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World Blood Donor Day 2006
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World Blood Donor Day
Towards 100% voluntary blood donation: this year, for the third year, World Blood Donor Day was commemorated on 14 June in a global celebration of the millions of people throughout the world who give their blood on a voluntary, unpaid basis to save the lives of those in need. The day aimed aimed to raise awareness of the need for safe blood, to thank and honour those blood donors who make transfusion possible and to encourage regular blood donation by suitable donors.
Previous events:
WORLD BLOOD DONOR DAY 2005 - ANYONE CAN SAVE A LIFE
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World Blood Donor Day - Anyone can save a life (full text) [pdf 80kb]
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World Blood Donor Day (speech by WHO) [pdf 68kb]
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Blood, Safety and Donation (fact sheet) [pdf 72kb]
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World Blood Donor Day 2005 - London, photos
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The Malawi Success Story (feature) [pdf 68kb]
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Malawi photos
Invitation letter for World Blood Donor Day 2005, in
Arabic [pdf 112kb]
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English [pdf 153kb]
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Spanish [pdf 78kb]
WORLD BLOOD DONOR DAY 2004 - BLOOD, A GIFT FOR LIFE. THANK YOU!
WBDD 2004 (stories from around the world) [pdf 830kb]
WORLD HEALTH DAY 2000 - SAFE BLOOD STARTS WITH ME!
Archive: Mediacentre/Multimedia Page
Archive: Mediacentre/Multimedia Page
Resources
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Link to the official website of World Blood Donor Day!
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Logos, Campaigning material, Testimonies, Press & Media
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World Health Assembly Resolution - WHA28.72 - Establishment of World Blood Donor Day
Related Web Site
National Blood Centre, Thai Red Cross Society, Thailand
National Blood Service (UK)
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