HCM City leads in voluntary blood donation movement: official
Ho Chi Minh City has taken the lead in the voluntary blood donation movement for many years, accounting for one-fifth of the donated blood nationwide, President of the city’s Red Cross Society Tran Truong Son said on April 7.
Residents in HCM City donate blood at the programme held in Thu Duc city on April 7. (Photo: VNA)
HCM City (VNA) – Ho Chi MinhCity has taken the lead in the voluntary blood donation movement for manyyears, accounting for one-fifth of the donated blood nationwide, President ofthe city’s Red Cross Society Tran Truong Son said on April 7.
Addressing the launch of the AllPeople’s Voluntarily Blood Donation Day (April 7), he noted that from December1994 to December 31, 2022, the city recorded more than 2.8 million voluntary blooddonations, collecting over 3 million blood units to ensure sufficient supplyfor emergency aid and treatment at 150 local hospitals and in some southernprovinces.
In particular, the donation mobilisationand reception were maintained even amid the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic, thusguaranteeing blood supply for medical establishments, he said.
Since 2021, digital transformation hasbeen conducted in donation mobilisation with the launch of the “Giot mau vang”(Golden Blood) app.
More than 35,000 people have usedthis app, via which nearly 60,000 donation registrations have been made, includingnearly 40% registering to donate again. The app has helped donors selectsuitable donation locations and time while assisting the city’s blood bank indonation management, according to Son.
For 2023, the southern metropolis looks to raise220,000 bags of donated blood, more than 80% of which are 350 - 450ml bags andover 95% is safe blood, to meet the emergency aid and treatment demand.
It will also propose theestablishment of fixed blood donation sites to create more favourableconditions for donors and disseminate knowledge about blood donation, headded./.
More than 1,000 State employees, public security officers, and students joined the annual 15th Red Sunday – a voluntary blood donation drive, in the central province of Thanh Hoa on December 25.
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Residents in HCM City donate blood at the programme held in Thu Duc city on April 7. (Photo: VNA) 
