Annual blood donation festival launched
An annual blood donation drive, known as the Red Spring Festival,
was launched in Hanoi on Feb.16.
Vice President Nguyen Thi Doan beat a ceremonial drum to officially
launch an annual blood donation drive, known as the Red Spring Festival,
in Hanoi on February 16.
Addressing the event, Deputy Health Minister Nguyen Thi Xuyen highlighted the remarkable achievements of the blood donation movement in Vietnam over the past two decades, with more than 8.2 million units of blood collected and the number of donors increasing year to year.
According to Prof. Dr. Nguyen Anh Tri, head of the festival’s organising board, in addition to easing blood shortages after the Lunar New Year, the event, with its message of “Sharing red blood, giving hope”, will help raise public awareness of the need for blood donation.
This year’s drive is expected to receive between 6,000 and 7,000 units of blood from 10,000 donors.
It is being held in almost all localities nationwide until March 15.-VNA
Addressing the event, Deputy Health Minister Nguyen Thi Xuyen highlighted the remarkable achievements of the blood donation movement in Vietnam over the past two decades, with more than 8.2 million units of blood collected and the number of donors increasing year to year.
According to Prof. Dr. Nguyen Anh Tri, head of the festival’s organising board, in addition to easing blood shortages after the Lunar New Year, the event, with its message of “Sharing red blood, giving hope”, will help raise public awareness of the need for blood donation.
This year’s drive is expected to receive between 6,000 and 7,000 units of blood from 10,000 donors.
It is being held in almost all localities nationwide until March 15.-VNA
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