Nhan Dan - Around 5,000 units of blood are expected to be donated by 20,000 volunteers during the 2011 Red Spring festival at My Dinh national stadium in Hanoi on February 20, said the National Institute of Haematology and Blood Transfusion yesterday.
According to the organisers, about 1,300 platelet units will be produced from the donated blood. Nearly 80 buses will take turns picking up volunteers at 50 blood donation points across the city from 8.00am to 6.00pm.
The event, the fourth of its kind, aims to encourage people to show their humanitarian spirit by donating blood to help resolve the serious blood shortage .