Illustrative image (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA)- The Steering Committee for Voluntary Blood Donation, said it had receivedapproximately 1.7 million units of blood in 2020, which helped millions ofpatients, especially amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
The amount of bloodunits donated in 2020 mostly fulfilled the annual plan.
The majority of bloodunits were donated by volunteers, equivalent to nearly 1.5 percent of thepopulation.
Half of the donorsdonated their blood more than once. Blood was collected from the Lunar New YearBlood Donation Campaign, Red Spring Festival, Red Blood Drops Summer, andthe Red Journey Programme.
The amount of bloodhas helped cure patients who needed blood transfusions as the blood bankwent dry when donors feared the coronavirus and stopped going to hospitalsfor blood donation.
Last year’s blood unitshave increased compared to the figure in 2019. In 2019, more than 1.6million blood units were donated.
The committee targetsto collect more than 1.7 million units of blood this year./.
The amount of bloodunits donated in 2020 mostly fulfilled the annual plan.
The majority of bloodunits were donated by volunteers, equivalent to nearly 1.5 percent of thepopulation.
Half of the donorsdonated their blood more than once. Blood was collected from the Lunar New YearBlood Donation Campaign, Red Spring Festival, Red Blood Drops Summer, andthe Red Journey Programme.
The amount of bloodhas helped cure patients who needed blood transfusions as the blood bankwent dry when donors feared the coronavirus and stopped going to hospitalsfor blood donation.
Last year’s blood unitshave increased compared to the figure in 2019. In 2019, more than 1.6million blood units were donated.
The committee targetsto collect more than 1.7 million units of blood this year./.
VNA
