A major blood donation campaign in Hanoi is calling on the community to give the gift of life, aiming to collect at least 4,000 units of blood between July 18 and 27.

VOV.VN - Vietnam aims to collect 100,000 units of blood in 48 provinces and cities across the country from now until July 30 when it launched the 13th Red Journey, the country’s largest blood drive campaign in Hanoi on May 30.

As many as 8,928 blood units were donated during the Xuan hong (Red spring) blood donation festival that ran from February 8 to 16 at the National Institute of Hematology and Blood Transfusion (NIHBT).

VOV.VN - As part of the 2025 Spring Festival, taking place from February 8 to 16, many young couples celebrated Valentine’s Day in a meaningful way by donating blood, spreading love and compassion.

The upcoming 2025 Xuan Hong (Red Spring) Festival, Vietnam’s largest annual blood donation drive, is set to collect 8,000 blood units to support hospitals in Hanoi and across the country.

VOV.VN - Nearly 200 Radio Voice of Vietnam (VOV) employees joined a blood donation drive on September 17, with the event kicking off at the VOV headquarters on 58 Quan Su street in Hanoi.

National Assembly (NA) Chairman Tran Thanh Man lauded blood donors nationwide while meeting 100 outstanding people in the voluntary blood donation campaign in Hanoi on June 14.

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.

April 7 was designated as the “All People’s Voluntary Blood Donation Day” 24 years ago and, ever since, the blood donation movement has attracted the participation of tens of thousands of people across the country.

The Pink Spring blood donation this year kicked off on February 18, the ninth day of the Lunar New Year, earlier than in previous years, said the National Institute of Hematology and Blood Transfusion (NIHBT).