June 14 of each year is chosen by the World Health Organization (WHO) as World Blood Donor Day to honor voluntary blood donors and raise public awareness of the importance of donating blood to save lives.
1. The importance of blood reserves to the healthcare sector and the benefits of blood donation
Blood reserves play an extremely important role in the medical industry, because it brings many essential benefits:
Saving lives: Blood is used in many surgeries, cancer treatments, blood diseases, trauma and other emergencies.
Responding to urgent needs: In emergencies such as disasters, accidents, or epidemics, the need for blood increases suddenly. Blood reserves help meet this urgent need, ensuring that there is enough blood to treat patients immediately, avoiding unfortunate consequences.
Improved treatment effectiveness: Blood is used in many advanced treatments such as bone marrow transplants, dialysis, and assisted reproduction. Reserved blood helps doctors perform these treatments more effectively and safely, resulting in higher success rates for patients.
Promoting scientific research: Blood is used in many scientific studies on various diseases and new treatments. Blood reserves help scientists have enough materials to conduct these studies, contributing to improving the quality of healthcare in the future.
Therefore, voluntary blood donation and other practical support actions are extremely necessary to maintain and ensure that blood reserves are always available.
Voluntary blood donation is a noble gesture.
2. Current status of blood reserve shortage
Currently, many countries, including Vietnam, are facing a serious shortage of blood. This directly affects patient treatment and can lead to unfortunate consequences.
To overcome the shortage of blood reserves, the whole society needs to join hands and contribute!
Ensuring blood reserves requires the joint efforts of the whole society.
3. Voluntary blood donation and other practical actions to support public health
On this occasion, each person can respond with many practical actions such as:
Voluntary blood donation: The most practical action to help save lives. Each unit of donated blood can help save 3 lives.
Share information about blood donation: Share the importance of blood donation, safe blood donation procedures, and the benefits of blood donation on social networks, forums, or directly with friends and relatives. Participate in propaganda and education activities about blood donation organized by medical organizations and groups.
Participate in other supporting activities: Attend blood donation events to learn more information, support blood donation organizations, and send gratitude to those who have donated blood.
Source: https://benhvienthucuc.vn/ngay-hien-mau-the-gioi-14-6-cung-chung-suc-vi-suc-khoe-cong-dong/
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