With the mission of connecting Vietnamese blood, the program sets a target for the number of blood units collected, in order to best meet the blood needs for treatment and cure of patients; strengthen communication activities andeducate the community about the importance of voluntary blood donation, thereby creating positive changes in community awareness and behavior.
This year, the program lasts for 2 months (from May 30 to July 30) in 48 provinces and cities, expecting to collect 100,000 units of blood, including 25,000 units of blood at the main festival and 75,000 units of blood at blood donation response days.
Recently, on June 14 - the " World Blood Donor Day", the Provincial Steering Committee for Voluntary Blood Donation (VBD) in collaboration with the Can Tho City Hematology and Blood Transfusion Hospital and Binh Duong University - Ca Mau Branch organized the 13th "Red Journey" Program in 2025: "Connecting Vietnamese blood" and honoring the province's outstanding blood donors in 2024. This is the 11th time that Ca Mau province has responded to this meaningful and humane program.
As a volunteer participating in the blood donation journey across Vietnam in the first year of the "Red Journey" in 2013, Ms. Ho Quy Nhi, Vice President of the Provincial Youth Union Council, has donated blood 41 times. She was also honored to receive the "For the humanitarian cause" Medal awarded by the Central Red Cross Society at this year's "Red Journey". She shared: "This is a great honor, marking the 15-year journey of participating in social security work, especially the blood donation movement. What makes me happiest is that the amount of blood I donate has saved many people. Sometimes, a few months after donating blood, I will receive a text message informing me that the blood unit has been donated to a patient. This is the motivation for me to donate blood regularly".
This year, Ms. Ho Quy Nhi was honored to receive the "For Humanitarian Cause" Medal awarded by the Central Committee of the Vietnam Red Cross Society .
Starting to participate in the "Red Journey" since 2015, Ms. Ngo Mai Ly, Secretary of the Youth Union, Binh Duong University - Ca Mau Branch, shared: "This is the motivation for me to continue to contribute more to the voluntary blood donation activities. When I returned to my hometown, participated in the Youth Union activities at the school and received support from the school, I maintained the voluntary blood donation. Every year, the school organizes 3 days of festivals, gathering hearts for the community. Voluntary blood donation is not only about helping life and people, but through that, each student will also learn many meaningful lessons from small but valuable actions, each drop of blood given - a life remains".
Speaking at the opening ceremony of the "Red Journey" in 2025 in Ca Mau, Mr. Nguyen Van Khoi, Vice Chairman of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee of the province, said: "In recent years, the voluntary blood donation movement has achieved encouraging results, contributing practically to the work of caring for and protecting people's health. However, according to statistics of the National Steering Committee for the voluntary blood donation movement, the amount of blood collected is still not enough to meet the treatment needs of patients."
In 2024, the whole country mobilized and received nearly 1.75 million units of blood, equivalent to over 1.7% of the population participating in blood donation, of which 98% were from voluntary blood donors. In Ca Mau province alone, in 2024, 23 blood donation sessions were organized, with 10,000 people registering for voluntary blood donation; the result was 8,785 units of blood mobilized, reaching 72% of the assigned target. The number of people donating blood for the second time or more reached 86%; the population donating blood reached 0.73%.
Since the beginning of the year, the Provincial Steering Committee for Blood Donation has organized 19 blood donation sessions, with 4,044 blood donors, collecting more than 5,660 units of blood, reaching 43% of the assigned target.
Having donated blood 21 times, Ms. Tran Thuy Trang (Union of Science and Technology Associations of the province) always keeps a relaxed and confident mindset, because she understands that each drop of blood donated is a life left behind.
“The International Red Cross and Red Crescent Society, the International Blood Transfusion Association and the World Association of Blood Donors have chosen June 14 to honor blood donors. I warmly welcome and call on all levels, sectors, groups and individuals to actively participate in and respond to the voluntary blood donation movement; at the same time, I commend groups, families and individuals who have made many contributions to the voluntary blood donation movement, especially those who have directly donated blood and donated blood many times,” the Vice Chairman of the Provincial Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee commended and called.
“Red Journey” - the journey of “Connecting Vietnamese blood” has been launched in Ca Mau. We believe that the positive messages, the spirit of mutual love, and connecting hearts of the program will be maintained, urging each citizen to participate in donating blood for the community./.
Trinh Hai
Source: https://baocamau.vn/khoi-dong-hanh-trinh-do--a39644.html
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