The total voluntary blood collection (VBD) in Delhi in 2016-2017 accounted for only 45 percent of the total blood units collected. While various other states of the country have achieved more than 90 percent VBD.
Blood is a necessary requirement for critical surgeries like heart procedures, treatment for cancer and malignancies, transplantation, trauma and burn cases. At the same time, people with immune system disorders who need antibody treatment or those with bleeding disorders like haemophilia etc, women suffering from postpartum haemorrhage, might need blood urgently.
In such a scenario, there is high importance of World Blood Donor Day on 14th June, when nations make even more dedicated efforts to create awareness about the importance of voluntary blood donation.