There are still many countries in the world where blood sources have potential safety hazards. Figures show that there are more than 40 million people infected with HIV worldwide, of which 5% to 10% is caused by unsafe blood transfusion. In the blood collected in developing countries, the infection rates of hepatitis B, hepatitis C and syphilis are still high. Therefore, the World Health Organization calls on countries to carry out blood transfusion strategies to ensure the safety and reliability of blood sources.
On June 14, 2008, the world will once again celebrate the World Blood Donor Day, so as to make the wider public realize the necessity of safe use of blood for blood transfusion and the importance of blood donation, and thank the blood donors for their blood donation. World Blood Donor Day is an annual commemoration day established by the health ministers of WHO member countries at the 2005 World Health Assembly. The number of countries organizing World Blood Donor Day is increasing year by year, and most countries have carried out activities. The high-level commitment and support of government leaders, royal family members and celebrities, together with media publicity and community-based activities, brought the world together to thank those selfless people for donating blood to save lives and improve the health of strangers.
world blood donor day
In 2005
On May 24, 2005, the World Health Assembly, including 65,438+092 member countries of the World Health Organization, adopted a resolution to recognize World Blood Donor Day as an annual international celebration day to promote global voluntary blood donation.
The theme of World Blood Donor Day in 2005 is "Celebrating Your Blood Gift" and highlights the true stories of people whose lives have been changed by blood-in many cases, their lives have been saved.
All over the world celebrate this day again, with a city as the fulcrum of the activity. In 2005, this city is London, England, an important international center and the national capital, with a reliable tradition of relying on voluntary blood donation to collect safe blood supply. World Blood Donor Day provides an opportunity to raise awareness of blood and the needs of blood donors. More than 80 million units of blood are donated every year in the world, but in developing countries, which account for 82% of the global population, only nearly 39% of blood is collected. This day also emphasizes the fact that voluntary unpaid blood donors are the basis of safe blood supply, because the level of infection they spread through blood transfusion is significantly reduced, including HIV and hepatitis virus. It is extremely important to screen the infection transmitted by blood transfusion, but the safest blood donation comes from the safest blood donor.
The reliable supply of safe blood is extremely important for strengthening several levels of health services, especially for women and children. For example, more than half a million women worldwide die every year from complications related to pregnancy and childbirth, 99% of which are in developing countries. Hemorrhage accounts for 25% of complications and is the most common cause of maternal death. In Africa, up to 70% of blood transfusions are lost to children who are severely anaemic due to malaria, which accounts for one-fifth of all child deaths in Africa.
World Blood Donor Day is also an important part of the strategy to reduce the spread of serious diseases such as HIV/AIDS, malaria, hepatitis B and hepatitis C. According to the latest figures collected by WHO based on a global survey, at least 65 countries have not tested all donated blood for HIV, hepatitis B, hepatitis C and syphilis as recommended by WHO.
World Blood Donor Day was held for the first time from June 6 to 4, 2004, and the international launching ceremony was hosted by the National Blood Service of South Africa in Johannesburg. Nearly 80 countries around the world celebrated this festival. That year was called "World Blood Donation Day".
Although it is hoped that World Blood Donor Day will arouse a wider awareness of the importance of voluntary blood donation and encourage more people to become regular blood donors, its purpose is not to attract a large number of new blood donors on June 14. More precisely, its original intention is to celebrate and thank those individuals who donate blood for free in addition to helping save lives, especially those who donate blood regularly two or three times a year. We hope that the new generation of blood donors can follow their example and provide the safest blood whenever and wherever they need to save lives.
June 14, 2005 was designated as World Blood Donor Day by three organizations engaged in voluntary blood donation: International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, International Federation of Blood Donor Organizations and International Society of Blood Transfusion. The World Health Organization co-sponsored this activity with these organizations. Among them, these organizations represent 192 Member States, 18 1 National Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, 50 national blood donation organizations and blood transfusion experts all over the world.
