Blood plasma donation centers

When the Vietnam National Coordinating Center for Human Organ Transplantation was established in 2014, it received just 200 registrations, most including center officials and staff while the rest comprised medical workers. The number rose to more than 20,000 in 2017 and over 46,000 in 2021. Currently, it stands at almost 50,000. In the past, Vietnamese were not willing to share parts of their bodies as many believed one should die wholly to prepare for the afterlife, said Center Director Dong Van He at its meeting in Hanoi on Monday. However, in recent years, many "touching" stories about donations following brainstem death have inspired people to change their views about dying, he said. Donors on the list come from all walks of life and are of various ages. Many are members of one family. He said 95% of organ transplants in Vietnam have a living person as donors and just 5% get organs from a deceased person, which goes completely against the global trend. Vietnam now has … [Read more...] about More Vietnamese willing to donate organs after death

The program was co-held by the Department of Standards, Metrology and Quality (SMQ) under the General Staff and the National Institute of Hematology and Blood Transfusion. With the participation of a large number of officials, employees and soldiers of the Department of Standards, Meterology and Quality, the blood donation drive collected nearly 100 units of blood. It was part of voluntary activities conducted by the Department of Standards, Metrology and Quality and the National Institute of Hematology and Blood Transfusion. Earlier, the two units conducted information dissemination activities to raise the staff’s awareness of voluntary blood donation. Meanwhile, the Department of Standards, Metrology and Quality’s staff donated 1,000 free meals to patients with congenital hemolytic anemia who are being treated at the National Institute of Hematology and Blood Transfusion. In the coming time, the Department of Standards, Metrology and Quality will mobilize the whole … [Read more...] about SMQ Department conducts voluntary blood donation

The whole military has built 1,769 gratitude houses, worth more than VND 141 billion, for national contributors and policy beneficiaries across the country. The Ministry of National Defense alone has donated VND 6 billion to assist the construction of 75 gratitude houses for national contributors. In addition, defense agencies and military units currently take care of 1,489 heroic Vietnamese mothers and foster 121 children of wounded and sick soldiers. They have presented 505 savings books, worth more than VND 5 million, to national contributors and policy beneficiaries. Apart from that, units in the whole military have bought medical equipment and facilities for convalescent centers for national contributors and provided military uniforms for wounded soldiers who are being treated at centers. Furthermore, in response to the movement of building gratitude fund in 2022, defense agencies and units have mobilized different sources to donate an estimated amount of VND 92 billion. … [Read more...] about Military units well carry out gratitude work

Vietnam marks 61 years since the AO disaster on August 10 this year. Sr. Lt. Gen. Nguyen Van Rinh, Chairman of the Vietnam Association of Victims of AO/Dioxin (VAVA), said the Party, State, and people have made wholehearted efforts with the highest sense of responsibility to care for revolution contributors, including those suffering from toxic chemicals in the resistance war and AO victims. Many policies on the settlement of AO consequences have been carried out, he said, noting that the State has spent tens of trillions of VND each year on providing monthly allowances, health care, and functional rehabilitation for AO victims and aiding the AO-hit areas. More than 320,000 people engaging in the resistance war and their children infected with AO are currently entitled to preferential policies for revolution contributors. Families of the disabled, including AO victims, have also benefited from health insurance or free medical services. Hundreds of thousands of people with … [Read more...] about Tireless efforts made to soothe Agent Orange pain

Over the past five years, leaders at all levels in the GDT have promoted their leadership and created favorable conditions for its youths. Meanwhile, Youth Union work and youth movements in the whole unit have recorded progressive achievements, contributing to accomplishing all political tasks of the unit. In addition, 1,884 Youth Union members have been admitted to the Party. The Youth Union Organization has also closely worked with local Youth Union chapters, contributing to building the civilian-military solidarity. Reportedly, over the past five years, the unit’s Youth Union chapter has sent over 1,800 troops to help more than 6,000 students, donated 3,200 blood units, and supported local people in the areas where they are stationed. Especially, the creative youth movement in the general department has been widely implemented and achieved good results. In the past five years, the general department’s youths have sent 401 works to the Military Creative Youth Award, of which 162 … [Read more...] about GDT’s youth requested to pioneer in performing assigned tasks

Here are today’s leading news stories: COVID-19 Updates -- The Ministry of Health documented 1,609 COVID-19 cases on Saturday, raising the national tally to 11,346,137, with 9,964,533 recoveries and 43,094 deaths. Society -- Police in Thu Duc City, Ho Chi Minh City confirmed on Saturday they had launched an investigation into a case where two university students died and six others were hospitalized due to suspected alcohol poisoning. -- Another doctor at the emergency department of Gia Dinh People’s Hospital in Ho Chi Minh City was attacked by a family member of a patient on Saturday. -- Many Vietnamese people have donated money to a 39-year-old Russian man in south-central Nha Trang City who is unable to afford the surgery for his broken femoral neck fracture. -- A 36-year-old man from north-central Ha Tinh Province has turned himself in after a video clip of him hanging his 11-year-old daughter against the ceiling and beating her was posted on social media. … [Read more...] about Breakfast @ Tuoi Tre News – August 7