It was announced at a press conference held in Hanoi on December 12 by Tien Phong (Vanguard) Newspaper, the National Committee for Traffic Safety, and the National Institute of Haematology and Blood Transfusions (NIHBT).

At the press conference.

The drive is being held from November 2022 to February 2023 in more than 40 provinces and cities across the country. It will officially open at the Hanoi University of Science and Technology on December 18.

In addition to voluntary blood donation events, the organising board will present gifts to blood recipients who are living in difficult circumstances.

Since it was first launched in 2009, the Red Sunday campaign has been expanded to 55 cities and provinces nationwide, mobilising around 45,000-60,000 units of blood each year.

It has received increasingly enthusiastic participation from hundreds of thousands of people of various age groups, regions, ethnicities and social backgrounds across the country.

Sharing drops of red blood

(BGO) - Out of the total of more than 15,000 blood units received annually and nearly 1.2 percent of the total voluntary blood donors in Bac Giang province, thousands come from reserve blood, platelet and rare blood donation clubs and teams. Without thinking about being honored or given priority, when anyone needs blood, they are ready to go, regardless of day or night, rain or shine, just hoping to save the patients’ lives.

Bac Giang honors 128 outstanding blood donors

(BGO) - The Steering Committee for Voluntary Blood Donation (Steering Committee) in Bac Giang province on June 14 held a ceremony to honor outstanding organizations and individuals in voluntary blood donation campaign (VBDC) in 2022 so as to raise the humanitarian spirit and importance of VBDC.

Bac Giang launches Summer Red Blood Campaign

(BGO) - The Summer Red Blood Campaign and Red Journey Programme were launched on May 7 at Bac Giang Industrial Technical College to respond to 2022 Humanitarian Month by the Steering Committee for voluntary blood donation (Steering Committee) in Bac Giang province.

“Red Journey” blood donation programme to take place in 46 provinces and cities

The largest national blood donation campaign entitled “Red Journey”, the 10th of its kind, is scheduled to take place in 46 provinces and cities nationwide, from June 1 to July 30, 2022.

15th “Red Spring” festival collects 8,600 blood units

More than 8,600 units of blood have been collected nationwide during the 15th Xuan Hong (Red Spring) festival , 7,000 units higher than the set plan.

Source: NDO