(Baonghean.vn) - On the morning of January 15, at Vinh University of Technical Education, Vinh City, Nghe An Red Cross Society and the Provincial Blood Transfusion Hematology Center coordinated with Tien Phong Newspaper and Nghe An Provincial Youth Union to organize the 9th voluntary blood donation day 'Red Sunday' in 2017.
Attending the ceremony were representatives of the Department of Health, the Board of Directors of Vinh University of Technical Education, Nghe An Provincial Youth Union and more than 1,000 volunteers from agencies, units and schools in Vinh city.
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Representatives of departments and units attended the opening ceremony of the Red Sunday voluntary blood donation festival at Vinh University of Technical Education. |
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Nearly 1,000 youth union members and volunteers registered to donate blood at the "Pink Spring Festival 2017". |
With the message "Donate blood to save lives, your life and mine", the 2017 humanitarian blood donation festival aims to supplement the blood bank to help patients with serious illnesses or people who are unlucky enough to have traffic accidents and other illnesses.
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Youth Union members of Nghe An Newspaper participate in the voluntary blood donation festival, "Red Sunday" 2017 |
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Blood units are put into the Blood Bank by the Hematology and Blood Transfusion Center to save patients. |
Speaking at the ceremony, the representative of Nghe An Provincial Red Cross Society thanked the support of the Organizing Committee members, the attention and help of sponsors from businesses, and praised the voluntary spirit of the youth union members to make the humanitarian blood donation program a great success.
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Awarding the Medal to the Nghe An Provincial Red Cross Society and the Nghe An Provincial Hematology and Blood Transfusion Center. |
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Awarding Certificates of Merit from the Minister of Health to Nghe An Provincial Red Cross Society and Tien Phong Newspaper in Nghe An for their achievements in organizing the voluntary blood donation festival. |
On this occasion, authorized by the Minister of Health, the representative of the Nghe An Department of Health presented the Medal and Certificate of Merit of the Minister of Health to the Nghe An Red Cross Society and Tien Phong Newspaper for their outstanding achievements in organizing the humanitarian blood donation festival in Nghe An.
It is expected that the festival will collect more than 700 units of blood, adding to the province's blood bank, serving the needs of patients during Tet.
Nguyen Hai