Even though it is a weekend, Ms. Thanh Huyen, a student at the Civil Aviation Academy of Vietnam, still takes the opportunity to go to the reception location to donate blood. Ms. Thanh Huyen said that it was her first time donating blood and having a blood test, so she was a bit scared. If I have enough conditions in the future, I will continue to donate blood, Thanh Huyen said.
Responding to the spirit of donating blood for the community, Mr. Tran The Minh (Tan Son Nhi ward, Ho Chi Minh City) said that he has participated in voluntary blood donation many times in recent years.
This morning, after the first run of the day, Mr. Minh and the members of the running club came to donate blood. According to him, blood donation is not only a humane act, contributing to saving people when needed, but also beneficial for health.
And this morning alone, the program collected nearly 300 units of blood. This blood source will be transferred to the blood storage centers of Ho Chi Minh City.
According to Dr. CKII Dao Van Sinh - Head of the Ministry of Health's Office in Ho Chi Minh City, the end of the year and holidays and Tet are always the time when the health sector faces serious anemia. The reason is that the number of traffic accidents and household accidents is often increasing, leading to a sudden increase in the demand for blood transfusion at hospitals. Meanwhile, the source of blood donated from the community has decreased due to people being busy with holidays, returning to their hometowns or temporarily suspending daily charity activities.
The decrease in demand but the increase in demand has caused many blood stores in hospitals and blood transfusion centers to fall into a state of scarcity, Dr. Sinh emphasized. Therefore, mobilizing blood donation at the end of the year is of special importance, contributing to timely replenishment of blood sources to save lives.
