate and reliable blood reserves can be ensured through regular, voluntary and unpaid blood donations on a sustainable basis. Regular, voluntary and unpaid blood donors are also the safest group of donors, as they have the lowest prevalence of blood-borne infections.

The Program involves 85 constituent entities of the Russian Federation. During the time that has passed since the beginning of its implementation, it has been possible to achieve complete satisfaction of medical institutions of each subject of the Russian Federation in blood components.

On July 21, 2012, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed the Federal Law “On the Donation of Blood and Its Components.” This law adopted the general trend of the World Health Organization, according to which donation should be free of charge by 2020 throughout the world. Also, one of the main innovations of the law is the creation of a unified data bank of blood and people donating it.

The law also provides for social support measures for donors who donate blood free of charge, including persons awarded the titles “Honorary Donor of the USSR” and “Honorary Donor of Russia.” The main emphasis of the law is donating blood free of charge.

The number of honorary donors in Russia increases every year - from 577,672 in 2015 to 589,572 people in 2017. Any Russian who donates blood free of charge can become an honorary donor

Blood Donor Day is a national, social holiday, which is approved at the global level. This day is primarily dedicated to those who donate blood for the benefit of sick people in need. This helps save the lives of many. Also on this holiday, health workers who draw blood and develop technologies to improve this procedure are congratulated.

The word “donor” (from the Latin “donare”) is translated as “to give.” A person who donates blood even once can be called a donor. The main goal of the holiday is to attract public attention to the shortage of blood and to popularize blood donation in the world.

Donor Day was first celebrated in 2004. The World Health Assembly in Geneva at its 58th session approved this event as an annual event. After the meeting, a resolution on blood safety was issued.

The idea of ​​introducing such a day belonged to several organizations: the Red Cross Society, the World Health Organization and the Blood Donor Federation.

Karl Landstein's contribution to the blood transfusion process

The date June 14 was not chosen by chance; immunologist Karl Landstein from Australia was born on this day. In the 20th century, he worked on problems of blood transfusion and tried to understand what mistakes lead to death. Many years later, he found out that the incompatibility of red blood cells contained in the blood of the donor and recipient leads to the death of patients.

These studies helped divide the blood into 3 groups, and 4 was discovered a little later. Such discoveries made blood transfusions safer and reduced the number of deaths.

Karl Landstein, thanks to his research, received the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1930. Today, blood transfusion is an integral component of emergency medical care.

Benefits of donation

World Blood Donor Day provides an opportunity to show respect to all those who voluntarily share their blood and save the lives of many people. In order for medical institutions to be provided with blood, 50 people out of every thousand people need to be donors.

Donating blood is a sign of good manners. There are several scientific facts that explain the benefits of blood donation.

Those who donate blood on a regular basis reduce their risk of developing vascular diseases. Donors have a reduced risk of stroke, as the blood in the body is renewed at a faster rate. Blood pressure levels are also normalized.

Any blood donation is a slight stress for the body, which increases its resistance to adverse factors. After donating blood, the brain is activated and regeneration processes in the body are launched.

Donation saves those people who suffer from the genetic disease hemochromatosis. This disease is associated with the accumulation of iron, the removal of which from the body of these people is impaired. With bloodletting, the physical condition of such patients is improved. This method is a physiological way of treating the disease.

When donating plasma, cholesterol levels are reduced, so it is useful for people who suffer from high cholesterol levels in the blood.

Before the blood transfusion procedure, the donor receives a free screening for serious diseases. Donation is a confirmation of mercy, moral satisfaction and one's own importance to the world.

Congratulations on Donor Day

Everyone who saves lives and shares their blood will be pleased to receive congratulations on this day. On this day, you should also congratulate those who help donors collect blood - the employees of donor centers.

Congratulations to those who became donors
On this day everyone flies and flies.
When the count is not for days, but for moments
They want to save lives with their blood!

And they are not looking for awards and recognition,
They are where trouble rejoices!
May your calling be honorable
Will always be respected!

Worthy people and generous hearts,
And they will help their neighbor without sparing themselves.
Who donates blood as a donor, we are proud of you,
May God grant you good luck and joy to the hills.

I want to congratulate the donors
Happy great, glorious day.
I bow to you all today,
Thanks to all of you.

You shared a piece
No, not blood, but souls.
Many lives in a difficult moment
You, beloved ones, saved.

June 14 is World Blood Donor Day. This date is not very well known in Russia, but in terms of its significance for humans it is the most important. Donor means “to give” in Latin. And this is the true truth - donation around the world is a gratuitous act, although some states try to somehow encourage their citizens. Giving your blood means giving someone life. This awareness of the donor's mission took a long time and was difficult.