In 2006
June 2006 12, Geneva-The world has made slow progress in achieving the goal of 100% voluntary blood donation, and failed to ensure the safety and sustainability of blood supply. Most developing countries still rely on paid blood donors or blood donors from family members. However, some countries, such as China, Malaysia and India, have made progress in the past two years and adopted stricter principles in AIDS prevention planning.
On June 6, 2006, World Blood Donor Day, the World Health Organization (WHO) will announce the results of its recent global survey on blood collection and blood testing methods. Since regular unpaid blood donors are unlikely to lie about their health status, they are the pillars of safe and sustainable blood supply. There is evidence that they are also more likely to stay healthy. For example, the HIV infection rate in South Africa's adult population is 23.3%, but it is only 0.03% among its regular blood donors. According to the WHO survey, among the 124 countries that provided data to WHO, 56 countries found an increase in voluntary blood donation. The remaining 68 countries have either made no progress or found that the number of unpaid voluntary blood donors has decreased. In 124 countries, 49 countries have achieved 100% voluntary blood donation. Of these 49 countries, only 17 is a developing country.
The number of blood donors per 1000 population in high-income countries is about five times higher than that in low-income countries. This is a matter of concern, because many diseases that require blood transfusion, such as severe anemia related to malaria in children or severe pregnancy complications, still kill more than 654.38+million people every year, and the demand for continuous supply of safe blood in developing countries is even greater. About 25% of deaths caused by hemorrhage during childbirth can be prevented by obtaining safe blood.
In terms of blood testing, 56 countries in 124 did not screen all donated blood for HIV, hepatitis B, hepatitis C and syphilis. The reasons given include insufficient or unaffordable test boxes, lack of infrastructure and lack of trained staff. On the other hand, some countries have accepted the challenge. Among the countries surveyed, Saint Lucia has made the greatest progress, from 24.39% of blood collected by unpaid volunteers in 2002 to 83.05% in 2004. Malaysia rose from 50% in 2002 to 99% in 2004, and India rose from 45% to 52.42%.
According to the government's reply to the WHO questionnaire, the reason for the progress is closely related to the strong AIDS prevention program.
In China, government data show that all blood donated in 2005 was tested for these four infections. In terms of blood donation, the number of voluntary blood donors in China increased from 65,438+22% in 098 to 94.5% in 2005. In particular, China's progress can be attributed to the reduction of commercial blood and plasma, thus minimizing the random collection and supply of blood throughout the country, while strengthening HIV prevention.
The World Health Organization implemented the policy of 100% voluntary blood donation in 1997. World Blood Donor Day is an annual event held on June 6, 2004, aiming to help governments achieve this goal by raising awareness of the necessity of sustainable supply of safe blood. It is also a day to thank existing blood donors for providing unusual gifts to people who improve or save lives, and to encourage new blood donors to make commitments. Commitment is the theme of World Blood Donor Day in 2006; Whether it is regular or potential blood donors, or the government and the global society, we are committed to putting blood safety as an important factor in treatment and disease prevention at the top of the agenda.
On June 14, 2006, World Blood Donor Day 2006 will be celebrated globally in Bangkok, Thailand. It will be hosted by WHO Collaborating Center for Blood Transfusion Medicine Training and National Blood Center of Thai Red Cross Society. More than 100 other countries will take part in these celebrations. World Blood Donor Day was established by 192 WHO member countries at the 58th World Health Assembly in May, 2005. It aims to urge all countries in the world to thank blood donors, promote voluntary blood donation without compensation, and ensure a safe blood supply for everyone. On World Blood Donation Day in 2006, more than 20 countries around the world held imaginative publicity activities to advocate blood donation without compensation, many of which were led and participated by royal family members, presidents, health ministers, celebrities and sports stars. In some countries, June 14 also serves as a platform for broader activities, including announcing the adjustment of the national blood transfusion service plan, issuing the regulations on blood donation and blood transfusion, and launching the national guide for clinical blood transfusion practice.
