Honoring 100 outstanding voluntary blood donors nationwide in 2025

(Chinhphu.vn) - 100 examples donated a total of 4,800 units of blood and platelets, each person donated an average of 48 times. There were 5 people who donated blood and platelets over 100 times, 9 people donated 70 - 99 times, 25 people donated 50 - 69 times, 53 people donated blood 30 - 49 times...

Honoring outstanding voluntary blood donors nationwide in 2025 - Photo: VGP/HM

From June 3 to 5, in Hanoi and Phu Tho province, the Ministry of Health, the National Steering Committee for Voluntary Blood Donation, the Central Committee of the Vietnam Red Cross Society , the Steering Committee for Voluntary Blood Donation of Phu Tho province and the National Institute of Hematology and Blood Transfusion jointly organized the program to honor outstanding voluntary blood donors nationwide in 2025.

Among the 100 examples honored this year, there are 29 female donors, 71 male donors; 9 are medical staff, 13 work inthe education sector, 8 are in the armed forces. The oldest age of the voluntary blood donors honored this year is 60 (3 people), the youngest is 28 years old (in Nam Dinh province).

According to the Organizing Committee, 100 exemplary people donated a total of 4,800 units of blood and platelets, each person donated an average of 48 times. There were 8 people who donated blood 16-29 times, 53 people who donated blood 30-49 times, 25 people who donated 50-69 times, 9 people who donated 70-99 times. Notably, 5 people from Hanoi donated blood and platelets more than 100 times.

Mr. Doan Trung Kien, born in 1983, Battalion Commander of District 10 Military Command, Ho Chi Minh City is one of the 100 typical examples honored this year, having donated blood voluntarily a total of 86 times.

Since 2001, when he was only 18 years old, Doan Trung Kien has started his journey of voluntary blood donation. The impressive number of 86 voluntary blood donations not only demonstrates his perseverance but also shows his admirable dedication over more than two decades.

The drops of blood he donated not only saved the lives of many patients but also strongly spread the message of love and social responsibility in the community, especially in the armed forces.

Ms. Tran Hong Thanh, born in 1993, a nurse at Hanoi Oncology Hospital, has also donated blood 46 times. In 2024, Ms. Thanh was honored as a good person and good deed of the Capital 2024.

Not only has she volunteered to donate blood many times to save lives, Ms. Thanh also encouraged her sister and younger brother to also donate blood.

The achievements of the exemplary voluntary blood donors in 2025 are not only admirable numbers but also stories of love, of hearts that persistently contribute and spread the good things of life.

Ms. Tran Hong Thanh, a nurse at Hanoi Oncology Hospital, has donated blood 46 times - Photo: VGP/HM

The whole country has received nearly 20 million units of blood.

In Vietnam, over the past 30 years, the voluntary blood donation movement has gradually spread widely in society and is growing stronger. 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.

According to the National Steering Committee for Voluntary Blood Donation, this result was achieved thanks to the attention of Party and State leaders; the support of ministries, sectors, organizations, and agencies from the central to local levels; the joint efforts and consensus of generations of cadres and employees of the health sector, the Red Cross Society, volunteers, and the active response of people from all walks of life.

Since 2004, the World Health Organization, the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies and the International Blood Transfusion Association have chosen June 14 as World Blood Donor Day. The message of this year's World Blood Donor Day is "Donate blood, give hope - Join hands to save lives", emphasizing the profound humanitarian meaning of the act of donating blood to save lives.

Recognizing the noble deeds of exemplary voluntary blood donors across the country, Deputy Minister of Health Tran Van Thuan emphasized that the 100 delegates honored this time are those who have been lighting the fire of humanity in the community.

The voluntary blood donation movement in Vietnam in recent times has not only ensured blood supply for emergency and patient treatment, but also deeply spread noble humanitarian and humane values ​​in society. Voluntary blood donation has become a cultural beauty, a living symbol of the spirit of mutual love, of the Vietnamese heart of love and kindness.

Since 2008, when the Prime Minister decided to establish the National Steering Committee for Voluntary Blood Donation, blood donation in Vietnam has so far received nearly 20 million units of blood. In the first months of 2025 alone, through many voluntary blood donation campaigns, the country has received nearly 850,000 units of blood, reaching 50% of the planned target for the whole year of 2025.

Thuy Ha

Source: https://baochinhphu.vn/ton-vinh-100-nguoi-hien-mau-tinh-nguyen-tieu-bieu-toan-quoc-nam-2025-10225060515562345.htm