People donate blood at the last event of the 2018 Red Journey campaign (Photo: VOV)Hanoi (VNA) – The
(Red Journey) 2018 blood donation campaign has organised 100 events across 26
provinces and cities nationwide, attracting thousands of participants and
collecting more than 42,000 blood units.
The figures were announced at the last
blood donation event of the one-month campaign, which took place in Hanoi on
July 14.
The event, a highlight of campaign in
Hanoi, featured a camping site, a street parade, and a “Globin Cipher”
communications programme to raise community awareness of thalassemia – a
genetic blood disorder that can lead to heart failure and liver problems. It
was expected to receive 3,000 blood units.
At a conference reviewing outcomes of the “Red
Journey” 2018 held as part of the event, Deputy Minister of Health Nguyen Viet
Tien praised active response to and participation in the campaign of the Vietnam
Red Cross Society, authorities of different levels and hospitals nationwide, among
others.
He said the next year’s campaign should
focus on boosting communication activities and blood donation in rural and
remote areas and on islands.
“” is a cross-country campaign
initiated by the National Steering Committee for Voluntary Blood Donation and
the National Institute of Haematology and Blood Transfusion in 2013. It aims to
raise public awareness of blood donation and thalassaemia, and to address the
shortage of blood for medical use.
Over the past five years, more than 120,000
blood units were collected, helping to reduce blood shortages during summer and
saves lives of thousands of patients across the country.
In 2017, the campaign collected over 38,000
blood units nationwide.-VNA
Source: VietnamPlus
