The " red drop of gratitude" blood donation program aims to receive 4,000 units of blood, contributing to ensuring blood supply for treatment for patients nationwide.
The 2025 "Rose Drops of gratitude" blood donation festival took place within the framework of the Red Journey - the largest voluntary blood donation program in the country, chaired by the National Institute of Hematology and Blood Transfusion.
According to Associate Professor, Dr. Nguyen Ha Thanh - Director of the National Institute of Hematology and Blood Transfusion, in 12 years of organization, the Red Journey has attracted millions of participants, receiving more than 940,000 units of blood. In 2025 alone, the program will be implemented in 32 provinces and cities and receive over 25,000 units of blood.
Associate Professor, Dr. Nguyen Ha Thanh emphasized the core role of volunteer forces, especially the Vietnam Youth Blood Donation Association. In 2024, the Association mobilized over 65,000 units of blood, and in the first 6 months of 2025 alone, this number exceeded 32,000 units. The silent dedication of the volunteers is a living proof of the spirit of humanity and responsibility to the community, he said.
Sharing at the program, Mr. Trinh Xuan Thuy - Chairman of the Vietnam Youth Blood Donation Campaign Association said that more than 1,000 volunteers have actively spread the message of humanity through campaign and communication activities from social networks to each alley. Thanks to that, the program received over 2,000 units of blood before the official opening day.
Despite heavy rain, hundreds of people were still present at the National Institute of Hematology and Blood Transfusion to participate in blood donation. Among them was Cao Phuong Anh - a student of the Vietnam Academy of Traditional Medicine and Pharmacy. The female student emotionally recounted her first time coming to the hospital, witnessing children with cancer and decided to donate blood with the desire to "giving a drop of blood, life stays".
Ms. Duong Thi Hang - Vice President of the Hanoi Red Cross Society, who has donated rare blood many times - shared that, for her, each blood donation is not only a humanitarian gesture but also a sacred responsibility of a lucky person with a special blood type.
Rare blood is not always available in the blood bank, and not everyone has such a blood type to give. Therefore, I always consider each rare blood donation as a valuable opportunity to save a life" - Ms. Hang said.
She expressed her hope that more and more people will understand correctly and fully about blood donation, especially rare blood, to be ready to share when society needs it. Sometimes, just a bag of blood is a miracle, she emphasized.
Launched in July 2011, the "Rose Drops of gratitude" festival calls on the community, especially young people, to donate blood as a practical act of gratitude to heroes and martyrs.
