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Red Cross Society calls for blood donation, effective fight against Covid-19
Updated: 14:36, 05/04/2020
President of the Vietnam Red Cross Society (VRCS) Central Committee Nguyen Thi Xuan Thu has sent a letter to call for the community's greater efforts to effectively prevent the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic and ensure enough blood for emergencies and medical treatment.
Thu, who is also Permanent Vice Chairwoman of the National Steering Committee for Voluntary Blood Donation, asked cadres and members of the organisation, and volunteers to act as the core force in the fight against the disease.
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She said the VRCS was tasked with coordinating with the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) and political and social organisations to take part in the communication work to raise public awareness of the importance of preventing the Covid-19 pandemic.
Thu expressed her hope that all cadres, members, volunteers of the VRCS to strictly abide by disease prevention instructions, and actively participate in campaigning for voluntary blood donation.
(BGO)
– The Voluntary Blood Donation (VBD) Festival was launched on February 16 by
the Steering Board for VBD in the northern province of Bac Giang at the
Building B of the provincial Inter-Agency Headquater.
A blood donation day was held among Ho Chi Minh City’s young people on February 16 to address blood shortage facing hospitals due to the acute respiratory disease caused by the novel coronavirus (COVID-19).
Launched in 2008, the annual Red Spring festival has seen 215,000 blood donors through the previous 12 editions, with 78,620 blood units collected. This year, it takes place from February 11 to 22.
Hundreds of young people in Ho Chi Minh City are calling on their friends via social media and others to visit the Blood Transfusion Haematology Hospital and Humanitarian Blood Donation Centre to donate blood to address a shortage amid the ongoing public health emergency caused by the coronavirus.
(BGO) - In cases of emergency when patients are in critical condition and need immediate blood transfusion, many doctors and nurses in
hospitals in Bac Giang province not only focus on giving optimal treatment methods but also voluntarily
donate blood to save their
lives.
Source: NDO/VNA
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