In 2007
The World Health Organization, the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, the International Blood Transfusion Association and the International Federation of Donor Organizations jointly released the theme of World Donor Day on June 14, 2007: Safe blood promotes the safety of mothers. Emphasizing the love donation of unpaid blood donors plays a vital role in saving the lives of millions of mothers and their newborns. It is reported that more than 500,000 women die unnecessarily during pregnancy or childbirth every year in the world, 99% of which occur in developing countries or regions. Ordinary women have serious bleeding, and if they don't receive timely blood transfusion and careful nursing, they may die within two hours. This phenomenon is as high as 44% in Africa, and the risk of maternal death in Africa is116, 1/65 in Asia and 1/2700 in North America. As many as a quarter of maternal deaths can be saved by obtaining safe blood transfusion.
the year of 2008
The theme of World Blood Donor Day in 2008 is "Regular Blood Donation", which supports the national blood donation work by establishing a stable team of voluntary unpaid blood donors and committing to donate blood many times for a long time. Slogans such as "donating blood regularly to help others, caring for others for a long time and saving lives" can be used to highlight the theme of Blood Donor Day and emphasize the importance of regular blood donation by qualified blood donors. Regular blood donation helps to plan and arrange blood collection, meet the national demand for specific blood types and blood components, and ensure that safe blood can be obtained when blood transfusion is needed.
In 2008, World Blood Donor Day paid special attention to regular blood donors, with three main objectives:
1. Let more people realize that the short shelf life of blood components requires regular blood donation, and encourage existing and potential blood donors to donate blood regularly.
2. Let the public realize that regular voluntary blood donors are healthy people, so they are part of the public health system; Because they maintain a healthy lifestyle and have regular screening, they can donate blood regularly.
3. Paying attention to the health and service quality of blood donors is the key factor to promote blood donors' commitment and willingness to donate blood regularly.
Therefore, World Blood Donor Day provides an opportunity for blood transfusion institutions to evaluate the effectiveness of their blood donor services and mobilize the participation of blood donors themselves to determine ways to improve the satisfaction of blood donors and their support for blood donation.
Every year, these sponsors confirm that a country is the host country of the global activities of World Blood Donor Day, which provides a gathering point for global media publicity and raises awareness of the important role of voluntary blood donors in the national health care system. Related activities also aim to support blood transfusion institutions, blood donor organizations and other non-governmental organizations to strengthen and expand their voluntary blood donation work, and promote national and local blood donation campaigns.
The organizer is pleased to announce that the global event from June 6 to 4, 2008 will be directly sponsored by His Highness shaikh khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan and hosted by the United Arab Emirates in Dubai.
In 2009
On June 14, 2009, the world once again ushered in the World Blood Donor Day, making more people aware of the need for safe blood and the importance of blood donation. In 2009, the theme of the global celebration of World Blood Donor Day is to continue to pay attention to improving safe and adequate blood supply by achieving the goal of 100% voluntary blood donation and blood composition. The purpose of identifying this very broad theme is to promote countries to focus on specific challenges. To this end:
1. Countries that have not achieved the goal of 100% voluntary blood donation should once again pay attention to new creative methods of community participation and youth participation, and formulate national blood donation plans to increase the number of voluntary blood donors, gradually phase out family/alternative blood donation, and eliminate paid blood donation.
2. Call on countries that have achieved the goal of 100% voluntary blood donation to step up their efforts to increase the number of regular blood donors, so as to maintain a stable blood donor team and meet their needs for blood and blood components at any time in routine and emergency situations.
3. Urge countries that are making or expanding blood composition plans to base these plans on 100% voluntary blood donation.
4. Encourage countries that have established the procurement mechanism of blood products to cooperate with other countries in order to obtain sufficient supply of blood products on the basis of voluntary blood donation. For example, on World Blood Donor Day in 2009, some countries may hope to achieve self-sufficiency through voluntary blood donation.
