Tien Giang holds "Red Spring" festival 2017

On February 27, Tien Giang provincial Steering Committee of voluntary blood donation campaign held “Red Spring” festival 2017 with the mono “Contributing a drop of blood, helping preserve a life”.

Polices donates their blood. Photo: P.L

“Red Spring” festival was the festival's largest voluntary blood donation in the year with the slogan “Contributing a drop of blood, helping preserve a life” held in Hanoi from 2008 and to be performed on nation wide scale until now. This year was the fouth year that Tien Giang province holds “Red Spring” festival with participation of 350 people registered to donate voluntary blood. The force of voluntary bolood donation the staff, youth workers and employees, armed forces and people in province.

After four hours of blood donation, Haematology and Blood Transfusion Hospital in Can Tho city has received 319 units of blood. After receiving, Can Tho city Haematology and Blood Transfusion Hospital in Can Tho city selected and delivered to hospitals in the area of treatment and survival of patients in need of blood.

The total of 319 units of blood collected at the festival is not a large number, but it is a timely source of additional blood supplied to patients during a time of scarce blood reserves

Under the slogan “Contributing a drop of blood, helping preserve a life”, the event aims to ensure adequate supply of blood for emergency treatments at hospitals after the Lunar New Year while raising public awareness on the need for voluntary blood donations.

For that reason, blood donation under the “Red Spring” festival by Tien Giang province brings great meaning for patients, especially in the months after Tet when blood reserves are very low, the doctor stressed.

(According to thtg.vn-Translated by Hoang An