At the event (Photo: VNA)Thai Nguyen (VNA) - A blood donation drive kickedoff in the northern province of Thai Nguyen on July 24, with the aim of collectingat least 1,150 units of blood.
The campaign is part of the “Hanh Trinh Do” (RedJourney) Programme in 2020, which 42 cities and provinces will respond tobetween June 6 and August 2.
It expects to collect more than 65,000 units of blood whileraising public awareness about blood donations and Thalassemia (a genetic blooddisorder) and developing a network of volunteers for encouraging blood donationsin different localities.
According to Associate Professor and Dr Nguyen ThiXuan Thu, President of the Central Committee of the Vietnam Red Cross Society,since the National Steering Committee for voluntary blood donations was createdin February 2008, more than 12.3 million blood units have been donated, whichmeans 1.5 percent of the population have engaged in the programme, savingmillions of lives.
Severe shortages of blood during public holidays havenow been improved, she said.
In Thai Nguyen, local people have donated nearly182,000 units of blood over the past 12 years, with the ratio of its populationdonating blood rising to 2 percent in 2019 from 0.45 percent in 2008.
The province held 36 donation drives in the first halfof the year and received more than 14,000 units.
The organising board also honoured 23 collectives and34 individuals with outstanding performance in promoting volunteer blooddonations last year, along with 50 outstanding blood donors./.
The campaign is part of the “Hanh Trinh Do” (RedJourney) Programme in 2020, which 42 cities and provinces will respond tobetween June 6 and August 2.
It expects to collect more than 65,000 units of blood whileraising public awareness about blood donations and Thalassemia (a genetic blooddisorder) and developing a network of volunteers for encouraging blood donationsin different localities.
According to Associate Professor and Dr Nguyen ThiXuan Thu, President of the Central Committee of the Vietnam Red Cross Society,since the National Steering Committee for voluntary blood donations was createdin February 2008, more than 12.3 million blood units have been donated, whichmeans 1.5 percent of the population have engaged in the programme, savingmillions of lives.
Severe shortages of blood during public holidays havenow been improved, she said.
In Thai Nguyen, local people have donated nearly182,000 units of blood over the past 12 years, with the ratio of its populationdonating blood rising to 2 percent in 2019 from 0.45 percent in 2008.
The province held 36 donation drives in the first halfof the year and received more than 14,000 units.
The organising board also honoured 23 collectives and34 individuals with outstanding performance in promoting volunteer blooddonations last year, along with 50 outstanding blood donors./.
VNA
