Nearly 10,000 units of blood donated in Samsung drive
Nearly 10,000 units of blood are expected to be donated through the 'Blood for Vietnamese 2020' programme, according to officials at the closing ceremony of the programme on December 3 in the northern province of Bac Ninh.
Choi Joo Ho, General Director of Samsung Vietnam, donates blood at the 'Blood for Vietnamese 2020' programme (Photo courtesy of Samsung Vietnam)
Bac Ninh (VNS/VNA) - Nearly 10,000 units of bloodare expected to be donated through the 'Blood for Vietnamese 2020'programme, according to officials at the closing ceremony of the programme on December3 in the northern province of Bac Ninh.
This is the 11th consecutive year the programme has been run by Samsungto contribute to resolving the blood shortage in Vietnam. The programme washeld by Samsung Vietnam, the National Institute of Hematology - BloodTransfusion and the Steering Board for Voluntary Blood Donation Mobilisation ofBac Ninh and Thai Nguyen provinces. Samsung Vietnam has donated more than87,000 blood units so far.
Samsung Vietnam has strictly followed pandemic prevention solutions suchas ensuring distance, dividing into different hours for the donation,measuring temperature for all participants and requiring healthdeclarations to prevent COVID-19 infection.
Choi Joo Ho, General Director of Samsung Vietnam, said:“Thanks to the Government’s timely instruction in COVID-19 prevention, Samsung Vietnamhas been able to continue to maintain production and business whileimplementing social responsibility activities safely. We would strive toencourage all staff to donate blood, thus sharing difficulties with patents,especially in the context of the pandemic and natural disasters.”
Bach Quoc Khanh, Director of the National Institute ofHematology - Blood Transfusion, said: “Over the past decade, Samsung Vietnamhas continuously been the highest largest number of blood units donationannually in the country, making an important contribution to the health sectorin ensuring blood for emergency and treatment."
The blood donation programme was implemented at all plants of Samsung Vietnam./.
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Choi Joo Ho, General Director of Samsung Vietnam, donates blood at the 'Blood for Vietnamese 2020' programme (Photo courtesy of Samsung Vietnam) 
