All-Russian public organization "Russian Association of transfusiologists" held the XVI all-Russian competition "The best donor of Russia – 2019" in September 2018 - April 2019. The competition took place in the following categories: - the maximum number of blood donations; - the maximum number of blood donations and its components; - the maximum number of platelet donations; - donor dynasty; - regional leader of the donor movement.
The competition was attended by the regions of the Russian Federation from the Kamchatka territory and the Republic of Buryatia to the Kaliningrad region, from the Republic of Karelia to the republics of the North Caucasus, which presented more than two hundred best blood donors.