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 - The US Embassy partnered with the National Institute of Hematology and Blood Transfusion on June 13 to conduct the ninth “Give Blood and Keep the World Beating” blood drive in Hanoi aimed at supporting the national blood supply.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh attended the Vietnam - Japan business forum on the afternoon of May 21 as part of his activities within the framework of the expanded Summit of the Group of Seven (G7) countries and his working visit to Japan.

VOV.VN - 30 years on since the first kidney transplants were performed in 1992, Cho Ray Hospital has so far successfully conducted a total of 1,127 cases, helping to improve the lives of thousands of people.

VOV.VN - After 30 years Japan has become Vietnam’s biggest official development assistance (ODA) donor, with more than JPY2.7 trillion, approximately US$20 billion, in loans, nearly JPY100 billion in grant aid, and roughly JPY180 billion in support for technical cooperation.

The number of human organ trafficking crimes has risen with increasingly sophisticated tricks and techniques, triggered by high demand and low rate of donation from dead brain donors, according to local authorities.

VOV.VN - The 2023 Red Spring Festival, the largest national blood donation festival, was launched at the National Institute of Hematology and Blood Transfusion in Hanoi on February 6, hoping to receive approximately 8,000 blood units.

Vietnam is hoping that 1.5% of the population will donate blood to collect 1.47 million units next year.

Deputy Minister of Transport Nguyen Van Sinh and representatives of Vietnamese enterprises visited the Cuban Embassy in Hanoi on August 25 to send donations to help Cuba address the aftermath of the recent oil storage facility fire.

An event honouring 100 outstanding blood donors nationwide, particularly during COVID-19 outbreaks, is slated for mid-August, as part of myriad activities marking World Blood Donor Day (June 14) in Vietnam.