New Delhi, June 13 || Blood transfusion is the cornerstone of effective healthcare and emergency responses, said Saima Wazed, Regional Director for WHO South-East Asia on Friday, ahead of the World Blood Donor Day.
World Blood Donor Day is marked annually on June 14. This year the theme is “Give blood, give hope: together we save lives.”
The day honours the silent heroes among us -- voluntary, unpaid blood donors -- whose simple yet powerful act of donating their blood saves countless lives each day.
Wazed noted that to build resilient national health systems it is essential to have the critical and continuous need for safe blood and blood products.
Yet many people, especially in low- and middle-income countries, do not have access to safe and timely transfusion services.