This is the 11th consecutive year the programme has been run by Samsung to contribute to resolving the blood shortage in Vietnam. The programme was held by Samsung Vietnam, the National Institute of Hematology - Blood Transfusion and the Steering Board for Voluntary Blood Donation Mobilisation of Bac Ninh and Thai Nguyen provinces. Samsung Vietnam has donated more than 87,000 blood units so far.

Choi Joo Ho, general director of Samsung Vietnam donates blood at the 'Blood for Vietnamese 2020' programme.

Samsung Vietnam has strictly followed pandemic prevention solutions such as ensuring distance, dividing into different hours for the donation, measuring temperature for all participants and requiring health declarations 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 Vietnam has been able to continue to maintain production and business while implementing social responsibility activities safely. We would strive to encourage 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 of Hematology - Blood Transfusion, said: “Over the past decade, Samsung Vietnam has continuously been the highest largest number of blood units donation annually in the country, making an important contribution to the health sector in ensuring blood for emergency and treatment."

The blood donation programme was implemented at all plants of Samsung Vietnam.

18 health workers honored for donating blood to save patients

(BGO) – The Department of Health in Bac Giang province on September 28 presented a sudden reward to doctor Nguyen Tien Thanh (born in 1991), General  Department of Surgery (Medical Center in Yen The district, Bac Giang province). 

Widespreading good deed from blood donating families and relatives

(BGO) – For recent years, Bac Giang province always ranks top in the Northern provinces for the result of voluntary blood donation (VBD) thanks to great contribution from the outstanding blood donating families and relatives in the localities across the province. 

Nguyen Xuan Lam sets good example of voluntary blood donation

(BGO)- As telling us about his first time donating blood 14 years ago, Nguyen Xuan Lam (born in 1981), Chairman of the Fatherland Front Committee of Viet Tien commune, Viet Yen district, Bac Giang province said, “At that time, I was also nervous like other people. After that, I realized donating blood did not affect my health while I could do a good deed to help others, thus I continue donating blood for many times”. 

WHO and VMA hand over blood pressure meter and medical face masks to Bac Giang

(BGO) – Dr. Kidong Park, Head Representative of World Health Organization (WHO) to Vietnam and Assoc.Prof.Dr Nguyen Thi Xuyen, Chairwoman of Vietnam Medical Association (VMA) on August 6 visited and presented blood pressure meter and medical face masks to Bac Giang province. 

Source: VNS