World Blood Donor Day: the origins of World Blood Donor Day

In 1818, the first blood transfusion was performed in England. The man died anyway, but the first step in the most important task for the whole world was completed. Scientists have moved further along this path.

On June 14, 1868, Karl Landsteiner was born in Austria. He would later become an immunologist, study the properties of blood, discover the modern four groups, and receive the Nobel Prize in Medicine for this in 1930.

Once the four blood types are known, there will be far fewer deaths after transfusions. Doctors will begin to promote donation in every possible way as free assistance in preserving human life in many countries of the world. Organizations and communities of people will appear, united by the idea of ​​sacrificing their own blood for the sake of another person.

Not everything went smoothly in this matter. Many countries, including Russia, banned transfusions until 1926, and only when doctors proved the value of such an action were the bans lifted.

World Blood Donor Day: World Health Assembly

In 2005, at the next, 58th meeting of delegates of the World Health Assembly, held in Switzerland (Geneva), a decision will be made to declare a holiday of donation once a year and assign this holiday to the date June 14 - the birthday of Landsteiner, who contributed to the cause of donation his discovery made the biggest contribution.

At the Geneva Assembly, four major world organizations called for the adoption of World Donor Day:

1. World Health Organization.
2. International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent.
3. International Federation of Blood Donor Organizations.
4. International Society for Blood Transfusion.

World Blood Donor Day: the beginning of mass donation

It should be recalled that mass donation began in the USSR in 1926. At that time, donation was free of charge. Firstly, it was considered a manifestation of civic humanism, which Russians have always been proud of. Secondly, at that time the country's economy was destroyed, it was impossible to introduce paid donation.

In 1957, the USSR began even more powerful propaganda of the donor movement, which was supported by the government. Then a huge number of donors came to blood collection points. Over the past 20 years, the situation with donation in our country has worsened significantly.

However, this problem exists not only in Russia. It is for this reason that WHO proposed to pay increased attention to promoting the donor movement in the world, especially among young people.

On June 14, various events related to blood donation are held around the world. Our country was also no exception.

So far, world science has not yet learned to artificially synthesize blood and its components. For this reason, donors are practically the only hope for sick and injured people who urgently need blood transfusions. After all, none of us, unfortunately, are immune from serious illness or accident; we should not forget about this.

The blood transfusion procedure is necessary after serious injuries and burns, during complex operations, and during difficult childbirth. Donated blood helps maintain the lives of patients with hemophilia or anemia, and is also necessary for cancer patients.

World Blood Donor Day has been celebrated since 2004 at the initiative of international organizations calling for voluntary and free blood donation - the World Health Organization (WHO), the International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent, the International Federation of Blood Donor Organizations and the International Society of Blood Transfusion. The date June 14 marks the birthday of the Austrian physician and immunologist Karl Landsteiner (1868-1943), who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1930 for the discovery of human blood groups.

The holiday World Blood Donor Day is one of the youngest international holidays.

The world's health ministers, during the World Health Assembly in May 2005, unanimously adopted a statement of commitment and support for voluntary blood donation and decided to observe World Blood Donor Day on 14 June each year, in resolution WHA58.13.

First blood transfusion

The World Donor Day holiday is a great opportunity to find out how it all began.

The first case in the whole world of blood transfusion was done in 1818 in England. Dr. James Blundell transfused 500 milliliters of blood to his patient. Initially, the patient felt better after the procedure, improvements appeared, but died 52 hours later. But, despite the unsuccessful experience, the first step towards blood transfusion was taken. Later, to successfully carry out this procedure, a special apparatus and syringes were invented, as well as blood preservation. However, in some countries, including Russia, there were official bans on blood transfusions for a long time.

Goals and meaning of the holiday

World Donor Day is celebrated in 192 countries around the world. We can say with confidence that it is special and different from the rest. It was created to ensure that we all do not forget the enormous importance of blood donors.

It should be noted that on this festive World Donor Day we have to remember the numerous problems that exist today in the donor movement.

Currently, in many parts of our planet there is a catastrophic shortage of donor blood. According to WHO, there are now 80 countries in the world that have low levels of donor blood availability. They have less than 10 donors per thousand people. Almost all of these countries are developing.

Fortunately, Russia is not yet on this list. However, not everything is so smooth here either; in our country there are now 13 donors per 1000 people. Moreover, this figure is the national average. In some Russian regions, people are even less conscious of this issue and do not strive to become donors. Thus, even in our capital, which is the most populous city in Russia, the number of blood donors is negligible and continues to decline.

Europeans and Americans are becoming more conscious about donating blood. In European countries there are 40 donors per 1000 people, and in the USA there are even 60 donors.

All Russians, at least once a year, should seriously think about this problem. After all, not so long ago our country was ahead of almost all other countries in this indicator.

