The National Institute of Hematology and Blood Transfusion (NIHBT) and Hanoi Youth Association for Blood Donation on February 6 kicked off the Xuan Hong (Red Spring) Festival – the biggest annual blood donation campaign of the season.
People join the Xuan Hong (Red Spring) Festival – the biggest annual blood donation campaign of the season staring on February 6. (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – The National Institute of Hematology and Blood Transfusion𓆉 (NIHBT) and Hanoi Youth Association for BloodDonation on February 6 kicked off the X😼uan Hong (Red Spring) Festival – the biggest annual blooddonation campaign of the season.
The one-week eventthemed “Donating blood in spring, multiplying happiness” expects to receiveabout 8,000 blood units. Donors can visit one of theseven venues in Hanoi, including the institute, Agricultural General Hospital, No26 Luong Ngoc Quyen in Hoan Kiem district, No10, Hamlet 122, Lang Street in Dong Da district, No78 Ngueyn Truong To in Ba Dinh district and No132 Quan Nhan district in Thanh Xuan district and People's Committee headquarter of Trau Quy Town in Gia Lam district. NIHBT DirectorNguyen Thanh Ha said that this year, thanks to thecommunity's efforts, preparations for blood donation campaign has been much improved. BetweenDecember 2022 and January this year – the time around the Lunar New YearFestival – the biggest and longest traditional festival in Vietnam, itreceived 57,000 units, sustaining a reserve of 12,000 units for the holiday period, much higher than the levels posted in previous years. The bloodcollected from the Red Spring campaign and other ones will help NIHBT to ensureblood supply for more than 180 hospitals in the north, he said. Having organisedannually for 15 years, the blooddonation event has attracted hundreds of thousands of donors, receiving over100,000 blood units. This activity has contributed to overcoming the shortageof blood for treatment after the Lunar New Year (Tet) celebration, especially changing the perception of peopleabout voluntary blood donation, forming a fine habit when entering a new year./.
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People join the Xuan Hong (Red Spring) Festival – the biggest annual blood donation campaign of the season staring on February 6. (Photo: VNA) 