World Blood Donor Day is jointly sponsored by the World Health Organization, the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, the International Federation of Blood Donor Organizations and the International Blood Transfusion Association. Every year, these partner organizations confirm that a country is the host country of World Blood Donor Day, which provides a gathering point for global media publicity and raises awareness of the extreme importance of voluntary blood donors in the national health care system. The celebration also aims to support blood transfusion institutions, blood donation organizations and other non-governmental organizations to strengthen and expand their voluntary blood donation programs and promote national and local campaigns.
The four core institutions are pleased to announce that the global event on June 14, 2009 will be hosted by the Australian government in Australia with the close assistance of the Australian Red Cross and the Blood Department of the Australian Red Cross. The celebration of World Blood Donor Day will be held during the Australian Year of Blood Donors. The purpose of the Australian Year of Blood Donors is to raise awareness of the need for increasing blood donation and recruiting new blood donors.
20 10 year
20 10 world blood donor day focuses on young blood donors with the slogan: "provide fresh blood for the world". June 14 every year is World Blood Donor Day, which aims to raise the global awareness of the need for safe blood and blood products for blood transfusion and recognize the important contributions made by unpaid blood donors to the national health system.
The demand for blood is increasing all over the world, and clinical patients especially need more energetic fresh blood. Young people can make important contributions by donating blood and recruiting other young people to join the ranks of unpaid blood donors. The Blood Center will carry out a series of activities according to the key groups mentioned in the People's Republic of China (PRC) Blood Donation Law and the elements of the Expo, such as the "Favorite Blood Donation Action" for college students, the "Young Guards Assault Action" for military soldiers and the "Government Elite Dedication Action" for young civil servants. It is hoped that through the operation of these activities, the role of teenagers in ensuring safe blood supply will be tapped, the concept of unpaid blood donation will be radiated to the whole society, and the slogan of "providing fresh blood for the world" will be practiced with practical actions.
In addition, 20 10 global world blood donor day will be held in Barcelona, Spain, sponsored by Spanish and Catalan health care authorities, Spanish and Catalan blood donors' associations and the Spanish Red Cross.
20 13
20 13 is the 10th anniversary of World Blood Donor Day, and its focus is that blood donation is a life-saving gift. WHO encourages all countries to highlight the stories of those who were rescued by donating blood, so as to encourage regular blood donors to continue donating blood and mobilize those who are healthy.
But people who have never donated blood (especially young people) began to donate blood.
The objectives of the 20 13 activity are: to thank blood donors for their life-saving donations; Advocate voluntary blood donation; Persuade the Ministry of Health to make a commitment to achieve self-sufficiency in safe blood and blood products on the basis of 100% voluntary blood donation.
The host country of 20 13 World Blood Donor Day is France. Since the 1950s, France has been working through its national blood service agency (Etablissement Fran? Ais du Sang) encourages people to donate blood voluntarily and without compensation. A global event will be held in Paris on June 65438, 2003.
20 14
The focus of this year's World Blood Donor Day is "Safe blood saves the mother's life". Timely access to safe blood and blood products is an important part of comprehensive measures to prevent maternal death in all countries, and this year's activities will raise awareness of this.
WHO encourages all countries and national and international partners engaged in blood transfusion and maternal health care to formulate activity plans, and emphasizes the necessity of timely access to safe blood and blood products to prevent maternal death.
20 15
The theme of this year's activity is "Thank you for saving my life". The key point is to thank those blood donors who save lives by donating blood every day, with the words "donate blood for free and regularly." It is important to donate blood. "This slogan encourages more people around the world to donate blood voluntarily and regularly.
The activity aims to stimulate the enthusiasm of regular blood donors to continue donating blood by highlighting the stories of those who have saved their lives through blood donation, and encourage those who are healthy but have never donated blood (especially young people) to join the ranks.