A total of 811 individuals and organisations in Ho Chi Minh City were honoured at a conference on May 31 for donating blood and contributing to the city’s voluntary blood donation movement.

Of them, 71 individuals donated blood 40 times and 178 others donated 30 times.

Seventeen organisations were presented blood donation medals by the Vietnam Red Cross.

Nguyen Tan Binh, director of the city Department of Health, said the number of voluntary donors had been increasing in recent years, helping save thousands of lives.

He called on organisations and individuals to participate in voluntary blood donation campaigns.

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