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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:
1⃣🤰 and childbirth associated bleeding
2⃣👧👦 with severe anaemia due to malaria & malnutrition
3⃣patients with blood & bone marrow disorders, inherited disorders of haemoglobin & immune deficiency conditions

#WorldBloodDonorDay
Blood & blood products are essential to care for:
4⃣ people with traumatic injuries in emergencies, disasters and accidents 🚑
5⃣ patients undergoing advanced medical and surgical procedures 🏥

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Donating blood only takes 15 minutes - and can save many lives.

You can usually #GiveBlood if you are:
✅In good health
✅18-65 years old
✅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 💧
- Get enough rest 🛌
- Avoid smoking 🚭 & drinking alcohol 🍺
- Avoid heavy physical activity 🏋‍
- Eat enough food rich in iron and protein 🍲

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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 🇮🇹 found giving blood during the #COVID19 pandemic quite a different experience but says: 'I don’t know to whom my blood is donated, but I always know why I’m a donor.’

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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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’During 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 🇮🇹

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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:
✅Keep blood drives going
✅Ensure safety measures are in place
✅Encourage people to keep donating blood
#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 world’s population.

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🩸 In low-income countries, up to 54 % of blood transfusions are given to children under 5 years of age

🩸 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 🌎🌍🌏!

#GiveBlood to save lives and make the world a healthier place!

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