700 Xiangyang volunteers participate in blood donation

(Baonghean.vn) - On the morning of May 20, in the mountainous district of Tuong Duong, more than 700 volunteers participated in the blood donation festival jointly organized by the district's voluntary blood donation campaign steering committee and the Nghe An Provincial Hematology and Blood Transfusion Center.

Volunteers are consulted, have their blood pressure measured, are screened, and tested before donating blood. Photo: Dinh Tuan

Blood Donation Day is an annual voluntary activity to promote the spirit of mutual love and support, sharing the pain with patients through practical activities. This is also a noble gesture to promote the spirit of solidarity and mutual assistance in the whole community.

In Tuong Duong district, this voluntary blood donation festival attracted nearly 700 volunteers including cadres, party members, civil servants, public employees, armed forces soldiers, teachers, students, union members, youth... to participate.

Nearly 700 people participated in voluntary blood donation on this occasion. Photo: Dinh Tuan

This year's "Voluntary Blood Donation Festival for Community Health" not only had volunteers from neighboring communes but also many people from remote, isolated, and particularly disadvantaged communes such as Mai Son, Nhon Mai, Huu Khuong... They crossed dozens of kilometers of mountain and forest roads, waded through streams and rivers, and climbed passes to donate blood to save lives.

Mr. Moong Van Khut (born in 1988), a Khmu ethnic group in Huoi Pung village, Huu Khuong commune, said he had to walk, take a boat, and drive a car to cover a distance of more than 60 km in nearly 4 hours.

Mr. Khut shared: "After hearing the Red Cross staff of the commune propagandize and mobilize, I realized that donating blood to save lives is a very necessary thing, so I immediately agreed without any hesitation, even though I had a lot of family work and the road was not difficult to travel."

Through this voluntary blood donation campaign in Tuong Duong district, 333 units of blood were added to the reserve source to treat and save people. Photo: Dinh Tuan

Ms. Vi Thi Tuyet - an officer of the Red Cross Society of Huu Khuong commune said: "This year, Huu Khuong commune has 10 people participating in blood donation, exceeding the target by 2 people, and all 10 of these people volunteered."

Ms. Tuyet added: “Because the road is far away and difficult to travel, the members of the group had to come yesterday to donate blood this morning. They returned this afternoon. Although it was hard, everyone was generally happy because they had done something useful.”

Through this voluntary blood donation, the Provincial Hematology and Blood Transfusion Center received 333 units of blood, exceeding the target. This is the result of the enthusiasm and sense of responsibility to the community of cadres, party members, civil servants, public employees, armed forces soldiers, teachers, students, union members, youth... in the difficult mountainous areas. The collected blood will contribute to supplementing the reserve to promptly provide emergency care to many patients.

Dinh Tuan