14/06/2025
Every year, on 14 June, countries around the world celebrate World Blood Donor Day (WBDD).
Organised by the World Health Organisation, WBDD celebrates the contribution that blood donors across the globe make in saving lives and improving health, every single day.
June 14th was chosen as World Blood Donor Day as it is the anniversary of Karl Landsteiner’s birth. Often referred to as the forefather of blood transfusion, Landsteiner identified the ABO blood group system, and in 1907 his findings were used to carry out first successful blood transfusion. In 1930 Landsteiner was awarded the Nobel Prize.
