June 14 is World Blood Donor Day, the day the system thanks its volunteers, and the easiest day of the year to find a camp near you. ## The honest answer It marks the birth of Karl Landsteiner, who discovered the ABO groups in 1901, the discovery that made safe transfusion possible at all. In Assam, June 14 week brings camps at colleges, banks and offices. If you have been “meaning to donate”, this is the door already open, check the camps page. ## If this is your moment Blood cannot wait for curiosity to settle, patients wait in hours, not weeks. If you are healthy and between 18 and 65, register as a donor (two minutes, phone OTP) and let the system call you only when someone near you actually needs your group. Related: camps
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World Blood Donor Day: June 14, and what Assam does
June 14 is World Blood Donor Day, the day the system thanks its volunteers, and the easiest day of the year to find a camp near you.
People also ask
When is World Blood Donor Day?
June 14, every year, chosen for Landsteiner's birthday.
Who discovered blood groups?
Karl Landsteiner, 1901, Nobel Prize 1930; the Rh factor work followed in 1940.
Where can I donate on June 14 in Assam?
Camp listings spike that week, the camps page and your district's blood bank are the places to look.
About this article
Written by Assam Blood Donor team. Medical review: pending, content follows published national (NBTC/NACO) guidance and is for general education, not personal medical advice. Last updated 11 Sept 2026.
Sources: NBTC donor selection criteria · standard donation-centre practice
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Reading is step one. Registering is step two.
Two minutes, phone OTP, your own 6-digit sign-in code. We contact you only when a patient near you needs your group.
Register as a donor