The 13th Red Journey in 2025 is chaired by the National Institute of Hematology and Blood Transfusion, in coordination with the Office of the National Steering Committee for Voluntary Blood Donation, VTVCorp Joint Stock Company, Blood Transfusion Centers, Steering Committees for Voluntary Blood Donation - Red Cross Associations of provinces/cities.
Ensuring blood supply for emergency and patient treatment
Associate Professor, Dr. Nguyen Ha Thanh, Director of the National Institute of Hematology and Blood Transfusion, Head of the Red Journey Organizing Committee, affirmed that the number of nearly 125,000 blood units received from the Red Journey in 2025 and more than 1 million blood units after 13 years of organization is not only a testament to the growing scale of the program, but also affirms the trust, responsibility and humanitarian spirit of the community towards the Red Journey and voluntary blood donation activities nationwide.
Associate Professor, Dr. Tran Ngoc Que, Director of the National Blood Center, National Institute of Hematology and Blood Transfusion, Deputy Head of the Red Journey Organizing Committee, said that the Red Journey took place in 32 provinces/cities (if calculated by administrative units before July 1, 2025, it would be 44 provinces/cities), organized 58 official blood donation points, received 30,800 units of blood; 363 blood donation points responded, received nearly 94,196 units.
The total of the main points and response days of the Red Journey 2025 is 421 blood donation points, receiving 124,996 units of blood, with an average of nearly 300 units of blood collected per session.
After 13 periods of persistently collecting precious life resources, from 2013 to present, Red Journey has organized 3,525 blood donation points at main festivals and response days in 60 provinces and cities (calculated by administrative unit name before July 1, 2025), receiving a total of 1,063,595 units of blood.
Associate Professor, Dr. Tran Ngoc Que emphasized that the 2025 program was successfully organized, achieved the set goals and made important contributions to ensuring blood supply for emergency and patient treatment during the summer nationwide.
The success of this year's Red Journey was achieved thanks to comprehensive direction, support, good advice, creating a solid foundation to help the program spread widely; synchronous, close, and highly responsible coordination; flexible, creative, and methodical organization and implementation methods suitable to each locality and blood use needs; timely communication work and the unanimous strength of the people."
Recalling the memories of the Red Journey from 2013, Dr. Le Gia Tien, Chief of Office of the National Steering Committee for Voluntary Blood Donation, Co-Head of the Red Journey Organizing Committee, also said that the results of the first 5 years of the program were very impressive and from the 6th year onwards, the program has been adjusted creatively and flexibly, giving more initiative to localities.
After 13 years of organization, Red Journey has achieved the biggest goal initially set in 2013 - overcoming the blood shortage in the summer; creating the biggest communication campaign on voluntary blood donation, mobilizing the active participation of local leaders. Not only the blood donation program, but many activities such as: honoring blood donors, other humanitarian activities are also integrated very effectively.
Strengthening the application of information technology in blood reception
Head of the Organizing Committee Nguyen Ha Thanh emphasized that the Red Journey is not only about impressive numbers and brilliant red images, but also the spirit of solidarity and strong consensus of the Organizing Committee, of the provinces/cities; and the active response of hundreds of thousands of blood donors across the country. All of these have contributed to the success of the largest blood donation campaign in Vietnam.
Despite many difficulties, 32/34 provinces/cities nationwide have made efforts to organize the Red Journey this year; this demonstrates the great determination of the localities. Therefore, Dr. Le Gia Tien suggested that in 2026 and the following years, "we need to try to maintain and promote the Red Journey brand even more".
Entering 2026, the Organizing Committee wishes to continue to maintain the organization of the Red Journey integrated into the campaign "Red Summer Blood Drops"; ensuring consistency in content and unique identities of the program. The National Institute of Hematology and Blood Transfusion is the focal point for coordination in communication, blood reception and supply, training, coaching and professional support for units.
The Red Journey festivals will be organized in the form of "Opening at one point - Donating blood at many points" for the convenience of the people.
The Steering Committee for Voluntary Blood Donation in localities needs to be proactive in organizing and comprehensively preparing human and material resources and mobilizing social resources to improve the effectiveness and sustainability of activities.
The work of developing volunteer forces and enhancing the application of information technology in blood collection and blood donor care has also been promoted, aiming towards practicality and sustainability.
On this occasion, the Organizing Committee also awarded certificates of organizing the Red Journey to provinces/cities and certificates of companionship to sponsoring units.
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