Youths cycling to raise people's awareness of blood donation * On June 19, at the Dak Nong provincial Conventional Center, the campaign organizing panel and the provincial Steering Committee of Voluntary Blood Donation kicked off the Red Journey Campaign 2019 and honored voluntary blood donors in the province in the 2016-2019 period. Addressing the event, Vice Chairwoman of the provincial People's Committee Ton Thi Ngoc Hanh affirmed that the provincial Steering Committee of Voluntary Blood Donation well coordinated with agencies and organizations at all levels to annually conduct the campaign, as well as praised big voluntary donors. She also encouraged local people to actively join such a humanitarian program. The organizing panel targets to attract at least 3,000 voluntary blood donors and collect over 2,540 blood units for the National Institute of Hematology and Blood Transfusion. * The same day, Lam Dong province hosted a blood donation day. Over the past seven years, the … [Read more...] about People actively participate in blood donation campaign
Blood donation day
People join blood donation day in Hanoi
The event aimed to promote dissemination on the importance of voluntary blood donation, so as to mobilize the community to donate their blood in a bid to ease blood shortage for patient treatment at hospitals during summer and at the same time honor active blood donors. A volunteer at the event During the day, the participants said that the volunteers’ good deeds to save other people’s lives encouraged them donate their blood. They also expressed their happiness that their blood could help those in need. Held for the first time in 2015, the event has collected around 2,000 blood units after four editions. This year, the festival day is expected to receive around 300 blood units. Translated by Tran Hoai … [Read more...] about People join blood donation day in Hanoi
Nearly 200 donors join Blood Donation Day at Saigon Times
Nearly 200 donors join Blood Donation Day at Saigon TimesBy My Huyen – Thanh Hoa Rio Land staff pose for a photo at the event - PHOTOS: THANH HOA HCMC - The Saigon Times Group in coordination with the HCMC Blood Donation Center organized the ninth Blood Donation Day program on October 6, drawing nearly 200 local and foreign blood donors with 164 blood units donated. This is part of the Saigon Times Group’s annual event to mark the 27th anniversary of The Saigon Times Weekly (October 10) and the 23rd anniversary of The Saigon Times Daily (October 2), the two English publications of the group. With an aim to address blood shortage and help save patients in need, the event attracted many foreign diplomats from the Consulates General of France, Thailand, India, and Indonesia, staff of local businesses, civil servants, and Saigon Times Group staff. Consul General of Thailand in HCMC Ureerat Ratanaprukse said this is the first time she has donated blood and she is very … [Read more...] about Nearly 200 donors join Blood Donation Day at Saigon Times
Saigon Times to organize Blood Donation Day
Saigon Times to organize Blood Donation DayThe Saigon Times Daily A health worker takes blood from French Consul General in HCMC Vincent Floreani at the 2017 Blood Donation Day held by the Saigon Times - PHOTO: THANH HOA TheSaigon Times Group will team up with the HCMC Blood Donation Center to organize Blood Donation Day on October 6. Blood Donation Day is part of the Saigon Times Group’s annual celebration, with this year marking the 27th anniversary of The Saigon Times Weekly (October 10) and the 23rd anniversary of The Saigon Times Daily (October 2), the two English publications of the Saigon Times Group. Given the success of the previous editions of Blood Donation Day, the group will continue to organize the activity to benefit patients in need of blood. Blood Donation Day is set to take place at the head office of the group at 35 Nam Ky Khoi Nghia Street, District 1, HCMC, at 7 a.m., Saturday, October 6. The Saigon Times Group invites readers to participate … [Read more...] about Saigon Times to organize Blood Donation Day
Voluntary Blood Donation Day observed nationwide
(Photo: VNA)Addressing the event, Vice Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Le Van Tam said that the blood donation movement has been launched in the city since 1999, with the volume of blood units collected rising over the years. Last year, Can Tho collected 31,747 blood units, equal to 115 percent of the target assigned by the National Steering Committee for Voluntary Blood Donation. In the first three months of this year, 8,518 blood units were donated, equivalent to 40 percent of this year’s quota. However, Tam said that the blood collected is not enough at certain time, especially during the lunar New Year (Tet) and summer holidays, and the donors are mainly students and young people. Therefore, this year’s meeting also aims to raise public awareness of the significance and importance of blood donation, he added. After the meeting, participating delegates, students and locals donated a total of 650 blood units. On the day, similar meetings were also held … [Read more...] about Voluntary Blood Donation Day observed nationwide
Vietnam’s largest blood donation festival opens
