Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh met with 100 outstanding voluntary blood donors nationwide on July 29, who are in Hanoi for a special programme honouring their good deeds.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh speaks at the meeting with 100 outstanding voluntary blood donors nationwide. (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinhmet with 100 outstanding voluntary blood donors nationwide on July 29, who arein Hanoi for a special programme honouring their good deeds.
Speaking at the meeting, the Government leader said the 100 exemplaryblood donors are beautiful symbols of humanity, compassionate love and positive energy in the communityand society.
"You are truly living evidence and bright examples of goodness, contributing to building a compassionate community and a humane society, upholding the nation's fine traditions and inspiring others in the cause of national construction and defence," PM Chinh said.
The Party and State always create favourable conditionsfor blood donation, he said, citing Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong’sblood donation appeal in April 2020 when the COVID-19 was developing complicatedly.
The PM also lauded the National Steering Committee forVoluntary Blood Donation, the Ministry of Health, the Vietnam Red Cross Society(VRC), the National Institute of Hematology and Blood Transfusion, the Ho ChiMinh Communist Youth Union, and ministries and agencies for their efforts andcontributions to the blood donation campaign.
The drive needs a wide response from the public, he stressed,asking the health ministry, the VRC and the steering committee to review andsupplement regulations for blood donors, and continue addressing obstacles tovoluntary blood donation, with attention paid to its quality, safety and sustainability.
The leader suggested promoting digital transformationin this field and stepping up communications activities, expressing his hopeand belief that the 100 individuals will play an active role in promoting such gooddeeds.
Since the establishment of the National SteeringCommittee for Voluntary Blood Donation in 2008, more than 16 million bloodunits have been collected, 99% of which have come from voluntary donors.
All cities, provinces and districts have set uptheir own steering committees for voluntary blood donation.
This is the 15th year that the programme has beenorganised. Up to 1,500 blood donor have been commended over the past years./.
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.
Director of the National Institute of Hematology and Blood Transfusion (NIHBT) Nguyen Ha Thanh has stressed the need to ensure support for blood donors in terms of equal access to information and opportunities, as well as gifts for them, in order to promote voluntary blood donation.
A series of activities are underway in Hanoi and the northern mid-land province of Phu Tho from July 27-29 to honour 100 exemplary voluntary blood donors nationwide this year.
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Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh speaks at the meeting with 100 outstanding voluntary blood donors nationwide. (Photo: VNA) 
