Blood Donor Day of Kyrgyzstan
Description:
It is celebrated on the last Sunday of September.
Established by the Decree of the Government of the Kyrgyz Republic of October 15, 1997 No. 599, in order to further develop the donor movement, raise the prestige of blood donors, educate young people in the traditions of humanism and respect for each other.
Over the past 16 years, blood donation in Kyrgyzstan has experienced a significant decline for a number of reasons: the cessation of propaganda of blood donation in the media and the fear of the population contracting HIV. If in 1985 the number of donors was 178 thousand 232 people, in 2005 - 30 thousand 102 people. In 1985, 60 thousand 808 liters of blood were harvested, and in 2005 - only 13 thousand 505 liters, which is 4.5 times less.
On July 3, 1992, the Law of the Kyrgyz Republic “On donation of blood and its components in the Republic of Kyrgyzstan” was signed.
In February 1996, the badge of the honorary donor of the republic was established, which is annually awarded to donors of Kyrgyzstan.
