With the message "Every drop of blood given helps save a life", the District Steering board promoted propaganda and received active response of volunteers with the registration from more than 1,000 officers, civil servants, public employees, armed forces soldiers and people.

The event attracts many donors.

Through screening, basically all were eligible to donate blood. Some officials and employees have donated blood many times, such as Nguyen Hong Phong, Vice Principal of Phuc Son Kindergarten; Nguyen Duc Trung, Chairman of Cao Thuong Town Farmers' Association; Nguyen Thi Tuyet, officer of Quang Tien Commune Radio Station.

Many young people donate their hair at the event.

At the event, the Organizing Committee received more than 1,300 units of blood, reaching 80 percent of the yearly plan. This blood was transferred to the National Institute of Hematology and Blood Transfusion and Viet Duc Hospital for patient treatment during the Lunar New Year 2024.

On this occasion, the district Red Cross organized a campaign to donate hair for cancer patients. 50 people, including many young people, donated their hair for the patients.

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