November 18, 2019 | 21:22 (GMT+7)
"Heart of humanity" blood donation festival launched
PANO – The Vietnam Red Cross Society (VRCS) Central Committee, Prudential Vietnam Life Insurance Company, the Steering Committee of the voluntary blood donation campaign in Hanoi and the National Institute of Hematology and Blood Transfusion jointly held a program themed “Humanitarian blood donation day – Sympathetic heart festival” in 2019 on November 17 in Hanoi.
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Volunteers donate their blood at the event |
The annual activity of the VRCS was to ease blood shortages in local hospitals which usually happen in the end of the year, and to celebrate the 73rd founding anniversary of the VRCS.
Addressing the festival, VRCS Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Xuan Thu said that last year the nation mobilized and collected over 1.4 million blood units from many big blood donation drives.
Although the amount of blood collected in recent years is increasing, blood shortage is still found in some provinces and cities, especially during the Lunar New Year and summer holidays every year.
This year’s festival attracted the participation of over 500 people, including officials and volunteers, and is expected to collect at least 300 blood units.
Translated by Khanh Ngan