2011 was a successful year of the province in voluntary blood donation (VBD). The whole province mobilized 10,456 blood donors and collected 9,320 blood units or 116% of the target. Since early this year, the province has also mobilized more than 2,200 blood units from blood donors.

Blood donation for community’s health

In addition to the main forces, including officials, members of mass organizations and soldiers of armed forces, the province’s VBD campaign has lured the participation of religious organizations and staff from province-based firms, namely Co.opMart, Binh Duong Garment One-Member Co.Ltd., Esquel Co., Maico Co.Ltd…. 

Sharing efforts in voluntary blood donation for community’s health

Tran Thi Lien, chairwoman of provincial Red Cross Society, deputy head of provincial Steering Board for VBC said that thanks to the propaganda work well implemented, the province’s VBD campaign has seen increase in the number of blood donors. Also upon this, the province has always fulfilled the annual targets on the VBD work.

The whole province now has 108 VBD squads with nearly 3,500 members, 108 reserve VBD squads with 1,088 members and 356 propaganda groups with 2,900 members. Upholding the advantage, provincial Steering Board for VBD has set up a target of collecting 9,000 blood units and above this year

To achieve the above target, provincial Steering Boar for VBD will attach special importance to the propaganda and mobilization work.

Donating blood to save people

The whole country needs around 1.7 blood units for patients every year. In fact, approximately 800,000 units are provided to hospitals, which has not yet met 50% of the health sector's needs.

In Binh Duong, the need of blood at hospitals has also been increasing while the number of blood donors is still low.

Regarding this issue, Mrs.Lien said that provincial Steering Board for VBD has just set the targets of raising the number of blood units collected annually to at least 10%, maintaining 100% of the number of blood donors; increasing the ratio of population giving blood to 0.65%-0.80%...

To realize the above targets, provincial Steer Board for VBD will pay attention to the training work on knowledge of VBD, blood transfusion safety…for those who are in charged of VBD and volunteers; speed up dissemination of information about VBD among all walks of life; mobilize at least 20% of officials and civil servants to take part in VBD…

Reported by Thu Thao-Translated by K.T