The program attracted the participation of about 300 Buddhist monks, nuns, and followers.
Addressing the event, Most Venerable Thich Thanh Nhieu, Permanent Vice Chairman of the VBS’s Executive Council, said many patients are in critical conditions because of a lack of blood. Therefore, blood donation was a good deed to save more lives.
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According to Doctor Tran Quoc Hung, Vice Chairman of the Vietnam Red Cross Society, people from all walks of life can participate in blood donation – a humane activity.
The program collected more than 200 units of blood for the hospital’s blood bank.
During its 2,000-year-old development history in Vietnam, Buddhism has always embraced national traditions and fostered the spirit of compassion, non-ego, and selflessness among Vietnamese communities.
The practical program expressed the care and compassion of the religious leaders, Buddhist monks, nuns, and followers for patients as their donated blood helps ease blood shortages and save patients at hospital.
Meanwhile, Most Venerable Thich Duc Thien, Vice President and General Secretary of the VBS, shared that along with regularly holding blood donation activities, the VBS actively raises its members and followers’ awareness of body organ donation for life-saving organ transplants in Vietnam.
Translated by Minh Anh