Organisers expect to collect about 50,000 blood units during the 2019 Chủ Nhật Đỏ (Red Sunday), a blood donation drive which was launched today in Hà Nội.

The National Institute of Hematology and Blood Transfusion has called on the community, especially those with type O blood, to donate blood in an effort to avoid a shortage during the upcoming Tết (Lunar new year) holiday.

Many people from volunteer groups, enterprises and organisations have visited the National Institute of Hematology and Blood Transfusion to donate blood to help handle the shortage of blood, especially blood type O, in the past week.

Around 3,250 blood units have been collected from voluntary donors, mainly students and young people, at a blood donation festival on Saturday in Hà Nội.

The National Institute of Hematology and Blood Transfusion (NIHBT) has collected nearly 10,300 units of blood from donors at the Lễ hội Xuân hồng 2018 (Red Spring 2018) blood donation festival in Hà Nội.

Thanks to active support from donors through blood donation campaigns across the country, concerns over blood shortages for the Tết (Lunar New Year) holiday have been eased.

Thousands of people, mostly students and volunteers, gathered at Hà Nội University of Science and Technology in Hà Nội to participate in a blood donation festival on Sunday.

The National Institute of Haematology and Blood Transfusion (NIHBT) expects to collect at least 45,000 blood units during Hành trình đỏ (Red Journey) 2017.

There are nearly 7,000 reserved blood units in the blood bank of the National Institute of Hematology and Blood Transfusion (NIHBT) that can only serve the emergency and treatment demand of 170 northern hospitals for the next five days.

A ceremony was held in Hà Nội yesterday to honour 100 outstanding blood donors in Việt Nam, an event in response to World Blood Donor Day.