Blood donation – journey of love sharing

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Blood drops at the Blood Donation Festival in northern Lang Son province in 2023. Photo: Anh Tuan - VNA
Young people in Hoa Binh province during a blood donation campaign. Photo: Trong Dat - VNA
Young people in Son La province during a blood donation campaign. Photo: Quang Quyet - VNA
Young people in Son La province during a blood donation campaign. Photo: Quang Quyet - VNA
Hanoi policemen at a voluntary blood donation campaign. Photo: Pham Kien – VNA
Veteran Le Dinh Duat receives the title "Outstanding Citizen of the Capital" in 2023. He spends 20 years calling for blood donations to save lives. Photo: Van Diep - VNA
Blood donation – journey of love sharing
Voluntary blood donation is a social activity of great humanity, a fine tradition of mutual love of the Vietnamese people. Thirty years after the blood donation movement was officially launched (January 24, 1994 - January 24, 2024), Vietnam has mobilised and received over 21.3 million units of blood, with the number of volunteer donors hitting 99%, according to the National Institute of Hematology and Blood Transfusion. The number of blood units received increased from 138,000 in 1994 to 1.55 million in 2023, a 11-fold rise. VNA Photo