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1. The global campaign for World Blood Donor Day is organised and managed by the World Health Organization (WHO).
2. The day is celebrated on the same day as the birth of the scientist, Karl Landsteiner, who discovered blood groups, for which he was awarded the Nobel Prize.
3. The day holds significance in healthcare because blood cannot be technologically manufactured.
4. You may not be eligible for donating blood if you have common health conditions, cough and cold, infection, sore throat, or indigestion, among others.
5. Blood donation has a positive effect, physically and mentally. It generates a feel-good factor for being able to save lives, reduces feelings of isolation, boosts overall health, manages stress, and a lot more.