Yen Bai responds to “Red Journey” blood donation programme

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Yen Bai responds to “Red Journey” blood donation programme

Wednesday, July 13, 2022

YBO - The Steering Committee for Voluntary Blood Donation of Yen Bai province has coordinated with the National Institute of Hematology and Blood Transfusion to kick off an activity in response to the 10th "Red Journey" (Hanh trinh do) programme and the locality’s 4th blood donation festival in 2022.

At the event!

Over 900 people registered to donate blood on the first day of the festival. The organising board collected 753 units of blood at the event.

The 10th Red Journey will last until late July with the participation of many localities in the province.

The blood donation movement has been strongly promoted in Yen Bai in recent years. It has proven effective and sustainable, with successes recorded in models such as reserve blood donation clubs; and blood banks in agencies, units, schools, communes, wards, and towns.

Last year, the provincial authorities organsied 15 voluntary blood donation programmes and received over 6,000 units of blood. In the first haft of 2022, the province collected over 3,000 blood units.

The province has gradually met the demand for blood and actively mobilised regular blood donors in order to serve the medical treatment and emergencies.

Thu Trang – Manh Cuong

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