Blood donors give the gift of life; let's give back with the highest level of donor care
by Karin Kadenbach, Member of the European Parliament and the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety; Chair of the MEP Group for Kidney Health
European citizens make over 20 million blood donations every year, in a remarkable act of solidarity with patients in need of transfusions.
June 14th has been designated World Blood Donor Day by the World Health Organization. This day honours blood donors who save lives every day and strongly encourages more people all over the world to donate blood voluntarily and regularly.
The European Union ensures that patients can rely on safe blood transfusions of high quality and that the health of donors is protected. EU legislation, dating from 2002, calls in particular for a thorough screening of don
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