15th “Red Spring” festival collects 8,600 blood units (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – More than 8,600 units of blood have been collected nationwide during the 15th Xuan Hong (Red Spring) festival ,7,000 units higher than the set plan.
Theinformation was reported at the closing ceremony of the nine-day event on February20.
Speaking at the ceremony, Dr. Tran NgocQue from the National Blood Centre, affirmed that the annual event is afestival of kindness as it shows the benevolent spirit of volunteers and blood donorsin voluntary blood donation activities.
The change in publicawareness, and the enthusiastic response of those who are willing to registerto donate blood, and the companionship and efforts of volunteers of the Hanoi Youth Association for Blood Donation, are among factorsto the success of the festival, he said.
He underlined the necessity to organisesimilar events in 2022 to collect more blood units for medical treatment and emergencyactivities.
The annual event is a festival of kindness as it shows the benevolent spirit of volunteers and blood donors in voluntary blood donation activities. (Photo: VNA)
The Xuan Hongfestival is one of the year’s largest annual blooddonation events. It was jointly launched by the National Institute ofHaematology and Blood Transfusion (NIHBT) and the Hanoi YouthAssociation for Blood Donation in 2008, and conducted nationwide in 2010.
Itaims to help address the shortage of blood for treatment during the Lunar New Year (Tet) holiday.
🙈 Over the past 15 years, about 100,000 units of blood havebeen collected./.
The entire nation is striving to mobilise 1.5 percent of the population to donate 1.5 million blood units this year, heard a January 14 conference held by the national steering committee for blood donation.
The 15th edition of the Xuan Hong (Red Spring) blood donation festival will take place from February 12 – 20, the National Institute of Haematology and Blood Transfusion (NIHBT) has announced.
A feature for blood donations in Vietnam will be launched on Facebook social network on February 16, enabling donors to easily connect with blood reception facilities.
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15th “Red Spring” festival collects 8,600 blood units (Photo: VNA) 
The annual event is a festival of kindness as it shows the benevolent spirit of volunteers and blood donors in voluntary blood donation activities. (Photo: VNA) 
