Red Journey needs blood donations
VOV.VN - The 2016 National Red Journey blood drive launched on July 1 in Ho Chi Minh City with a call for 500,000 blood and platelet donations due to a critically low supply this summer.
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More than 170 individual volunteers are participating in this year’s fourth edition of the collection effort running July 1-31 at 27 locations throughout the country. |
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It is also seeking to sign up 25,000 individuals who are willing to donate on a regular basis throughout the year. |
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Donations are urgently needed now to meet the needs of hospital patients in the coming days and weeks, said campaign workers. |
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We need at least 20,000 blood units on reserve for emergency treatments during the summer months. |
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The event has been organized as part of the National Steering Committee for Voluntary Blood Donation campaign. |
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As many as 400 donate on July 6 at Phu Quoc Island |
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Donors include staff of army, police, courts and schools |
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