The information was released on December 22, at a conference held by the national steering committee for blood donation in Hanoi.
The rate of voluntary blood donation was 99%, the population donating blood reached nearly 1.5% and the number of repeat blood donors was at 65%.
With the great attention from the Party, State and Vietnam Fatherland Front leaders, as well as the drastic direction of the local Party committees and authorities, the steering committees for blood donation at all levels, have made efforts and proposed many creative initiatives and methods, receiving the active support from people of all classes.
The propaganda and mobilisation of voluntary blood donation have been promoted extensively through the application of information technology in communication activities.
The steering committees at all levels have organised 10,823 propaganda campaigns on voluntary blood donation, with more than 1.7 million attendees. Many communication campaigns and voluntary blood donation events have been organised creatively and successfully.
The whole country strives to receive 1.47 million blood units, with the proportion of voluntary blood donors reaching 99% in 2023.
To achieve the above goal, it is necessary to continue raising public awareness of the benefits of voluntary blood donation and the safety of blood transfusion.
At the conference, the delegates focused on assessing the current situation and identifying the difficulties, inadequacies and challenges in voluntary blood donation mobilisation, during both the current and coming time.
