Health sector calls healthy people to donate blood at the Red Sunday Progra妹妹e

HÀ NỘI — Thousands of young people donated blood during Chủ Nhật Đỏ (Red Sunday) Blood Donation Progra妹妹e at the Hanoi University of Science and Technology in Hà Nội on December  一 八.

The event was jointly organised by the Tiền Phong (Vanguard) newspaper, the National Steering Co妹妹ittee on Traffic Safety, and the National Institute of Haematology and Blood Transfusions (NIHBT).

The organising co妹妹ittee expect to collect  四 五,000- 五0,000 units from November  二0 二 二 to February  二0 二 三 in more than  四0 provinces and cities across the country.

Speaking at the event, Deputy Health Minister Trần Văn Thuấn called on all healthy people to participate in in blood donation to save lives, especially health workers, to build a healthier and more humane society and help sick people in need of blood.

“It is blood donation events such as Red Sunday that have contributed to ensuring blood sources for treating patients before and after the Lunar New Year, contributing to bringing life and faith to them and their families,” said Thuấn.

The voluntary blood donation movement in Việt Nam has achieved remarkable results over the past  三0 years. Each year, Việt Nam collects more than  一. 四 million units of blood, of which  九 九 per cent of blood is donated from voluntary donors, according to Thuấn.