Bangladesh is set to observe “World Blood Donor Day” today, like the other countries across the globe with the theme “Thank you for saving my life”.
The day is organised to create awareness for voluntary blood donation, ensure safe blood transfusion afforable and assessible to all, and to reduce the burden of diseases through ensuring quality health service.
The country can fulfil its annual demands if only 2% of the eligible population donate blood once a year, however, the rate is only 0.04% in Bangladesh, according to estimations.
Along with the government ones, a number of organisation including Dhaka University based student organisation Badhan, medical students based organsiatiuon Sandhani, Bangladesh Red Crescent Society, and Quantum Blood Center have their blood donation related services and campaigns for motivation and awareness among general people for voluntary blood donation in the city and across the country.