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Young people in Hung Yen join in blood donation event

More than 700 young people in the northern province of Hung Yen took part in a blood donation programme on March 14, part of March’s Youth Month activities.
Young people in Hung Yen join in blood donation event ảnh 1The blood donation programme in Hung Yen province on March 14 attracted more than 700 young people (Photo: VNA)

Hung Yen (VNA) – More than 700 young people in thenorthern province of Hung Yen took part in a blood donation programme on March14, part of March’s Youth Month activities.

The event was held at the University of Financeand Business Administration by the Hung Yen provincial Committee of the Ho ChiMinh Communist Youth Union (HCYU). It was also meant to celebrate the HCYU’s88th founding anniversary on March 26.

More than 400 blood units were collected at theprogramme, before being delivered to the National Institute of Hematology andBlood Transfusion.

Vice Secretary of the provincial HCYU CommitteeNguyen Tuan Phong said the programme was a chance to encourage young people tovolunteer for the sake of social security and community health and to helppromote blood donation.

In 2018, Vietnam collected more than 1.3 millionblood units, 98.3 percent of which were donated by volunteers who account for1.68 percent of the population, according to the National Steering Committeefor Voluntary Blood Donation.-VNA
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