Exciting Voluntary Blood Donation Festival in the Highlands

(Baonghean.vn) - On October 22, the Steering Committee for Voluntary Blood Donation in Quy Hop districtCoordinated with Nghe An Province Hematology and Blood Transfusion Center to organize "Voluntary Blood Donation Day" phase 1, 2017.

With the message “Every drop of blood given, a life saved”, this year’s voluntary blood donation festival in Quy Hop attracted more than 700 volunteers from agencies, units, armed forces and schools in the area.

The program attracted 700 volunteers in the district. Photo: Thu Huong

After the blood donation session, Quy Hop district collected nearly 400 units of blood, exceeding the target by nearly 100 units. To achieve that result, in the past time, the Quy Hop district Voluntary Blood Donation Mobilization Committee has promoted propaganda and mobilization among all cadres and people; at the same time, assigned specific targets to units.

The organizers collected nearly 400 units of blood. Photo: Thu Huong

At the blood donation event, Nghe An Provincial Hematology and Blood Transfusion Center informed volunteers that regular blood donation will help the body eliminate excess iron and produce new blood that is beneficial to health; The donated blood will be quickly regenerated by the body, serving the blood circulation process.

The voluntary blood donations will help solve the blood shortage in hospitals in the province, and bring faith and hope to many patients./.

Thu Huong