NDO - On the afternoon of February 11, in Hanoi, the National Institute of Hematology and Blood Transfusion (Ministry of Health) coordinated with the Hanoi Youth Blood Donation Association to organize the opening ceremony of the 18th Spring Festival in 2025, with the message "Donate blood in early spring - Multiply happiness". The event took place over nine days (from February 8 to 16) at the National Institute of Hematology and Blood Transfusion and fixed blood donation points. The festival is expected to receive about 8,000 units of blood.
Attending the opening ceremony were leaders of the Ministry of Health, the Central Committee of the Vietnam Red Cross Society, the Steering Committee for Voluntary Blood Donation in Hanoi, the City Youth Union - Vietnam Youth Union in Hanoi, leaders of the Central Institute of Hematology and Blood Transfusion, singers, artists, especially thousands of young people, union members, students, and people who donated blood right at the opening ceremony.
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| Director of the National Institute of Hematology and Blood Transfusion, Associate Professor, Dr. Nguyen Ha Thanh shared information at the opening ceremony. |
According to the Director of the National Institute of Hematology and Blood Transfusion, Associate Professor, Doctor Nguyen Ha Thanh: After 17 years of organization (from 2008 to 2024), the Red Spring Festival has attracted hundreds of thousands of people to attend and donate blood in all regions of the country. Of which, in Hanoi alone, nearly 120 thousand units of blood have been received. With the good meanings brought by the Red Spring Festival, from 2010 to present, the National Steering Committee for Voluntary Blood Donation has directed and turned the Red Spring Festival into a campaign "Promoting Voluntary Blood Donation on the occasion of Tet - Red Spring Festival" nationwide.
Up to now, all provinces and cities have organized and chosen the Red Spring Festival as the blood donation program to kick off the new year; many agencies and units have also organized blood donation days in response. Thanks to that, it has contributed to ensuring blood supply for treating patients before and after Tet. The Red Spring Festival has contributed to changing the concept of people of all walks of life about voluntary blood donation, forming the beauty and habit of donating blood every new spring of the people.
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Many union members and young people registered to donate blood voluntarily at the 2025 Spring Festival |
The 18th Spring Festival in 2025 in Hanoi will take place for nine consecutive days from February 8 to 16 at the National Institute of Hematology and Blood Transfusion and for many days at five fixed blood donation points of the Institute in Ha Dong and Gia Lam districts (Hanoi). Before the official opening of the Spring Festival, the Institute received nearly 3,000 units of blood, and it is expected that this year's Spring Festival will receive at least 8,000 units of blood.
Notably, unlike thousands of spring festivals taking place across the country, the Red Spring Festival is the only festival where participants do not pray for anything for themselves but come to donate precious drops of blood - a part of life for the sick. That has made the Red Spring Festival special, unique, and distinctive and created a lasting vitality, leaving many impressions and deep memories for the participants.
"We, the medical staff, believe that the spirit of solidarity, compassion, and sharing of love through voluntary blood donation will also bring good feelings, luck, and happiness to everyone participating in the Red Spring Festival," Associate Professor, Dr. Nguyen Ha Thanh shared.
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| President of the Central Committee of the Vietnam Cross Society, Deputy Head of the National Steering Committee for Voluntary Blood Donation Bui Thi Hoa spoke at the opening ceremony. |
Speaking at the opening ceremony of the 2025 Spring Festival, President of the Central Committee of the Vietnam Cross Society, Deputy Head of the National Steering Committee for Voluntary Blood Donation Bui Thi Hoa emphasized: The Spring Festival is one of the annual events at the beginning of the year in the voluntary blood donation movement. Every year, the festival brings deep emotions, especially when witnessing people, despite being busy taking care of their families, relatives and friends on the occasion of the Lunar New Year, still do not forget their responsibility and love, which is to donate blood before Tet or before returning to their hometowns for Tet and donating blood on the occasion of the beginning of Spring to bring luck and joy to the sick and themselves.
From this humanitarian meaning, the annual Red Spring Festival not only attracts the participation of tens of thousands of people to donate blood voluntarily and receive more than 125,000 units of blood, but also contributes to creating deep impressions of the spirit of mutual love of the Vietnamese people.
Looking back at the results of the voluntary blood donation movement over the years, we cannot help but feel proud of the great and admirable efforts of the community. The participation of millions of volunteers across the country, including many shining examples of officials, civil servants, employees, workers and people from all walks of life, has contributed to building a healthy society, full of love and sharing.
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Youth union members in Hanoi donate platelets at the 2025 Spring Festival |
In order for voluntary blood donation in general and the Red Spring Festival in particular to continue to be successfully organized in provinces, cities and units across the country, Ms. Bui Thi Hoa hopes that the Steering Committees for Voluntary Blood Donation at all levels will effectively implement the Voluntary Blood Donation Campaign during Tet and the Red Spring Festival in 2025; coordinate smoothly with blood receiving units to have appropriate propaganda and mobilization plans to ensure blood supply for emergency care and patient treatment.
Strengthen communication on social networks in addition to official communication channels about the meaning, purpose, and humanity of voluntary blood donation in early spring; use information technology in propaganda and mobilization of voluntary blood donation in localities. At the same time, promptly reward and encourage individuals and groups with achievements in voluntary blood donation and mobilization of voluntary blood donation; typical examples of blood donation after Tet, especially for cases of emergency blood donation, people with rare blood types participating in blood donation during Tet.
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Drum dance performance to open the 2025 Spring Festival, with information |
On this occasion, the Committee of the Vietnam Youth Union of Hanoi City; Director of the Central Institute of Hematology and Blood Transfusion awarded Certificates of Merit to collectives and individuals with outstanding achievements in the voluntary blood donation movement in 2024.
According to the National Institute of Hematology and Blood Transfusion: During the nine-day Lunar New Year holiday (from January 25 to February 2, 2025, or December 26 to the 5th day of the Lunar New Year), the blood donation point at the Institute of Hematology and Blood Transfusion remained open and welcomed 2,019 people to the Institute to donate blood and platelets. Of which, 1,390 people donated blood and 629 people donated platelets. In particular, hundreds of medical staff of the Institute proactively donated blood during their shifts during and after Tet.
In addition to the 2025 Spring Pink Festival, the “White Blouse - Pink Heart” festival series will be held at many hospitals in February 2025, in response to the 70th anniversary of Vietnamese Doctors’ Day (February 27). Thereby, contributing to ensuring the need for blood for emergency and treatment after Tet at hospitals across the country.
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