March 04, 2017 | 20:51 (GMT+7)
Blood donation drive held in Division 371
PANO - Division 371 of the Air Defense and Air Force Service of the Vietnam People's Army in association with the National Institute of Hematology and Blood Transfusion launched the Xuan Hong (Pink Spring) Blood Donation Festival for its troops on March 3.
Speaking at the event, Deputy Political Chief of the division Nguyen Nhu Khoat held that the event aims to collect more blood to save patients in need. Similar events will be held in the division's affiliated units soon.
The event is part of the practical program launched by the division in response to the Youth Month 2017, and in celebration of the 50th foundation day (March 24, 1967) of the division .
As many as 582 blood units were collected during the day.
Translated by Trung Thanh