Provincial Red Cross Society, Thuan An town’s Steering Board of Voluntary Blood Donation in collaboration with the HCM city-based Cho Ray hospital’s Hematology and Blood Transfusion Center held a voluntary blood donation program on the morning of August 13.
With the message of “Blood donation saves lives”, the hospital’s physicians gave consultancy on necessity of voluntary blood donation, harmful effects of white blood cell, blood-borne diseases for 300 participants, including “red cross” Youth Union members, officials and locals.
As a result, the organizers received 223 units of blood, equivalent to 78,050 milliliters of blood. It is known that the program aimed to respond to the “pink drops of blood” campaign 2017.
Reported by Tan Phong-Translated by K.T