Start of mass donation

It should be recalled that mass donation began in the USSR in 1926. At that time, donation was free of charge. Firstly, it was considered a manifestation of civic humanism, which Russians have always been proud of. Secondly, at that time the country's economy was destroyed, it was impossible to introduce paid donation.

In 1957, the USSR began even more powerful propaganda of the donor movement, which was supported by the government. Then a huge number of donors came to blood collection points. Over the past 20 years, the situation with donation in our country has worsened significantly.

However, this problem exists not only in Russia. It is for this reason that WHO proposed to pay increased attention to promoting the donor movement in the world, especially among young people.

On June 14, World Blood Donor Day, various events related to blood donation are held around the world. Our country was also no exception.

So far, world science has not yet learned to artificially synthesize blood and its components. For this reason, donors are practically the only hope for sick and injured people who urgently need blood transfusions. After all, none of us, unfortunately, are immune from serious illness or accident; we should not forget about this. The blood transfusion procedure is necessary after serious injuries and burns, during complex operations, and during difficult childbirth. Donated blood helps maintain the lives of patients with hemophilia or anemia, and is also necessary for cancer patients.

To become a donor...

It is important to know that not every person can become a blood donor. Naturally, before accepting blood, a person needs to be tested for various diseases. Otherwise, donor blood will not only not help the patient, but will also worsen the situation by infecting him, for example, with AIDS. The safest donors are people who donate blood on a regular basis. A healthy person over 18 years of age can become a donor. At the same time, he must weigh at least 50 kg and have a blood pressure of at least 100 over 80. It is first necessary to undergo a medical examination.

An adult can lose about a liter of blood without danger to his life. One dose of donor blood is only 450 grams of blood. The human body can restore this amount of blood very quickly. It should be noted that such bloodletting is even useful. It stimulates the functioning of the body's endocrine and immune systems.

Doctors have noticed that donors who regularly donate blood do not suffer from colds and flu. In addition, they are less likely to suffer from cancer and cardiovascular diseases. It also has a beneficial effect on a person’s mental state. We can say that donation prevents digestive disorders, atherosclerosis, liver and pancreas diseases. Regular blood donation helps to prolong youth, because... stimulates hematopoiesis and self-renewal of the body.

However, regular blood donation also involves some stress on the body. There are also some restrictions for donors. In our country, there are rules according to which whole blood can be donated no more than once every 60 days.

You cannot donate blood during menstruation, pregnancy and lactation, or after a sleepless night. After this procedure, the donor should avoid heavy physical activity, drink a lot and eat well.

Currently, voluntary blood donation is welcomed and supported by the state. The latter guarantees the donor the protection of his health and provides him with social support measures. Donors who donate blood for free in Russia forty or more times are awarded the “Honorary Donor of Russia” badge.

Russians often use blood donation to replenish their family or personal budget. The fact is that on the day of donating blood, donors are provided with free food and a certain amount of money, as well as days off.

Every second, all over the world, people of all ages and backgrounds need blood transfusions for various health reasons. While the need for blood is universal, access to it by those who need it is, unfortunately, not universal. The shortage of blood is especially acute in developing countries, where the majority of the world's population lives.

On World Blood Donor Day, many countries celebrate donors who donate blood for free, as well as events to promote donation.

World Blood Donor Day celebrates volunteers who donate their blood for free to save the lives of others.

World Donor Day aims to encourage people around the world to help each other during the most difficult period of life; by becoming a donor, you save the lives of other people. Other people depend on your decision to become a donor.

Around the world, blood donors celebrate their holiday on June 14th every year. The word "donor" comes from the Latin "donare", which translates as "to give". This honorary title is given to those who have ever donated their blood to help people in need. The main goal of this holiday is to draw attention to the problem of the lack of healthy blood and increase the number of donors in the world.

history of the holiday

Blood donors first celebrated their day in 2004. The event was successful, so the issue of introducing an annual holiday was raised at the 58th session of the World Health Assembly in Geneva. The proposal to establish a Donor Day comes from several large organizations. These include the World Health Organization, the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, blood donor federations and the International Society of Blood Transfusion. The result of the session was a resolution on blood safety.

The celebration date was set for June 14. It was on this day in 1868 that Austrian physician and immunologist Karl Landstein was born. At the beginning of the 20th century, he worked on the problem of failed blood transfusions, trying to understand why this process most often leads to death. Many years of work led to the discovery of differences in the properties of red blood cells.

This made it possible to divide human blood into 3 groups (group IV was added a little later) and make transfusion a much safer and more common process. Thanks to his discovery, Karl Landstein received the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1930. Currently, blood transfusion is an integral component of emergency medical care.