Summarizing the 12th Red Journey in 2024, Associate Professor, Dr. Nguyen Ha Thanh - Director of the National Institute of Hematology and Blood Transfusion, Head of the Organizing Committee of Red Journey 2024 affirmed: "Red Journey - a blood donation campaign program with the mission of "Connecting Vietnamese blood" has been organized over the past 12 years.
This year, the sounds of the Red Journey continue to resound in 51 provinces/cities, the colors of the Red Journey have colored every road, urging hundreds of thousands of kind hearts across the S-shaped strip of land to participate in the blood donation program, the largest and most effective blood donation campaign in Vietnam.
According to Dr. Tran Ngoc Que - Director of the National Blood Center, National Institute of Hematology and Blood Transfusion, Deputy Head of the Organizing Committee, the Red Journey 2024 continues to meet the 5 set goals.
That is communication and health education about voluntary blood donation, contributing to reducing and overcoming blood shortages in the summer, an opportunity to "practice" the work of mobilizing, collecting and receiving large quantities of blood, implementing blood regulation between localities, and at the same time spreading the spirit of humanity, love and social responsibility.
The 12th Red Journey - 2024 has organized 78 official blood donation points, receiving 41,847 units of blood and 353 response blood donation points, receiving nearly 86,272 units. The total of main points and response days taking place in 58 days in 51 provinces/cities is 431 blood donation points, receiving over 128,119 units of blood; on average each session reaches nearly 300 units of blood.
The Red Journey program was first organized in 2013 with 15 provinces and cities participating, and now has 59 provinces and cities participating. After 12 events, the event has taken place in 59 provinces and cities, attracting millions of participants, organizing 3,100 blood donation points with nearly 940,000 units of blood donated.
Acknowledging the impressive and proud results of this year's Red Journey, Ms. Bui Thi Hoa - Deputy Head of the National Steering Committee for Voluntary Blood Donation, President of the Central Committee of the Vietnam Red Cross Society affirmed: "With initial difficulties and challenges, up to now, the organization work has become increasingly methodical, professional and systematic.
Every year, the Red Journey brings new emotions, demonstrating vitality and values. In particular, the activities of this year's program have been integrated by the National Steering Committee for Voluntary Blood Donation to promote and mobilize registration for organ and tissue donation.
At the summary conference, the Organizing Committee also awarded certificates to the Steering Committee for Voluntary Blood Donation of provinces/cities and sponsoring units.
Source: https://kinhtedothi.vn/hanh-trinh-do-2024-tiep-nhan-hon-128-000-don-vi-mau.html
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