April 7 is designated as the “All People’s Voluntary Blood Donation Day”. (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – April 7 was designated as the “All People’s Voluntary Blood
Donation Day” 24 years ago and, ever since, the has attracted
the participation of tens of thousands of people across the country.
Over the past time, the movement has drawn the due attention
of Party and State leaders, as well as the active engagement of centrally-run agencies
and localities.
In 2020, marking the 20th anniversary of
the drive, sent a letter to residents
and soldiers nationwide, praising blood donors for their good deed.
At a meeting with outstanding blood donors last year,
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh stressed that blood donation is the
responsibility, the duty, and the “order” from heart of each person.
The movement has witnessed reforms and creativity in
approaches and organisation methods. The use of technology, social media, and
other media channels has helped attract widespread participation from the
public. Blood donation events have been organised in an increasingly
professional and creative manner, capturing the attention and involvement of a
large number of people.
Many activities have been held and left
strong ripple effect such as the blood donation campaign ahead of the Lunar New
Year, the Red Spring Festival, the , and the Red Journey, or
the events held on the occasion of the National Voluntary Blood Donation Day
(April 7) and the (June 14).
Last year, a total of 1.5 million blood units were
collected, with 99% from voluntary donors.
However, Vietnam
needs about 2 million blood units for emergency aid, medical treatment, and reserves for accidents, disasters, and epidemics, said Dr. Tran
Ngoc Que, Director of the National Blood Centre under Vietnam’s Central
Institute of Hematology and Blood Transfusion.
Given this, he stressed the need to step up the
communications work and roll out diverse blood donation programmes and events
in order to attract more participants. /.
Source: VietnamPlus
