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Blood donation festival underway in Hanoi

A blood donation festival kicked off in Hanoi on July 26, as part of the 10th “Hanh trinh do” (Red Journey), a communication and blood donation campaign underway in 46 cities and provinces nationwide.
Blood donation festival underway in Hanoi ảnh 1The festival, in its 12th edition, is expected to collect 3,000 units of blood. (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – A blood donation festivalkicked off in Hanoi on July 26, as part of the 10th “Hanhtrinh do” (Red Journey), a communication and blood donation campaign underwayin 46 cities and provinces nationwide.

The week-long festival is jointly held by theNational Institute of Hematology and Blood Transfusion (NIHBT), the HanoiSteering Committee for Voluntary Blood Donation and the Hanoi Youth Associationfor Blood Donation.

Apart from the headquarters of the NIHBT in Cau Giaydistrict, people can come to donate blood at other sites - 122 LangStreet in Dong Da district, 26 Luong Ngoc Street in Hoan Kiem district, and theAgriculture General Hospital in Thanh Tri district.

Blood donation festival underway in Hanoi ảnh 2A blood donation festival kicked off in Hanoi on July 26, as part of the 10th “Hanh trinh do” (Red Journey). (Photo: VNA)
NIHBT Deputy Director Nguyen Ha Thanh said thefestival, in its 12th edition, is expected to collect 3,000 units ofblood, adding that over the past 11 years, it received nearly 31,000 bloodunits.

The festival also features communication contests onblood donation, cultural activities for blood donors and a programme to honourindividuals and collectives that have made outstanding contributions to thework.

The “Red Journey”, which takes place from June 2 toJuly 31, is hoped to receive some 120,000 units of blood, with more than100,000 units collected so far. /.

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