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Detailed explanation-1: -The theme of this year’s World Blood Donor Day is “Blood connects us all". IT focuses on thanking blood donors and highlights the dimension of “sharing” and “connection” between blood donors and patients.

Detailed explanation-2: -This year’s theme being “Give blood. Give now. Give often", we tell you all that you ever wanted to know about blood donation. Every year, on 14 June, countries around the world celebrate World Blood Donor Day (WBDD).

Detailed explanation-3: -Mexico will host World Blood Donor Day 2022 through its National Blood Centre. The global event will be held in Mexico City on 14 June 2022.

Detailed explanation-4: -14 June is World Blood Donor Day Every year countries around the world celebrate World Blood Donor Day (WBDD). The event serves to raise awareness of the need for safe blood and blood products and to thank voluntary, unpaid blood donors for their life-saving gifts of blood.

Detailed explanation-5: -World Blood Donor Day was established in 2004 by the World Health Organization (WHO) to bring awareness to the ongoing need for blood donations to save lives. June 14 also marks the birth anniversary of Karl Landsteiner who won the Nobel Prize for Medicine in 1930 for his work in classifying blood types.