The figures have been released by the Steering Committee for Voluntary Blood Donation at a conference in Hanoi to mark the occasion of the World Blood Donor Day on June 14.

This comes as various activities have been held across the country since 2007 in response to the World Blood Donor Day in order to recognise and honour the noble deed of blood donors, reported VOV.

Mr Pham Minh Chinh. Photo: VGP

Associate Professor Nguyen Ha Thanh, director of the National Institute of Hematology and Blood Transfusion, said that with tens of thousands of people regularly donating blood, there is no longer a shortage of blood during the summer season and Tet.

A wide range of voluntary blood donation events have been successfully organised such as the People's Day of Voluntary Blood Donation on April 7 , the World Blood Donor Day on June 14, and Red Spring festival which aims to raise community awareness on the benefits of voluntary blood donation whilst mobilising more people to donate blood.

Under the theme of “Give blood, give plasma, share life, share often” selected by the World Health Organization, this year's World Blood Donor Day has called on people to participate in blood donation activities regularly, including plasma.