Tehran – World Blood Donor Day, celebrated every year on June 14th, pays tribute to millions of voluntary unpaid blood donors giving others a second chance in life. This year it is kindness given to every drop of blood, honoring hope.
This year’s theme, “Give Blood and Give Hope: Together We Save Life,” highlights the life-changing effects of donating blood.
Millions of patients worldwide rely on blood transfusions each year and want to make any donations.
The generosity of donors saves lives, strengthens communities and embodies a spirit of solidarity. It’s a day to thank them, but it’s a day to highlight the continuous and urgent need for safe and regular blood donation.
The main objective of this year’s campaign is to raise public awareness of the important needs of blood and plasma donations and their impact on patient lives. It encourages both new and existing donors to regularly provide blood, helping to ensure a stable and adequate blood supply. It highlights the positive impact of blood donors on the health and well-being of others, and promotes solidarity, compassion and community values through blood donation.
It also aims to mobilize support from governments and development partners to invest and maintain national blood programs to achieve universal access to safe blood transfusions around the world.
Those who praise Eveto’s achievements
In January, World Health Organization Representative Jaffar Hussain praised the leadership of Iran’s Blood Transfusion Agency (IBTO) in blood safety and transfusion services, highlighting the remarkable achievements of a 100% spontaneous, non-immunized blood donation system.
He also thanked blood donors whose selflessness serves as an inspiration for everyone.
Celebrating the IBTO’s efforts and expertise in serving patients with rare blood types, the formula highlighted Iran’s ability as a model as a model in the field of transfusions and rare blood management.
In response to National Rare Blood Day on January 22nd, officials praised the country’s unwavering commitment to access to equitable health care to ensure that no one is left behind, regardless of blood type.
The officials highlighted the important importance of collaboration, innovation and unwavering resolve in this global effort, and praised the country’s unwavering dedication to tackling the unique challenges surrounding rare blood on the WHO website, released in a January 27 press release.
In 2024, IBTO spokesman Bashir Haji-Beigi said IBTO is still known as the World Health Organization’s regional training institution in transfusion medicine.
Haji-beigi conducts the Nucleic Acid Test (NAT), a molecular technology to screen for blood donations to reduce the risk of infectious diseases that are transmitted through blood transfusions. Antibody screening to ensure the blood of recipients and donors is compatible to prevent complications from being transmitted. Similar to genetic sequencing using the next-generation sequencing (NGS) method of human leukocyte antigens (HLAs), human leukocyte antigens (HLAs) to promote hematopoietic stem cell transplantation in patients is one of the activities that have been on the agenda since last year.
Blood donation increases by 1.5% per year
Approximately 2.36 million Iranians donated their blood in past Iranian calendar years (March to March 2024), representing a 1.5% increase compared to the previous year.
Tehran and Fars, Horasan Razabi, Isfahan, Mazandaran and Fuzestan Province have made the biggest contributions, the IRIB reported.
Over the past (Iran) years, around 4 million blood units, including blood products, have been moved to medical centres, Iliv said, cited Hajibeij.
Men account for 95% of blood donors, while women contributed to 5%. Women from Lorestan, North Holasan and Sistanbarchestan have earned the highest share, he added.
Emphasizing the need for a negative blood type, officials said 90% of donors have positive blood tests.