Posts Tagged ‘ Donation ’

Vietnam to establish national center on tissues, human organs 

November 19, 2011
Vietnam to establish national center on tissues, human organs 

  Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has signed a decision to establish a national center in charge of coordinating the donation and transplants of tissues and human organs, the Vietnam News Agency reported. The center, to be under the authority of the Health Ministry, will be based in Hanoi. The center will be charged with receiving information [...]

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GS Oil Vietnam donates to Thanh Nien's fisherfolk assistance program 

July 4, 2011
GS Oil Vietnam donates to Thanh Nien's fisherfolk assistance program 

Nguyen Quang Thong (L,1st), Editor-in-chief of Thanh Nien Newspaper, receives a VND1 billion (US$48,756) donation from the GS Oil Vietnam Company in Ho Chi Minh City Friday. The GS Oil Vietnam Company Friday made a VND1 billion  (US$48,756) donation to a program launched by Thanh Nien to support fishermen.   The grant will be used [...]

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Vietnam offers aid to Japan, evacuates citizens 

March 18, 2011
Vietnam offers aid to Japan, evacuates citizens 

A resident carries household belongings in a cardboard as his devastated house was due to be removed by earthmovers at Iwaizumi, northeastern Japan, on Thursday, March 17, 2011 following last week's massive earthquake and resulting tsunami. Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has instructed the Vietnam Red Cross Society to raise donations for remediation efforts following [...]

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Korean company donates to Central flood victims 

December 20, 2010
Korean company donates to Central flood victims 

Yi Jin Seok (2nd R), Managing Director of the Korean National Oil Corporation, hands off the company’s donation to Thanh Nien representatives, who then distributed the funds to Central flood victims. The Korean National Oil Corporation (KNOC) donated VND300 million to people in the Central region suffering from continuous and devastating flooding during the past [...]

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SOCIAL IN BRIEF 10/1

January 11, 2010
SOCIAL IN BRIEF 10/1

Hospitals face serious blood shortage during Tet; HCM City-My Tho highway to open for Tet holidays; HCM City becomes more floral; Illegal gold mining activities suspended; Fund improves personal hygiene   Hospitals face serious blood shortage during Tet A Humanitarian Blood Donation Day was jointly launched in Hanoi on January 9 by the National Institute of [...]

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A million blood donors sought within six years

December 17, 2009
A million blood donors sought within six years

Viet Nam has set a target of collecting 1.1 million units of blood by 2015 from voluntary donors, to account for 1 per cent of the country’s population . . . Journalists at HCM City branch office of Vietnam News Agency donate blood. The country targets collecting 1.1 million units of blood by 2015.“Thanks to [...]

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Health ministry drafts blood donation strategy

August 24, 2009
Health ministry drafts blood donation strategy

Nearly 500 youth union members in Hanoi registered to donate blood to mark Voluntary Blood Donation Day on April 7. LookAtVietnam – The Ministry of Health has drawn up a draft strategy for blood donation in the 2009-15 period and is collecting public opinion about it, Dr. Nguyen Anh Tri, director of the Institute of [...]

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Norway donates books to National Library of Vietnam

May 16, 2009

Norway, in recognition of the May 17 Constitution Day, has made a book donation to the National Library of Vietnam and set up a temporary book display. The set of books, worth VND321 million (US$17,800), covers a wide range of topics including several books on Norway and its history, culture, arts, literature, science and technology.At [...]

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Summer blood donation campaign set to open

May 6, 2009
Summer blood donation campaign set to open

A nationwide summer campaign to encourage people to donate blood launched on May 8 expects to collect 140,000 units that will benefit around 100,000 patients in the next three months. The Vietnam Red Cross Association, the Central Blood Transfusion and Hematology Center and the Hanoi Youth Volunteers Association for Humanitarian Blood Donation Campaigns are organizing [...]

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Summer blood donation campaign set to begin

May 6, 2009
Summer blood donation campaign set to begin

LookAtVietnam – A summer campaign to encourage the public to donate blood is scheduled to be launched on May 8 and expects to collect 140,000 units of blood to treat approximately 100,000 patients in three months up to September. A summer campaign to encourage the public to donate blood is scheduled to be launched on [...]

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Vietnam, Cuba foreign ministries to bolster ties

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Vietnam’s top diplomat has affirmed that the Foreign Ministry will closely cooperate with its Cuban counterpart to implement the agreements reached by the two...