June 14, 2016.
Tuesday June 14 is the World Blood Donor Day. On this occasion, the French Blood Establishment is organizing blood drives in 350 places across France until Saturday.
June 14: World Blood Donor Day
Established in 2004, at the initiative of the World Health Organization (WHO), World Blood Donor Day (WDDD) is an event celebrated around the world. June 14 was chosen because it was June 14 that was born Karl Landsteiner, Austrian physician and biologist, who discovered blood groups and classified them in the ABO system.
This year, the French Blood Establishment (EFS) organizes numerous exceptional blood drives over a week, in mainland France and in the overseas departments. At the beginning of June, the EFS launched an appeal to blood donors, to deal with the precarious situation of blood stocks before the summer. The Grand Est only has 9 days of stock, for example, instead of the usual 12 days
How and where to donate blood?
To donate blood, go to a fixed or mobile collection point. The, you will be asked to complete the predon questionnaire. Your questionnaire will be studied during a confidential interview. It will allow you to assess your ability to donate blood. If you match all of the criteria for a good donor, you will be able to lie down on a bed and donate blood. It shouldn’t take more than 10 minutes.
In 2015, World Blood Donor Day made it possible to recruit 11,822 new donors, and collect 69,505 blood donations. The collected blood is used in the event of bleeding or to treat blood diseases. Almost a million patients are treated each year thanks to donated blood, blood products, transfusions or drugs derived from blood. They are counting on you !
Read also: 10 good reasons to donate blood
