Illustrative image (Source: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – The seventh Red Journey blood donation campaign will take place in 39 provinces and cities from June 14 to July 27 this year, said a health official. This year’s campaign will be the longest running edition to date, attracting the participation of most of the country’s localities, said Director of the National Institute of Hematology and Blood Transfusion Dr. Bach Quoc Khanh, who is also head of the campaign’s organising board. In the six years it has run, the Red Journey has been held in 46 provinces and cities nationwide, collecting over 170,000 blood units. This year, particularly during summer holidays, dissemination on voluntary blood donation will be intensified in localities across the nation to reduce the shortage of blood for surgery. Activities held within the framework of the campaign will also help raise public awareness of thalassemia. Last year, Vietnam collected almost 1.34 million blood units, … [Read more...] about Red Journey blood donation campaign to reach 39 localities
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Red Cross begins voluntary blood donation campaign in HCM City
A local donates blood during a campaign organised by the HCM City Blood Donation Centre. — Photo hienmaunhandao.org.vnViet Nam News HCM CITY — The HCM City chapter of the Vietnamese Red Cross Society yesterday began a two-month-long blood donation campaign to ensure there is no shortage at the city’s hospitals during the upcoming holidays. It expects to collect 52,000 units of blood by the time the campaign ends on March 10, Trần Trường Sơn, its chairman, said. The Hồ Chí Minh Communist Youth Union and the HCM City Labour Federation would respectively call on 2,500 students and 2,000 workers to donate blood, he said. Phù Chí Dũng, director of the HCM City Institute of Haematology and Blood Transfusion, said the four-day New Year holiday and nine-day Tết holiday could lead to a severe shortage of blood for medical emergency and treatment of diseases. The institute provides an average of … [Read more...] about Red Cross begins voluntary blood donation campaign in HCM City
HCM City launches blood donation campaign ahead of Tet
People go to blood donation event (Illustrative photo: VNA) HCM City (VNA) – Ho Chi Minh City on December 28 launched a voluntary blood donation campaign and Xuan Hong (Red Spring) Festival of 2019, amidst a shortage in blood reserve for the upcoming Lunar New Year (Tet) festival. According to Director of the City Blood Transfusion and Haematology Hospital Phu Chi Dung, the city is in need of about 32,000 blood packs as stock for Tet. Doctor Dung said that the hospital’s blood bank supplies blood to over 100 hospitals in the city, providing about 600-800 packs to local health care facilities each day. The demand for blood in the city has increased by 10-20 percent every year. In 2018, 230,000 blood packs were used. The demand in 2019 is estimated at 260,000 packs. However, currently, the bank is keeping only 3,000 packs and needs another 32,000 packs from now to Tet, which is only about five weeks away. Tran Truong Son, President of … [Read more...] about HCM City launches blood donation campaign ahead of Tet
Red Sunday blood donation campaign starts in Hà Nội
Viet Nam News HÀ NỘI — Organisers expect to collect about 50,000 blood units during the 2019 Chủ Nhật Đỏ (Red Sunday), a blood donation drive which was launched on Wednesday in Hà Nội. The annual event is organised by Tiền Phong (Vanguard) newspaper, the National Steering Committee on Traffic Safety and the National Institute of Haematology and Blood Transfusions (NIHBT). The event was first held in 2008 for one Sunday in Hà Nội, hence the name. The campaign is an effort to ease the blood supply shortage in hospitals throughout the country during the Tết (lunar New Year) holidays. The one-month long event will take place in 39 provinces and cities across the country with nearly 70 blood collection events, including the main festival in Hà Nội on January 6, 2019. Many localities have registered to collect thousands of blood units such as Hà Nội (6,000), HCM City (3,000) and … [Read more...] about Red Sunday blood donation campaign starts in Hà Nội
Nationwide blood donation campaign collects over 42,000 units
People donate blood at the last event of the 2018 Red Journey campaign (Photo: VOV) Hanoi (VNA) – The Hanh Trinh Do (Red Journey) 2018 blood donation campaign has organised 100 events across 26 provinces and cities nationwide, attracting thousands of participants and collecting more than 42,000 blood units. The figures were announced at the last blood donation event of the one-month campaign, which took place in Hanoi on July 14. The event, a highlight of campaign in Hanoi, featured a camping site, a street parade, and a “Globin Cipher” communications programme to raise community awareness of thalassemia - a genetic blood disorder that can lead to heart failure and liver problems. It was expected to receive 3,000 blood units. At a conference reviewing outcomes of the “Red Journey” 2018 held as part of the event, Deputy Minister of Health Nguyen Viet Tien praised active response to and participation in the campaign of the Vietnam Red Cross Society, … [Read more...] about Nationwide blood donation campaign collects over 42,000 units
