Young people donate their blood (Photo: VNA)Hanoi (VNA) – The – the year’s
biggest blood donation event – kicked off at a ceremony in Hanoi on February 28
with the theme “Safe – Don’t be afraid of COVID-19”.
In his opening remarks, Director of the National Institute
of Hematology and Blood Transfusion (NIHBT) Bach Quoc Khanh, who is head of the
festival’s organizing board, said that the festival has been held annually
since 2008 to address blood shortages after the holiday, and
gradually changed public awareness of blood donation.
After 13 editions, the festival has collected over 85,000
blood units and become the annual biggest blood donation event.
Khanh took the occasion to express his gratitude for
donators nationwide.
The 14th edition is taking place from March 1-7
at the NIHBT headquarters, and three fixed places – 26 Luong Ngoc Quyen in Hoan
Kiem district, 132 Quan Nhan in Thanh Xuan district, and Valley 122 of Lang
Street in Dong Da district.
The organizing board expects to receive over 4,000 blood
units during this year’s festival, which then will be allocated to nearly 180
hospitals and medical establishments of 28 provinces and cities in the northern
region.
It has also made thorough preparations to welcome donors so
as to ensure COVID-19 prevention and control as recommended by the World Health
Organisation and the Health Ministry./.
Source: VietnamPlus
