Today is #WorldBloodDonorDay!
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Every few seconds, someone, somewhere, needs blood. Transfusion of blood & blood products helps save millions of lives every year.
#Giveblood and make the world a healthier place!
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Every day, even during a pandemic like #COVID19, regular blood donations are needed all over the world to ensure individuals & communities have access to safe & quality-assured blood & blood products.
Safe blood saves lives:
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Blood & blood products are essential to care for:
1โฃ๐คฐ and childbirth associated bleeding
2โฃ๐ง๐ฆ with severe anaemia due to malaria & malnutrition
3โฃpatients with blood & bone marrow disorders, inherited disorders of haemoglobin & immune deficiency conditions
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Blood & blood products are essential to care for:
4โฃ people with traumatic injuries in emergencies, disasters and accidents ๐
5โฃ patients undergoing advanced medical and surgical procedures ๐ฅ
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Donating blood only takes 15 minutes - and can save many lives.
You can usually #GiveBlood if you are:
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In good health
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18-65 years old
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Weigh at least 50 kg
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Be there for someone else & make a blood donation regularly!
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Before donating blood, make sure you:
- Drink enough ๐ง
- Get enough rest ๐
- Avoid smoking ๐ญ & drinking alcohol ๐บ
- Avoid heavy physical activity ๐โ
- Eat enough food rich in iron and protein ๐ฒ
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It's #WorldBloodDonorDay!
Everyone who can donate blood should consider making regular voluntary, unpaid donations, so that all countries have adequate blood supplies.
By donating blood, you can save lives and make the world a healthier place.
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Cristina, a regular blood donor from Udine, in Northern Italy ๐ฎ๐น found giving blood during the #COVID19 pandemic quite a different experience but says: 'I donโt know to whom my blood is donated, but I always know why Iโm a donor.โ
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Health is a human right; everyone in the world should have access to safe blood transfusions, when and where they need them.
It is crucial to #GiveBlood, even during a pandemic like #COVID19.
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โDuring the #COVID19 emergency, I have been feeling that it was time for me to play my part, so I decided to #giveblood for the first time.'
- says 43 year old Antonio Procacci from the Apulia region in Italy ๐ฎ๐น
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It's #WorldBloodDonorDay
Blood can be stored for only a limited time before use. That is why there is a constant need for blood supplies.
We need to ensure that safe blood is available whenever and wherever it is needed.
You can help: #GiveBlood
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The #COVID19 pandemic has caused even greater shortages in the blood supply. To help patients and healthworkers:
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Keep blood drives going
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Ensure safety measures are in place
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Encourage people to keep donating blood
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#GiveBlood, save lives, give safely
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It's #WorldBloodDonorDay!
Ensuring the safety and well-being of blood donors is critical. It helps build commitment to regular donations.
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The need for blood & blood products is universal, but access to it varies greatly: Of the 118.5 million blood donations collected globally, 40% of these are collected in high-income countries, home to 16% of the worldโs population.
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๐ฉธ In low-income countries, up to 54 % of blood transfusions are given to children under 5 years of age
๐ฉธ In high-income countries, up to 75% of all transfusions are given to patients group over 60 years of age
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On #WorldBloodDonorDay,
We THANK ALL blood donors around the globe ๐๐๐!
#GiveBlood to save lives and make the world a healthier place!
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