HCM City Red Cross unit targets supporting 10,000 organisations, individuals

February 24, 2019 - 16:39

The HCM City chapter of the Vietnam Red Cross Society will seek support from local and international organisations, enterprises and individuals to help 10,000 charity organisations, poor and orphaned people and Agent Orange (AO)/Dioxin victims and people with disabilities this year.

Representatives of the HCM City chapter of the Vietnam Red Cross Society present Tết gifts for the poor — Photo chuthapdotphcm.org.vn

Viet Nam News

HCM CITY — The HCM City chapter of the Vietnam Red Cross Society will seek support from local and international organisations, enterprises and individuals to help 10,000 charity organisations, poor and orphaned people and Agent Orange (AO)/Dioxin victims and people with disabilities this year.

A number of humanitarian campaigns will be undertaken to help people in need, including the annual humanitarian month, Tết (Lunar New Year) for the poor and Agent Orange victims campaign and free health check-up and treatment.

Last year it raised VNĐ449.65 billion (US$19.38 million), 11.3 per cent more than in 2017.

This year the society hopes to attract 260,000 people to its annual voluntary blood donation campaign.

Last year more than 241,600 people donated more than 309,800 units of blood. — VNS

Tags Vietnam Vietnam News blood donation campaign news HCM City chapter of the Vietnam Red Cross Society humanitarian campaigns

Heavy rain, thunderstorms cause severe damage in northern areas

Society

Decree to facilitate science, technology activities

Society

Satisfaction of administrative services improves

Society

Vietnam Airlines, Sun Group promote Việt Nam’s tourism in RoK

Society

University of Economics HCM City promotes innovation, start-up incubators

Society

Đà Nẵng teams up with CityNet for urban development

More on this story

Society

Police investigate alleged child abuse

Police in central Thanh Hóa Province’s Triệu Sơn District are investigating the alleged physical abuse of an eight-year-old girl by her father.

Society

Schools short of gyms, yard space for physical exercise

Nearly 70 per cent of schools in the country lack yard space for students to exercise, according to the Ministry of Education and Training.

Society

Former ministers of Information and Communications put into custody

Former ministers of Information and Communications Nguyễn Bắc Son and Trương Minh Tuấn were prosecuted and put into custody on Saturday with the accusation of violating provisions on the public investment capital management and use and causing serious consequences.

Society

Việt Nam takes preventive measures against African swine fever

Phùng Đức Tiến, deputy minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, speaks to Việt Nam News reporter Gia Lộc about measures to prevent the spread of African swine fever in Việt Nam, including the southern region.

Society

Experts call for high-speed HCM City – Cần Thơ railway to ease delta congestion

A high-speed rail route between HCM City and Cần Thơ will help smoothen passenger and cargo transport in the Mekong Delta, transportation experts have said.

Society

Bình Phước enters pepper harvest season, plagued by labour shortage

Farmers in the south-eastern province of Bình Phước are entering the peak black pepper harvest season but suffer from a shortage of workers.

Society

Việt Nam’s labour market to reach 56 million in 2019

Việt Nam's labour market is predicted to hit 56 million in 2019, the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs has announced.

Society

HCM City metro ready next year

Construction of HCM City’s first metro line from Bến Thành market in District 1 to Suối Tiên Tourist Park in district 9 is expected to be completed by the end of 2020, leaders of the city People’s Committee said after visiting the construction site on Thursday.