Office workers in HCM City take part in a blood donation campaign organised by AmCham Vietnam to mark World Blood Donor Day. Photo courtesy of AmCham Vietnam HCM CITY — The American Chamber of Commerce in Việt Nam (AmCham Vietnam) and the HCM City Institute of Hematology and Blood Transfusion have begun a blood donation campaign to mark World Blood Donor Days, June 14. To go on until June 20 at nine locations in HCM City, the ten-day campaign has seen employees of many companies and students register to donate blood. “The call for blood donation is of utmost importance, which is done by many organisations around the world, including in Việt Nam,” Amanda Rasmussen, chairwoman of AmCham Vietnam, said. “AmCham Vietnam has been actively engaged for the past nine years in efforts to collect a safe supply of blood for patients who need it for treatment, including life-saving situations." World Blood Donor Day is one of the activities … [Read more...] about AmCham Vietnam organises blood donation campaign
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Largest national-scale blood donation festival opens in Hanoi
The event, the 12th of its kind, is jointly held by the NIHBT in collaboration with the Hanoi Steering Committee of Blood Donation Campaigns and the Hanoi Association of Young Blood Donor Recruiters. Under the slogan “Giving Blood, Giving Life”, the festival is expected to attract 12,000 participants and receive at least 5,000 blood units catering to emergency needs and treatment at hospitals. The 2019 programme features many meaningful activities, such as a walking parade calling for blood donations, a camp on 12 years of Xuan Hong events, music performances, and folk games, with the participation of many celebrities, including football star Que Ngoc Hai of Vietnam’s national team, Meritorious Artist Xuan Bac, and singer Tung Duong, among others. Vice President Dang Thi Ngoc Thinh speaks to the blood donors at the Xuan Hong Festival 2019. (Photo: kinhtedothi.vn) Speaking at the opening ceremony, Deputy Minister of Health Truong Quoc Cuong highlighted the increasing … [Read more...] about Largest national-scale blood donation festival opens in Hanoi
Red Sunday blood donation drive a success
People in Nghe An and Ha Tinh provinces have donated thousands of units of blood in the Red Sunday programme on January 20. Red Sunday blood donation The event was launched by Nghe An Province Red Cross Organisation, the provincial Institute of Haematology and Blood Transfusion and Tien Phong Newspaper. It was also held in other provinces and cities in the central region including Vinh City and attracting thousands of donors. Thousands of units of blood donated The local Red Cross organisation have knocked on every door to encourage local people for blood donation. Second Lieutenant Nguyen Duc Tai from the Fire Department in Vinh City donated 350ml of blood. "I hope I can help save other people. My co-workers also participated," he said. The organisers hope to get 1,500 units of blood in preparation for the surge in demand during Tet Holiday. Over 1,500 people in Ha Tinh Province also responded to the programme and donated over 386 units of blood. … [Read more...] about Red Sunday blood donation drive a success
Health sector calls for blood donations ahead of Tết
Viet Nam News HÀ NỘI — The National Institute of Hematology and Blood Transfusion has called on the community, especially those with type O blood, to donate blood in an effort to avoid a shortage during the upcoming Tết (Lunar new year) holiday. "It is estimated that over the next three months, the institute needs about 90,000 blood units, including more than 36,000 units of type O blood, to meet the demand of first aid, treatment and supply for hospitals,” said the institute’s director Bạch Quốc Khánh. “At the moment, about 75,000 people have registered to donate blood,” Khánh said. “We need more support from the community to have 90,000 blood units to meet the country’s demand during the year-end." During the Tết holiday, the number of blood donors is often reduced while the need of blood for emergency treatment increases. The director said a blood shortage is likely to occur if the health … [Read more...] about Health sector calls for blood donations ahead of Tết
Hanoi applies online registration for blood donation
The Hanoitimes - Online application for blood donation helps to reduce the pressure on registration points and shorten the waiting time compared to the traditional manual method. The two-day blood donation campaign last weekend in Hanoi collected more than 3,000 blood units, and the highlight is applying online blood donation. Hanoi applies online blood donation This method not only helps reducing the pressure on the registration points, but also shortens the waiting time compared to traditional blood donation registration. When registering for online blood donation, the registrants just read the name and print the file and don't need handwriting as before. Online registration also helps the blood donor’s information to be stored in the system, and will not be needed collecting later. When the information is available in the system, blood donors only take one minute for the whole procedure of donation registration. The registration for online blood … [Read more...] about Hanoi applies online registration for blood donation