The move is in response to Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh’s appeal at a ceremony to launch the organ and tissue donation campaign on May 19.

Deputy Minister of Health Tran Van Thuan stated that cornea donation is a noble act, bringing light and hope to those who unfortunately lost their sight.

The Ministry of Health will continue supporting and creating the most favourable conditions for tissue, organ and cornea donation, he added.

Associate Professor, Dr. Hoang Thi Minh Chau, Director of the hospital, said that according to incomplete statistics, since 2017, the country has had more than 300,000 people blind due to corneal diseases, of whom half are blind in both eyes. In Vietnam, corneal transplant surgery was performed for the first time in 1950, but the number remains modest due to the resources.

At the event, Thuan called on people to participate in cornea donation.

Since the first cornea donation in April 2007, the country has recorded 963 cornea donors, mainly in Ninh Binh province (437), and Nam Dinh (332). To date, more than 20 provinces and cities have had people donate corneas after death.

Over 1,000 volunteers join blood and hair donation in Tan Yen

BAC GIANG – The Steering Committee for Voluntary Blood Donation in Bac Giang province on January 16 cooperated with the Steering Board for Voluntary Blood Donation in Tan Yen district to launch first blood donation event in 2024 at the district Cultural house in response of “Red Blood Festival”.

Blood and hair donation festival at Ha Phong Export Garment Export JSC

BAC GIANG - The Steering Committee for Voluntary Blood Donation (Steering Board) of Hiep Hoa District (Bac Giang province) and the Trade Union of Ha Phong Export Garment Joint Stock Company (Ha Phong JSC) recently coordinated with Vietnam – German Hospital to organize a blood and hair donation festival for cancer patients.

Bac Giang exceeds 70 percent of blood donation target in 2023

BAC GIANG - In 2023, the Steering Committee for Voluntary Blood Donation (VBD) in Bac Giang province has coordinated with organizations, agencies, units and schools in the province to organize 36 Blood Donation Festivals, attracting more than 21,000 participants and receiving more than 27,000 units of safe blood (nearly 4,800 units higher than in 2022), reaching 170 percent of the plan assigned by the Center.

Blood donation drive inspires compatriotism among Vietnamese people

The Red Journey blood donation drive 2023 was held widely in 46 provinces and cities across the country. Throughout its 11 editions, the campaign has not only been established as an effective solution to address the shortage of blood for treatment every summer, but has also contributed to inspiring compatriotism, and mutual support for the Vietnamese people.

Biggest blood donation campaign collects over 115,000 units

The 2023 Red Journey blood donation campaign has collected more than 115,000 units after two months, according to Director of the National Institute of Hematology and Blood Transfusion Nguyen Ha Thanh.

Source: VNA