The National Steering Committee for Voluntary Blood Donation held a ceremony in Hanoi on June 11 to honour the 100 most outstanding blood donors in the country in 2020 on the occasion of the World Blood Donor Day (June 14).
The ceremony to honour the 100 most outstanding blood donors on June 11 (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – The National Steering Committee for VoluntaryBlood Donation held a ceremony in Hanoi on June 11 to honour the 100 mostoutstanding blood donors in the country in 2020 on the occasion of the WorldBlood Donor Day (June 14).
At the annual ceremony, the 14th of its kind, President of theVietnam Red Cross Society Nguyen Thi Xuan Thu, who is also standing vicechairwoman of the National Steering Committee for Voluntary Blood Donation,said more than 1.4 million units of blood were collected across the country in2019, of which 99 percent came from voluntary donors.
She added that voluntary donors account for nearly 1.5 percent of thepopulation.
Thu praised the noble deed of blood donors, calling them “heroes of the patients”.
Deputy Minister of Health Nguyen Truong Son thanked the more than 1.5million blood donors across the country for their precious blood which has helpedsave the life of many people.
He expressed his wish that socio-political organisations such as the HoChi Minh Communist Youth Union, the Vietnam Women’s Union, and the VietnamStudents’ Association will collaborate with other associations and the VietnamRed Cross Society to encourage more people to donate blood to save lives.
Among the 100 prominent blood donors honoured this year, Tran Thi Maifrom the central province of Khanh Hoa has donated blood 95 times. Severalothers have donated more than 70 times such as Nguyen Ba Hoc, Tran Nam Quan orDang Thanh Phuong./.
The Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) Central Committee held an online event in Hanoi on April 13 to call on the people to join the blood donation drive in response to a letter of Party Central Committee General Secretary and State President Nguyen Phu Trong.
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The Vietnam Fatherland Front Ho Chi Minh City chapter organised a ceremony in the city on April 25 to launch the voluntary blood donation day, in response to an appeal by Party General Secretary and State President Nguyen Phu Trong.
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The ceremony to honour the 100 most outstanding blood donors on June 11 (Photo: VNA) 
