VOV.VN - The Xuan Hong (Red Spring) Festival, the biggest annual blood donation campaign in Vietnam, is scheduled to begin on February 18, the National Institute of Hematology and Blood Transfusion (NIHBT) has said.

More than 1.5 million units of blood were donated nationwide in 2023, with 99% of which came from voluntary blood givers who account for 1.5% of the total population, heard a conference to review the voluntary blood donation work in Hanoi on January 12.

Vietnam received over 50,000 balls that FIFA donates to support the country’s school football programme, the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) announced on December 2.

The Thai Consulate in Ho Chi Minh City held a blood donation drive on December 2 to mark the birth anniversary of the country’s late King Bhumibol Adulyadej, the National Day and Father’s Day, which falls on December 5.

The 2023 Red Journey blood donation campaign has collected more than 115,000 units after two months, according to Director of the National Institute of Hematology and Blood Transfusion Nguyen Ha Thanh.

VOV.VN - The Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) on June 26 handed over classroom facilities valued at US$11,400 to the Will to Live Center in order to support people with disabilities in Vietnam.

VOV.VN - Approximately 1.5% of Vietnamese population has joined blood donation drives, with more than 1.4 million units of blood being collected last year, according to figures compiled by the Steering Committee for Voluntary Blood Donation.

VOV.VN - Four central hospitals in the capital received medical equipment donated by the Japanese Government on April 18.

The Vietnam Red Cross Society (VRC) Central Committee on March 9 handed over US$100,000 each to Red Crescent organizations of Turkey and Syria to support their earthquake recovery efforts.

Samsung Vietnam on February 15 launched a blood donation programme at its factories in response to Red Sunday 2023 and resolve the blood shortage in treatment and emergencies after Tet (Lunar New Year).