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HCM City spends nearly 29 million USD to build second blood bank

The Ho Chi Minh City will spend 700 billion VND (28.6 million USD) on building the second blood bank as the city's first establishment, located at the Blood Transfusion and Hematology Hospital, has become overloaded.
HCM City spends nearly 29 million USD to build second blood bank ảnh 1The municipal People's Council has passed a plan to build the new blood bank at Tan Kien medical cluster Binh Chanh district from now until 2026. (Photo: VNA)

HCM City (VNA) – The Ho Chi Minh City will spend 700 billion VND (28.6million USD) on building the second blood bank as the city's first establishment, located at the Blood Transfusion and Hematology Hospital, hasbecome overloaded.

The municipal People's Council on September 19 passed a plan to build the new blood bank at Tan Kien medical cluster Binh Chanh district from now until 2026.

According to the plan, the new blood bank will be able to receive and store 1 million blood units per year until2050.

Thefirst blood bank hassometimes operated at its maximum capacity, a representative from the bloodbank said.

Accordingto HCM City's authorities, Vietnam had a population of 96 million and received1.4 million units of blood donated by individuals six years ago, with one-third of the figure collected in the city.

The country's population has risen to around 100 million,which means the demand for storing blood has increased.

TheBlood Transfusion and Hematology Hospital is the leading hospital specialising in blood transfusion and hematology in the southern region.

The hospital receives, preserves, anddistributes blood and blood products to treatment facilities across the city andseveral other southern localities./.

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