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2020

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
World Blood Donor Day is celebrated on which day?
A
12 June
B
13 June
C
14 June
D
11 June
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -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-2: -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.

Detailed explanation-3: -For 2022, the World Blood Donor Day slogan is “Donating blood is an act of solidarity. Join the effort and save lives” to draw attention to the roles that voluntary blood donations play in saving lives and enhancing solidarity within communities.

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