World Blood Donor Day is cel­e­brat­ed on June 14th every year to raise aware­ness about the impor­tance of safe blood for trans­fu­sion. This day is an oppor­tu­ni­ty to acknowl­edge the life-sav­ing con­tri­bu­tion of vol­un­tary blood donors and encour­age more peo­ple to donate blood reg­u­lar­ly. Safe blood is essen­tial for med­ical and sur­gi­cal pro­ce­dures, includ­ing the treat­ment of life-threat­en­ing con­di­tions such as can­cer, ane­mia, hemo­phil­ia and sick­le cell dis­ease.

 

The World Health Orga­ni­za­tion (WHO) high­lights the impor­tance of ensur­ing that blood is safe and avail­able for every­one who needs it. Blood trans­fu­sion saves mil­lions of lives every year, but many peo­ple still die due to the lack of safe blood. Accord­ing to the WHO, 42% of blood dona­tions are col­lect­ed in high-income coun­tries, which only rep­re­sent 16% of the world’s pop­u­la­tion. In con­trast, low- and mid­dle-income coun­tries face the biggest chal­lenges in ensur­ing that blood is avail­able and safe for patients.

 

At Intel­liSOFT, we’re com­mit­ted to improv­ing the acces­si­bil­i­ty and safe­ty of blood for those in need through our inno­v­a­tive projects. We’re proud to have been involved in two projects that have helped make blood dona­tion more acces­si­ble and safer for those in need. Our Blood Donor Man­age­ment Sys­tem has improved the blood donor base in Kenya and pro­mot­ed donor reten­tion for suc­ces­sive repeat dona­tions, while our Blood Safe­ty Strength­en­ing Pro­gramme has sup­port­ed inter­na­tion­al efforts to elec­tron­i­cal­ly cap­ture and man­age data about blood donors and dona­tions from the point of dona­tion to point of trans­fu­sion.

 

The Blood Donor Man­age­ment Sys­tem is an mHealth sys­tem designed, devel­oped, and imple­ment­ed by Intel­liSOFT. It aims to improve the blood donor base in Kenya and pro­mote donor reten­tion for suc­ces­sive repeat dona­tions. This sys­tem has increased effi­cien­cy and improved con­ti­nu­ity of care for donors, mak­ing it eas­i­er for them to donate blood reg­u­lar­ly.

 

The Blood Safe­ty Strength­en­ing Pro­gramme sup­ports inter­na­tion­al efforts to improve the acces­si­bil­i­ty and safe­ty of blood in resource-con­strained coun­tries. It elec­tron­i­cal­ly cap­tures and man­ages data about blood donors and dona­tions from the point of dona­tion to point of trans­fu­sion. This pro­gramme has helped to ensure that blood is avail­able and safe for patients who need it the most.

 

World Blood Donor Day is an impor­tant reminder of the need for safe blood for trans­fu­sion. We encour­age every­one to donate blood reg­u­lar­ly and help save lives. As we cel­e­brate World Blood Donor Day, let us all take a moment to appre­ci­ate the self­less act of blood dona­tion and to rec­og­nize the impor­tance of ensur­ing that blood is safe and avail­able for every­one who needs it. Whether you are a reg­u­lar blood donor or con­sid­er­ing donat­ing blood for the first time, your con­tri­bu­tion can make a sig­nif­i­cant dif­fer­ence in some­one’s life. Remem­ber, giv­ing blood is a sim­ple act of kind­ness that can help keep the world beat­ing.

 

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