First time organizing blood donation campaign across Vietnam
The Red Journey lasted from July 7-28, 2013, passing through 35 provinces/cities across the country.
On the morning of July 3, the National Institute of Hematology and Blood Transfusion held a press conference for the first Red Journey across Vietnam to mobilize humanitarian blood donations. This is a practical activity in response to the "Summer Blood Drops" Campaign launched by the National Steering Committee for Voluntary Blood Donation, aiming to overcome the blood shortage that may occur nationwide during the summer.
The focus of the Red Journey is to promote and mobilize the masses to donate blood. About 30 days of blood donation festivals will be held in the provinces/cities along the journey, with an expected collection of 12,000 units of blood.
In addition, the journey focuses on communication to raise public awareness of thalassemia (congenital hemolytic anemia) - a group of diseases in which patients always need blood transfusions for treatment, and at the same time calls on the community to care for and support thalassemia patients in difficult circumstances by texting TMBS to the hotline 1403.
Donating blood is a humane activity, arousing the spirit of mutual love and living for the community of all people (Photo: Kim Anh)
With the message of Connecting Love, the Red Journey will last from July 7-28, 2013, passing through 35 provinces/cities to promote, mobilize and organize blood donation festivals in 15 provinces/cities across the country.
The mobile journey is divided into two stages: the first stage departs from Ca Mau to Can Tho, Ho Chi Minh City, Lam Dong, Dak Lak, Binh Dinh, Quang Nam, Da Nang, Thua Thien Hue, Quang Binh, Nghe An, Thanh Hoa; the second stage from Dien Bien, Son La to Hanoi.
The departure ceremony and the start of the journey will be held in Ca Mau with the blood donation festival “Giọt hồng đất Mũi” on July 7, 2013. 100 volunteers of the journey selected from all over the country will meet in the capital city of Hanoi on the blood donation festival “Giọt hạc hồng” (July 27).
Prof. Dr. Nguyen Anh Tri - Director of the National Institute of Hematology and Blood Transfusion, Head of the Red Journey Organizing Committee emphasized: “The Red Journey is a humane activity, arousing the spirit of mutual love and living for the community of all Vietnamese people. The active participation of localities, the support of media agencies, sponsors, volunteers, etc. will contribute to overcoming the blood shortage in the summer, providing an opportunity for many localities to practice receiving large quantities of blood and promoting the whole country to soon reach the 1 millionth blood unit of the year”.
It is known that the first Red Journey across Vietnam to mobilize humanitarian blood donation attracted 5,000 volunteers, 150 singers and artists to participate, and more than 200 agencies, organizations and businesses responded and donated blood./.
According to (vov.vn) - LT
