‘Red Sunday” expects to collect 35,000 units of blood

VGP – The ‘Red Sunday’ blood donation campaign is undergoing from mid December, 2017 to late January, 2018, expecting to collect about 35,000 units of blood.

January 18, 2018 2:55 PM GMT+7

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Mr. Le Xuan Son, editor-in-chief of Tien Phong newspaper made the announcement at a press briefing on the campaign in Ha Noi on January 17.

The campaign, which is jointly held by the Tien Phong newspaper, the National Committee for Traffic Safety, and the National Institute of Hematology and Blood Transfusion (NIHBT) drew the attendance of 31 provinces and cities with over 60 vulnerable blood donation spots with a view to solving blood shortage during the upcoming Lunar New Year hospital.

As of January 15, 2018, as of January 15, 2018, 19 provinces and cities have participated in the campaign and collected nearly 25,000 units of blood, reaching 67% of the set plan.

This is the 10th consecutive year that the blood donation campaign has been held, contributing to tackling blood shortages in medical treatment.

NIHBT Director Bach Quoc Khanh said that Vietnam needs approximately 320,000 units of blood before and after the Lunar New Year holiday and the NIHBT needs about 60,000 units of bloods to serve medical treatment and for reserves in hospitals./.

By Kim Anh