Over the past 10 years, the festival in Hanoi has attracted 190,000 participants and collected 60,300 blood units, contributing to ensuring blood treatments immediately after the Lunar New Year. This year’s festival takes place from March 3-11. Its official days run from March 9-11 at the National Institute of Haematology and Blood Transfusion. From March 3-7, the National Institute of Haematology and Blood Transfusion, in collaboration with several other agencies, arranged 17 donation collection points, receiving over 3,400 blood units. Standing member of the National Assembly's Committee for Social Affairs Luu Binh Nhuong is donating his blood. This is the sixth time Hoang Thi Minh from Ung Hoa district, Hanoi, has joined the blood donation. She said she was delighted to help needy patients. Blood units are classified carefully. The blood units will be provided to 120 hospitals in 16 northern provinces and cities. … [Read more...] about Vietnam’s largest blood donation festival opens
Blood donation festival opens in Binh Phuoc
The Red Spring Festival 2018 took place in the southern province of Binh Phuoc on March 7. (Photo: plo.vn) Binh Phuoc (VNA) – The Red Spring Festival 2018 took place in the southern province of Binh Phuoc on March 7, attracting over 800 young people and volunteers to donate blood. Opening the festival, the organising board presented certificates of merit and gifts to five families, five collectives and 66 individuals in honour of their achievements in voluntary blood donation. Nguyen Thi Thuan, Vice Chairwoman of the provincial Red Cross Society, said volunteers donate nearly 12,000 blood units each year, 70 percent of them are frequent donors. At the event, Vice Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee Nguyen Tien Dung launched the blood donation campaign calling on walks of life to raise humanitarian sense and donate blood to save people. On the morning the same day, the organising board collected 450 units of blood./. … [Read more...] about Blood donation festival opens in Binh Phuoc
Thousands of health workers respond to blood donation festival
According to Dr. Bach Quoc Khanh, Director of the NIHBT, Thursday’s event kick-started a series of blood donation events prior to the Xuan Hong (Pink Spring) Festival 2018, scheduled to take place from March 4-11. The major part of this year’s Xuan Hong Festival will be organised at the NIHBT on March 10-11, Khanh said. Thanks to the pre-Lunar New Year (Tet) communication and mobilisation work, the NIHBT’s blood reserve currently stands at more than 9,500 units of blood, ensuring a supply of blood for emergency and treatment at hospitals for about 10 more days. During the Lunar New Year period, many medical establishments actively participated in blood donation campaigns, such as Bac Ninh province’s health sector (nearly 1,000 units of blood), Vinh Phuc province’s health sector (nearly 400 units of blood), the Bach Mai Hospital (over 350 units of blood), and the Central Maternity Hospital (nearly 700 units of blood). Today, the Hanoi Medical University … [Read more...] about Thousands of health workers respond to blood donation festival
Blood donation drive held in Hanoi
This was the first activity ahead of the Xuan Hong (Red Spring) Festival 2018 which is one of the largest blood donation drive of the year. The activity aimed to promote the traditions of the hospital over the past years and demonstrated the doctors' and staff's responsibilities to ensure an adequate blood supply for more than 150 hospitals in the Northern region. According to Dr. Bach Quoc Khanh, Director of the institute, after the Tet (Lunar New Year) holiday, the hospital’s blood reserve currently stands at no more than 9,000 units of blood, only ensuring a supply of blood for emergency and treatment at hospitals for about 10 more days. Through the activity, the National Institute of Hematology and Blood Transfusion hoped that many agencies and units will respond and coordinate with the institute to hold the blood donation drives in early Spring to ensure sufficient blood supplies for both emergency and scheduled treatment. Translated by Chung Anh … [Read more...] about Blood donation drive held in Hanoi
Blood donation call to ease shortage
The National Institute of Hematology and Blood Transfusion has called on people to donate blood as the institute is facing blood shortage, particularly type O. On the morning of January 7, the institute was more crowded than usual when it received more blood donors. Hundreds of people rushed to donate blood. People donate blood at The National Institute of Hematology and Blood Transfusion The move was followed the institute Director Bach Quoc Khanh’s call issued on January 4 that there were only 1,295 units of blood type O left, which could be used up in just two more days for over 100 hospitals and medical centres in the northern region. The institute needs on average at least 1,500 blood units per day for about 180 patients in Hanoi and the northern region. Blood type O must account for at least 45% of the total, equivalent to 700 units per day. Dr. Vu Quang Hung from the institute told the story about a 40-year old university lecturer who has been recently … [Read more...] about Blood donation call to ease shortage