This day raises awareness of the need for safe blood and blood products and to thank voluntary, unpaid blood donors for their life-saving gifts of blood. ✍️ Blood service that gives patients access to safe blood and blood products in sufficient quantity is a key component of an effective health system. ✍️Many thanks to selfless individuals who donate their blood for people unknown to them. ✍️Let us encourage both new and existing donors to give blood regularly, helping to ensure a stable and sufficient blood supply. ✍️Let us also mobilize support from governments and development partners to invest in and sustain national blood programs to achieve universal access to safe blood transfusion worldwide. *#worldblooddonorday*