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Red Journey collects blood in Da Nang

The central city of Da Nang received more than 1,200 units of blood (250ml each) from donors on July 18-19 during The Red Journey, a transnational campaign to raise awareness about donating blood.
The central city of Da Nang received more than 1,200 units of blood(250ml each) from donors on July 18-19 during The Red Journey, atransnational campaign to raise awareness about donating blood.

The donated units will be given for blood transfusions at 20 hospitals in Da Nang and Quang Nam province.

Accordingto Da Nang General Hospital, more than 382,000 units have been donatedby people in the central city since 2003, providing 99.5 percent ofdemand for blood transfusions and emergency cases for the city.

Lastyear, the number of voluntary blood donors in the city accounted for3.25 percent of the population, the highest rate in the country.

TheRed Journey 2015 blood donation campaign was introduced in Ho Chi MinhCity on July 3 by the National Institute of Haematology and BloodTransfusion (NIHBT).

The campaign will be held from July 3-26 in22 provinces and cities nationwide, aiming to attract about 20,000donors and receive at least 17,000 units of blood.

Organised forthe first time in 2013, The Red Journey has popularised blood donationactivities to around 1 million people and attracted 50,000 donors with28,400 blood units, according to Head of the NIHBT Dr. Nguyen Anh Tri.-VNA
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