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FDA Eases Restrictions on Blood Donations from Gay and Bisexual Men

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has officially lifted its long-standing restrictions on blood donations from gay...

📅 May 12, 2023

Q+A: India’s Ban on Blood Donations by Gay and Transgender People

In India, gay and transgender individuals face discrimination in many forms. One such discrimination is the ban on...

📅 March 15, 2023

Raktdaan Amrit Mahotsav

Union Health Minister will launch the Raktdaan Amrit Mahotsav – a nationwide voluntary blood donation drive. Key facts...

📅 September 14, 2022

World Blood Donor Day

World Blood Donor Day was observed on June 14 with the aim of creating awareness about need for...

📅 June 15, 2021

First Plasma Bank of India to be set up in Delhi

On June 29, 2020, the Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal announced that his government is to set up...

📅 June 30, 2020

GoI launches eBlood Services Mobile Application

On June 25, 2020, the Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan launched the eBlood Services Mobile Application. The...

📅 June 26, 2020

FDA approves Convalescent Plasma Treatment for seriously ill COVID-19 patients

The Food and Drug Administration of the United States has approved the use of Convalescent plasma collected from...

📅 March 29, 2020

2019 edition of World Blood Donor Day (WBDD)

The World Blood Donor Day (WBDD) is observed every year on June 14 to raise awareness of the...

📅 June 14, 2019

June 14: World Blood Donor Day

World Blood Donor Day observed every year across the world on June 14 to thank voluntary, unpaid blood...

📅 June 15, 2018

2018 World Blood Donor Day (WBDD)

The World Blood Donor Day (WBDD) is observed every year on June 14 across the globe to thank...

📅 June 14, 2018

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