The blood drive attracts 300 donors. Pictured: A young US Embassy staff member wearing red squeezes a red ball and admires her feet as a Ministry of Health assistant draws her blood. |
Above: Ted Osius, US Ambassador to Vietnam, recounts a personal story to a young donor of a friend whose life is saved by blood donations of others following a recent accident. |
Nothing to it, says David McAuley, volunteer English teacher at the US Embassy, who has donated his blood some 30 times, including twice in Hanoi. |
Per information from the US Embassy, the blood drive helps to increase awareness about the importance of having a steady supply of blood and the vital role of voluntary blood donors. |
Above: Mr Klavs, whose wife is employed by the embassy, says this is his second time giving blood at the US Embassy in Hanoi. |
Le Thanh Huong, a sophomore at the Hanoi Foreign Trade University squirms in her seat as medical staff draw her blood. |
This US Embassy staffer is cool as a cucumber preparing to donate. |
Phan Viet Long, a sophomore at Hanoi University looks a little giddy having just completed donating his blood as part of the US Embassy’s 6th annual blood drive. |
