As many as 100 outstanding voluntary blood donors were honoured during a ceremony in Hanoi on June 5.

Thirty years after the blood donation movement was officially launched (January 24, 1994 - January 24, 2024), Vietnam has mobilised and received over 21.3 million units of blood, with the number of volunteer donors hitting 99%, according to the National Institute of Hematology and Blood Transfusion.

Three Vietnamese donors with a rare blood type have helped save the life of a 64-year-old British man with immune thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP).

The Pink Spring blood donation this year kicked off on February 18, the ninth day of the Lunar New Year, earlier than in previous years, said the National Institute of Hematology and Blood Transfusion (NIHBT).

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh met with 100 outstanding voluntary blood donors nationwide on July 29, who are in Hanoi for a special programme honouring their good deeds.

VOV.VN - Approximately 1.5% of Vietnamese population has joined blood donation drives, with more than 1.4 million units of blood being collected last year, according to figures compiled by the Steering Committee for Voluntary Blood Donation.

VOV.VN - The US Embassy partnered with the National Institute of Hematology and Blood Transfusion on June 13 to conduct the ninth “Give Blood and Keep the World Beating” blood drive in Hanoi aimed at supporting the national blood supply.

VOV.VN - The 2023 Red Spring Festival, the largest national blood donation festival, was launched at the National Institute of Hematology and Blood Transfusion in Hanoi on February 6, hoping to receive approximately 8,000 blood units.

Vietnam is hoping that 1.5% of the population will donate blood to collect 1.47 million units next year.

An event honouring 100 outstanding blood donors nationwide, particularly during COVID-19 outbreaks, is slated for mid-August, as part of myriad activities marking World Blood Donor Day (June 14) in Vietnam.