Provincial Red Cross Society: Organized a rally to commemorate National Voluntary Blood Donation Day.

STO - On the morning of April 17th, at Van Ngoc Chinh High School (My Xuyen district), the Soc Trang Provincial Steering Committee for Voluntary Blood Donation organized a rally to commemorate the National Voluntary Blood Donation Day (April 7th) 2025 with the message "Donate a drop of blood - Give the gift of life". Attending the program were Mr. Do Van Tuan - Chairman of the Provincial Red Cross Society, Deputy Head of the Standing Committee of the Provincial Steering Committee for Voluntary Blood Donation; leaders of the My Xuyen District Red Cross Society, local authorities; and a large number of staff, teachers, and students of Van Ngoc Chinh High School.

Scenes from the rally in response to the National Voluntary Blood Donation Day 2025. Photo: HUYNH NHU

Since 2000, the Prime Minister issued Decision No. 43/2000/QD-TTg on mobilizing and encouraging people to donate blood voluntarily, designating April 7th as the National Voluntary Blood Donation Day. This marked a turning point, creating a strong shift in awareness and action among all levels of government, organizations from the central to local levels, and all segments of the population. As a result, the voluntary blood donation movement has achieved encouraging results, contributing to the protection, care, and improvement of people's health.

Speaking at the rally, Comrade Do Van Tuan - Chairman of the Provincial Red Cross Society - emphasized: “Voluntary blood donation is a noble humanitarian act, in line with the compassionate traditions of the Vietnamese people, contributing to saving the lives of patients, because blood is a special kind of ‘medicine’ that science has not yet found a substitute for, and can only be donated from person to person. With that meaning, I call on cadres, civil servants, employees, union members, association members, and people in the province to participate in voluntary blood donation when a campaign is launched to save the lives of others with a part of their blood…”

In 2025, marking the 25th anniversary of the National Voluntary Blood Donation Day (April 7, 2000 - April 7, 2025), delegates also listened to a speech from the leader of Van Ngoc Chinh High School in support of the voluntary blood donation movement in schools. Particularly meaningful was the sharing of Mr. Vo Van Sieu from Dinh Hoa hamlet, Gia Hoa 1 commune, My Xuyen district, one of the exemplary volunteers with 36 voluntary blood donations.

After the rally, volunteers participated in blood donation. Photo: HUYNH NHU

Following the rally, a large number of volunteers, including officials, civil servants, members of the armed forces, youth union members, and citizens in My Xuyen district, participated in blood donation; the organizing committee expects to receive approximately 250 units of blood in this event.

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Source: https://baosoctrang.org.vn/tin-moi/202504/hoi-chu-thap-do-tinh-to-chuc-mit-tinh-huong-ung-ngay-toan-dan-hien-mau-tinh-nguyen-6660868/