March 23, 2017 | 21:45 (GMT+7)
Gia Lai: 400 people join blood donation drive
PANO – The Steering Committee of Voluntary Blood Donation Mobilization of Gia Lai province, in collaboration with the Faculty of Hematology and Blood Transfusion of Gia Lai General Hospital, launched the Blood Donation Festival 2017 on March 22.
Blood donors at the event
With the message “Donating blood to save lives - a noble deed,” 400 local officials and residents voluntarily joined the blood donation drive, held in Chu Se district of the province. About 340 blood units were collected and delivered to Gia Lai General Hospital for treatment.
At the event, Phan Thi Chin, Vice Principle of Pham Van Dong Primary School said, “Voluntary blood donation is a truly noble and life-saving deed, fostering humanity – one of the traditional features of the Vietnamese people.”
Translated by Binh Minh