The 35-day event will run in 23 cities and provinces nationwide, with goals to attract 20,000 donors and receive at least 17,000 blood units. Two groups with 140 volunteers will stop by localities to launch charitable and educational campaigns about blood donation and healthcare for the public. On the occasion, the National Steering Committee for Voluntary Blood Donation and the Central Committee of the Vietnam Red Cross Society opened training courses for information volunteers for the cause. Held in July 2013 and 2014, the Red Journey has collected over 28,300 units of blood. This year’s event was co-hosted by the National Steering Committee for Voluntary Blood Donation and the National Institute of Haematology and Blood Transfusion.
Third blood donation campaign targets 20,000 donors
“Hanh trinh Do” (Red Journey), a campaign calling for blood donation across Vietnam, was launched for the third time in Da Lat city in the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong on April 23.
VNA