(BGO) - For the first three months of this year, the Steering Committee for voluntary blood donation (VBD) in Bac Giang province has cooperated with local organizations, agencies and schools to launch 14 VBD events and receive 10,753 safe blood units in line with the Minstry of Health’s standard (accounting for 59.7 percent of 2023 target), reported the provincial Red Cross Society.
Some localities with high results included Viet Yen district (2,089 units), Luc Nam district (1,604 units), Tan Yen district (1,059 units) and Luc Ngan district (1,052 units).
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People donate blood at voluntary blood donation festival in Viet Yen district. |
These blood units were transferred to the National Institute of Haematology and Blood Transfusion and Vietnam – German Friendship Hospital in Hanoi for emergency and patient treatment.
In 2022, the province launched 33 VBD festivals and attracted nearly 18,000 turns of donors who gave more than 22,000 blood units, surpassing 40.7 percent of the yearly plan.
To realize the target of receiving 18,000 safe blood units this year, the provincial Red Cross Society directed all chapters to accelerate communication, enhance people’s awareness about the VBD benefit and blood transfusion safety on mass media and promote the operational efficiency of VBD club and propaganda team.