Blood donation campaign receives over 9,300 units
Blood donors in Dak Lak province (Photo: VNA)Meanwhile, from June 28th to July 14th, the campaign will continue to take place in 16 other sites. According to Bach Quoc Khanh, Head of the NIHBT and head of the campaign, it contributes to make great change in blood donation, from scale, communications and professional work. The organizing committee has encouraged youngsters to study thalassemia, contributing to preventing the disease in the next generations and increasing the quality of Vietnamese population. Started from June 13th, the journey is expected to collect at least 30,000 units of blood. After 5 years, it has become a large communications campaign on blood donation across the country, receiving 120,000 units of blood and helping deal with shortages of blood during summer, thus bringing vitality for thousands of patients in need./. Compiled by BTA … [Read more...] about Blood donation campaign receives over 9,300 units
Red Journey blood donation campaign returns to Gia Lai
More than 330 units of blood were collected at the event. It has been the third consecutive year the campaign was launched in Gia Lai, helping collect donated blood for the treatment of patients. Photo for illustration Deputy head of the campaign’s organizing board Le Hoang Oanh said hospitals nationwide often lack blood during summer so that the National Steering Committee for Voluntary Blood Donation holds the annual campaign to ease the scarce blood supply. In 2017, nearly 1.5 million units of blood were collected nationwide, 98 percent of them were from voluntary donors. Over the past five years, the campaign has come to 46 cities and provinces nationwide, raising public awareness of the effort and acquiring more than 120,000 blood units. This year, the drive was scheduled to go through 26 cities and provinces. Source: VNA … [Read more...] about Red Journey blood donation campaign returns to Gia Lai
National blood donation campaign comes to HCM City
Caption: People donate blood as part of the Hành Trình Đỏ (Red Journey) campaign in HCM City yesterday (June 22). Photo Thu HằngViet Nam News HCM CITY — Nearly 1,500 units of blood were collected at the HCM City Labor Culture Palace today as part of a national campaign called Hành Trình Đỏ (Red Journey). The annual campaign, which began in 26 cities and provinces on June 13 and will run until July 14, is organised by the National Institute of Haematology and Blood Transfusion and the Việt Nam Red Cross Society. It has so far been organised in Cần Thơ, Hải Phòng and HCM City and the provinces of Cà Mau, Kiên Giang, Quảng Ninh, Lâm Đồng, and Đắk Lắk, collecting more than 7,500 units of blood, according to the organisers. Dương Thanh Đảo, marketing director of Qui Phúc Co., Ltd., said his company encouraged its nearly 100 workers … [Read more...] about National blood donation campaign comes to HCM City
Annual blood-donation campaign targets 30,000 units of blood
Viet Nam News HCM CITY — At least 30,000 units of blood are expected to be collected from volunteers at 26 provinces and cities in the country via an annual blood-donation campaign called Hành Trình Đỏ (Red Journey) 2018. The campaign will begin on June 14 when blood donors in the country will be honoured. It will last until July 15. The campaign will start in the Mekong Delta province of Cà Mau and then take palce in 25 provinces and cities including Kiên Giang, Cần Thơ, HCM City, Lâm Đồng, Đắk Lắk, Gia Lai, Kon Tum, Khánh Hòa, Phú Yên, and Bình Định. The National Institute of Haematology and Blood Transfusion, in co-operation with Việt Nam Red Cross Society and others, is organising the campaign. Nguyễn Tấn Khởi, standing deputy chairman of Việt Nam Red Cross Society’s Sponsor Council, said the amount of blood … [Read more...] about Annual blood-donation campaign targets 30,000 units of blood
Blood donation campaign opens in Hanoi
Staff members of the NIHBT donate blood at the campaign (Photo: www.nhandan.com.vn) Hanoi (VNA) – The annual blood donation campaign held by the National Institute of Hematology and Blood Transfusion (NIHBT) after Tet (Lunar New Year) began in Hanoi on February 22. Director of the NIHBT Bach Quoc Khanh said that during this time, there is a lack of blood available for use while blood demand in hospitals and health facilities often rises after Tet. Staff members of the NIHBT registered to donate on this occasion, he added, calling on agencies and organisations to take part in blood donation campaigns. The NIHBT needs a minimum of 1,500 units of blood daily for emergencies and medical treatment at 180 hospitals in Hanoi and northern provinces. Of the amount, 45 percent needs to be Type O, equivalent to about 700 units. … [Read more...] about Blood donation campaign opens in Hanoi