
“World Blood Donor Day” is celebrated on the 14th of June every year. This day focuses on drawing the public attention towards the importance of donating the blood for a noble cause. The programme was first initiated in 2004 by the World Health Organisation (WHO). The event serves to raise awareness of the need for safe blood donation and encourage and thank voluntary blood donors for their life-saving gifts to others. Every year, a new slogan/theme is associated with WBDD to encourage blood donors worldwide. “One drop of humanity. Give Blood. Save Lives” is the slogan for WBDD for the year 2026. In this connection, the NSS Unit of JSS Medical College, Mysuru, jointly with Blood Bank, Department of Pathology JSS Hospital Mysuru organized the “World Blood Donors Day 2025” on 20th June 2026 in the Clinical Physiology Lab. The event was held from 9.30 am to 1.30 pm. The program was inaugurated by Dr Suma MN, Vice Principal JSSMC, Mr. Satish Chandra, Administrative Officer, JSSMC. Other dignitaries of the event were Dr. Pallavi, Blood Bank Officer, JSS Blood Bank, Faculties from the Department of Physiology. Dr Suma MN and Mr. Sathish Chandra motivated our student fraternity by reiterating the importance of blood donation as a noble social service to save the lives worldwide. Dr Pallavi, Blood Bank Officer addressed the volunteers and donors and told about importance of donating blood and the importance of World Blood Donors day. 38 student volunteers registered for the blood donation drive. They underwent initial screening for fitness; among them, 28 students were found eligible for blood donation event. Four NSS volunteers from JSS Medical College coordinated the complete event. The whole program was coordinated by Dr. Manu G (NSS Programme Officer, JSS Medical College) and Mr Manjunath H N (Assistant NSS Programme Officer, JSS Medical College). We, the NSS Unit express our humble gratitude towards all our higher authorities for their support and cooperation to make this event a grand success.




