Blood donation festival for cancer patients

A blood donation festival for cancer patients themed ‘Like Sunflowers’, was held in Hanoi on October 21.

 

The theme was inspired by young female author Hoang Dieu Thuan’s book describing her fight against blood cancer.

The organising board said the event is expected to attract 2,000 participants to donate 800 units of blood and aims to encourage people to ease some of the burdens on cancer patients and others. The patients are in.dire need of blood to help them overcome their cruel fates.

A thousand sunflowers have been woven together to create one giant composite at the festival, each of its petals symbolising best wishes offered to the patients.

Visitors can take part in a letter writing programme in support of Thuan, view a photo exhibition featuring images of blood cancer patients, and record the memorable moments of their festival experience in drawings

A music program and camp dubbed ’18+ Youth’ will also be held as part of the event.

The festival was jointly organised by the National Institute of Haematology and Blood Transfusion (NIHBT) and the Hanoi Association of Young Blood Donor Recruiters (HAYBDR).

(VOV)