Honor 72 typical individuals donating blood in 2018

Vice Chairman of the Provincial People’s Committee Nguyen Van Phong awards Certificate of Merit to typical blood donors of Bac Ninh province.

Humanitarian blood donation is a noble action, a beautiful gesture of the whole society. Every year, Bac Ninh has many blood donation days organized such as: Xuan Hong Festival, Red Sunday, Blood Donation Day 7/4, Red Journey, White Blu - Pink Heart and program "Strengthen the fire of youth" ... and attracted active participation of people from all walks of life. Voluntary blood donation movement has become a very beautiful and meaningful work, expressing the noble humanity, showing the tragic tradition of the Vietnamese nation.

From 2008 up to now, the blood donation movement in the province has attracted more than 90,000 people voluntarily participating in donating blood, receiving more than 80,000 units of blood, of which the number of blood units received next year is always higher than the year before that from 10% to 15%, the province's blood donation rate has reached over 2%. Bac Ninh has become one of the leading units in provinces and cities in the Red River Delta area about blood units received.

At the ceremony, 72 outstanding individuals, including youth union members, employees and workers with outstanding achievements in the voluntary blood donation movement in 2018 received the logo and Certificate of Merit from the Provincial Voluntary Blood Donor Steering Committee.

Speaking at the ceremony, Mr. Nguyen Van Phong, Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee, Head of the Provincial Voluntary Blood Donor Steering Committee acknowledged and praised the loving kindness and good deeds of thousands of people especially 72 individuals honored at the ceremony. Vice chairman of the provincial People's Committee affirmed that each drop of blood contributes to the lives and joys of thousands of patients and their families, and gives them life along with their beliefs and hopes towards a better life, a society of warmth, equitability, happiness and development.

Promote the tradition, the spirit of mutual affection, especially with the aim of better performing the care of people's health, Vice Chairman of the provincial People's Committee urged collectives and individuals actively to respond and post sign for blood donation to cure patients. This is both the sentiment and responsibility of the “breed” for the health of race, for the country's prosperity, integration and sustainable development.

Right after the ceremony, the Provincial Voluntary Blood Donation Steering Committee has launched the Voluntary Blood Donation Day with the theme of "Strengthen the fire of youth". More than 400 students of Bac Ninh’s Mechanical and Electrical Engineering Vocational College and some typical individuals has registered to participate in voluntary blood donation. It is expected that the festival will receive more than 200 units of blood.