Blood donation to mark Nelson Mandela International Day

(VNF) - On the occasion of Nelson Mandela Centenary, Melia Hanoi is collaborating with the Embassy of Republic of South Africa in Vietnam, and Vietnam National Institute of Hematology and Blood Transfusion to raise donations for the Vietnamese Blood Bank, for those who suffer from blood disorders on July 20^th.

This event aims to encourage people to donate blood regularly in order to ensure the sufficiency of blood stock, also underlines the role of every single inpidual in the blood transfusion activity, especially when emergencies happen.

Benefits you will have when donating blood including free health check-up and consultancy; free blood test and result (confidentially): blood type, HIV, HBV, HCV, etc. and free coffee break with snacks from the hotel.

After the donation, you can receive Blood Donation Certificate, which verifies the blood units donated and helps the donor reimburse an equal amount when he/she needs.

The will take place from 8 am till 12 am at Melia Hanoi Hotel (44 Ly Thuong Kiet Str., Hanoi).

Nelson Mandela International Day is celebrated every year in recognition of the 67 years that Nelson Mandela spent in serving humanity and fighting for freedom and justice. The celebration seeks to mobilize the solidarity of the international community in entrenching the values of freedom and justice that Nelson Mandela fought for. It is about creating a global movement for good, which recognises that positive change begins with small and inpidual actions and serves as a catalyst for people around the world to realise that each and every one of us has the ability to change the world. For this reason, the United Nations declared July 18^th as the Nelson Mandela International Day in 2009.

2017 is the 100^th anniversary of Nelson Mandela’s Birth Day and marks the fourth year in which the Nelson Mandela Day will be organised and celebrated in the absence of the great iconic leader who demonstrated, through perseverance and principle that each and every one of us has the ability to change the world through self-sacrifice and action./.

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