Speaking at a press conference on August 2, Most Venerable Thich Thanh Quyet, Vice Chairman of the VBS’s Executive Council and head of the Vietnam Buddhist Academy, said that so far, about 400 people have registered to donate their blood and 50 others have signed up for organ donation.

Most Venerable Thich Thanh Quyet, Vice Chairman of the VBS’s Executive Council and head of the Vietnam Buddhist Academy, speaks at the press conference to introduce the festival.

He said that the organising board has called for Buddhist followers nationwide to response to the programme.

Director of the Vietnam National Institute of Hematology and Blood Transfusion Bach Quoc Khanh said that the event will be held every year, making the Vietnam Buddhist Academy a destination for all blood and organ donors.

Currently, Vietnam has seen a high demand for organ transplantation. As of July 2019, 25,000 people have registered to donate organs, tissue and body parts after their death. So far, more than 3,000 organ transplantation have been conducted.

Buddhist followers donate blood in Diec pagoda (Vinh city).

Over the years, communications on tissue and organ donation have seen positive results, with great contributions from Buddhist dignitaries and followers.

In May this year, nearly 600 monks, nuns and followers registered to give away their organs and tissue at Giac Ngo pagoda. The “Dao Phat ngay nay” (Buddhism today) Foundation run by the Giac Ngo pagoda had previously organised the programme three times in 2015, 2016 and 2017, with the total number of registering people reaching 1,360.

“Red Journey” blood donation campaign launched

Red Journey blood donation campaign 2019 is organised in five provinces and cities, including Khanh Hoa, Phu Yen, Quang Binh, Tuyen Quang and Ho Chi Minh City, aiming to attract the attention to of the public to the humanitarian movement.

First permanent blood donation site opens in Hanoi

The National Institute of Hematology and Blood Transfusion (NIHBT) officially launched a permanent blood donation site at Hoan Kiem Medical Centre, No. 26 Luong Ngoc Quyen Street, Hang Buom ward, Hoan Kiem district, Hanoi on June 22.

Nguyen Van family donate blood 88 times

(BGO) – Among the collective and individual blood donors, the Nguyen Van family comprising of 29 households in Trong village, Tien Luc commune (Lang Giang district, Bac Giang province) were honored for donating blood 88 times.  

Honouring typical collective and individual blood donors: Spreading humane values

(BGO) - On June 13, the Steering Committee for Voluntary Blood Donation of Bac Giang province held a ceremony to honour collective and individual blood donors in 2019. The annual event aims to honour and dignify the humane values ​​of blood donation.

Bac Giang’s man honored among national outstanding blood donors

(BGO) – The National Steering Committee for Voluntary Blood Donation has held a ceremony honoring the national outstanding blood donors in Hanoi in celebration of the World Blood Donor Day (June 14).

Source: VNA