Be a voluntary blood donor and an inspiration to others.
Commit to being a regular donor and give blood throughout the year.
Encourage your friends and family to become regular blood donors.
Volunteer with the blood service to reach out to members of your community, provide care to donors, and help manage blood donation sessions/drives.
Find out your blood type and register as a blood donor.
Participate in World Blood Donor Day with your social networks.
Ministries of Health
Organize and participate in (virtual) activities to celebrate World Blood Donor Day, promoting voluntary unpaid blood donation to the public, across government and to other sectors.
Acknowledge the crucial role of well-organized, committed voluntary, non-remunerated blood donors in ensuring a safe and sufficient blood supply during normal and emergency times.
Provide resources and infrastructure to facilitate voluntary blood donation.
Support the development of nationally coordinated blood transfusion services that provide equitable access to safe and quality assured blood transfusions for the whole population.
Put quality assurance systems in place for blood and blood products.
Speak to media about the importance of blood donation and the successes and challenges of your country in meeting national needs for blood.
National blood transfusion services
Disseminate information about the importance of giving blood.
Distribute campaign materials that you can download from the World Blood Donor Day campaign website.
Organize a virtual World Blood Donor Day celebration. This could include:
Inviting prominent politicians, celebrities and sporting heroes to make videos or communicate on the importance of giving blood;
Producing and disseminating promotional materials through your web site and social channels;
setting up virtual visits of blood centres and inviting the public to learn about blood donation and transfusion; and
promoting blood donation success stories and heroic blood donors to your media.
Improve the infrastructure for blood donation and blood donor care.
Focus attention on donor health and care and provide quality service to blood donors.
