Tran Nam Quan, a 62-year-old man in Giong Rieng District of the Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta’s Kien Giang Province, has donated blood more than 70 times. However, for him, each blood donation always has its own beautiful memory.

Tran Phuoc Hung, 39, from Da Nang City is a farmer and founder of a blood donation club with more than 1,400 members who have helped save thousands of critical patients in the city and the nearby province of Quang Nam.

Vu Manh Linh, a 32-year-old youth union leader from Nam Dinh City, donates blood every four months as he wanted to share his blood for a more healthy community.

Amid the outbreak of the deadly novel coronavirus, now officially named COVID-19, calls for blood donation have been heard nationwide as hospitals face severe blood shortages.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Le family have been living in Tien Luc Commune for more than 200 years. They are not only one of the biggest families, but also one of the biggest blood donating groups in the locality.

Professor. Dr Nguyen Anh Tri, director of the National Institute of Hematology and Blood Transfusion (NIHBT), is the founder of the live blood bank, one of big blood donors in Viet Nam. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – HCM City is experiencing an ongoing shortage of blood for transfusions due to a lack of donors.

Within eight hours, blood must be processed into safe products. Hundreds of employees of the Central Hematology and Blood Transfusion Institute have to work through the night to timely extract blood products for patients.

VietNamNet Bridge – She always feels tired, often looks pale, and walks slowly. But 23-year-old Pham Thi Cam Ha has found new energy and a reason to live. The catalyst for her revival: a chance discovery on her Facebook account