The day was also dedicated to voluntary unpaid blood donors for their life-saving gifts of blood.
Merrilyn Mathias, Head of National Blood Transfusion Service in PNG, said there are 34 blood transfusion centers with over 40,000 people donating blood annually.
Director for Medical Service for Port Moresby General Hospital, Dr Kone Sobi shared that over the last two years the hospital have been challenged in blood donations due to COVID-19.
