Red journey campaign attracts thousands participants in the south

As part of the Red Journey – a nationwide lasting
until July 31, the event aimed to raise
public awareness of as well as thalassaemia while addressing the
blood shortage during holidays. 

A similar event was held in Ho Chi Minh City on
July 7, attracting 1,500 people and receiving over 1,700 units of blood

To date, the Red Journey 2017 has collected about
5,000 donated in localities it has gone through, including Ca Mau,
Kien Giang, Can Tho, Long An, Ho Chi Minh City and Ba Ria-Vung Tau. The journey
will be continued in Dong Nai province and northern localities.

After four years, the has come to 37
provinces and cities across the country and received over 150,000 blood units,
contributing to saving lives of hundreds of patients.

This year’s one-month campaign expects to
collect at least 35,000 units of blood from 40,000 donors.

It will also provide consultations on voluntary
blood donation and Thalassemia for 50,000 people and present 1,000 gift packages
to disadvantaged patients.

More than 5 million people in Vietnam suffer
from Thalassemia, with 20,000 patients receiving treatment and over 2,000
children born with the disease.-VNA