Question: When did the World Blood Donors Day is celebrated?
(a) 13 June
(b) 12 June
(c) 15 June
(d) 14 June
Ans:(d)
Related facts:
- On 14 June 2016 World Blood Donors Day-2016 was observed all over the world.
- The theme of the 2016 World Blood Donor Day campaign is “Blood connects us all”.
- The objectives of the Day is to thank blood donors for their life-saving gift of blood and highlight the theme of blood connecting us all.
- The purpose of observing it is to create wider public awareness of the need for regular blood donation, and inspire those who have not yet donated blood to start donating.
- This occasion also helps to persuade countries to show appreciation to regular, voluntary, unpaid donors and commit to self-sufficiency in blood supply.
- World Blood Donor Day is celebrated every year on the day of birthday anniversary of Karl Landsteiner (a great scientist who won the Nobel Prize for his great discovery of the ABO blood group system) on 14 June in 1868.
Reference:
http://www.who.int/mediacentre/news/releases/2016/world-blood-donor-day/en/