Ha Nam collects over 6,000 blood units during Red Spring Festival
As many as 6,077 blood units were donated in the northern province of Ha Nam during the Red Spring Festival from December 8, 2023 to March 17 this year.
Ha Nam province holds 16 blood donation events during the Red Spring Festival 2024. (Photo: VNA)
Ha Nam (VNA) – As many as 6,077 blood units were donated in the northernprovince of Ha Nam during the Red Spring Festival from December 8, 2023 toMarch 17 this year.
The figureincreased 2,475 units from the target, the province’s steering committee for voluntaryblood donation said, noting that 16 blood donation events were held during the annualfestival.
Somelocalities recording high results include Phu Ly city with 677 blood units, equivalentto 135% of its target; Kim Bang district, 634 units, 126%; and Duy Tien township 595units, 119%, statistics showed.
The achievementwas partly attributed to the Ha Nam Red Cross Society’s coordination withdepartments, sectors, and localities in boosting communications to raise publicawareness of benefits from voluntary blood donation and encourage people of allsocial strata to join in the campaign.
Tong VanTam, President of the Ha Nam Red Cross Society, said that to bolster the voluntaryblood donation movement, his organisation will continue working with relevantparties to step up awareness improving communications, bring into play the corerole of the youth, members of armed forces, and workers in the movement, and giverewards and commendation to outstanding performers in a timely manner./.
More than 1.5 million units of blood were donated nationwide in 2023, with 99% of which came from voluntary blood givers who account for 1.5% of the total population, heard a conference to review the voluntary blood donation work in Hanoi on January 12.
Over the last three decades, Vietnam has witnessed the strong development of the voluntary blood donation movement, which reflects not only people’s solidarity and humanity but also awareness improvement in society.
The National Institute of Hematology and Blood Transfusion (NIHBT) recorded 1,269 blood and 359 platelet donors from February 8-14, higher than the previous years.
The Xuan Hong (red spring) festival – the biggest annual blood donation campaign after the Lunar New Year (Tet) celebration, kicked off in Hanoi on February 20, expecting to collect at least 8,000 units of blood.
Nearly 9,000 units of blood were collected nationwide during the Xuan Hong (Red Spring) festival from February 18-25, the biggest annual blood donation campaign, reported the National Institute of Hematology and Blood Transfusion (NIHBT).
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Ha Nam province holds 16 blood donation events during the Red Spring Festival 2024. (Photo: VNA) 
