Residents in HCM City donate blood at the programme held in Thu Duc city on April 7. (Photo: VNA)HCM City (VNA) – Ho Chi Minh
City has taken the lead in the voluntary blood donation movement for many
years, accounting for one-fifth of the donated blood nationwide, President of
the city’s Tran Truong Son said on April 7.
Addressing the launch of the All
People’s Voluntarily Day (April 7), he noted that from December
1994 to December 31, 2022, the city recorded more than 2.8 million voluntary blood
donations, collecting over 3 million to ensure sufficient supply
for emergency aid and treatment at 150 local hospitals and in some southern
provinces.
In particular, the donation mobilisation
and reception were maintained even amid the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic, thus
guaranteeing blood supply for medical establishments, he said.
Since 2021, digital transformation has
been conducted in donation mobilisation with the launch of the “Giot mau vang”
(Golden Blood) app.
More than 35,000 people have used
this app, via which nearly 60,000 donation registrations have been made, including
nearly 40% registering to donate again. The app has helped donors select
suitable donation locations and time while assisting the city’s blood bank in
donation management, according to Son.
For 2023, the southern metropolis looks to raise
220,000 bags of donated blood, more than 80% of which are 350 – 450ml bags and
over 95% is safe blood, to meet the emergency aid and treatment demand.
It will also propose the
establishment of fixed blood donation sites to create more favourable
conditions for donors and disseminate knowledge about blood donation, he
added./.
Source: VietnamPlus
