Key messages

- The need for blood is universal, but access to blood is not. Blood shortages are acute in low- and middle-income countries.
- Regular blood donations are needed all over the world to ensure individuals and communities have access to safe and quality-assured blood and blood products.
- Every single blood or plasma donation is a precious lifesaving gift; regular donation is the key to building a safe and sustainable supply.
- Wide participation of the population in regular blood and plasma donations ensure that everyone can access blood and plasma proteins when they need it.
- All blood and plasma donors together provide a precious safeguard for patients and communities.
- Ensuring the safety and well-being of blood and plasma donors is critical; it helps build commitment to regular donations.
- Special thanks to blood and plasma donors on behalf of people who requires life-long transfusion or plasma protein therapies. We live because you give. Thank you!
- Give blood, give plasma, share life, share often.