Donating blood for the community "To live is to love"

On the morning of November 2, 2018, at Eximbank Ho Chi Minh Branch, a blood donation festival took place with the message: Blood donation for the community "To live is to love".
This program is a successful continuation of volunteer programs that Eximbank has implemented in recent years in both North and South regions. This is an activity with many practical meanings towards the social community, contributing more than 300 units of blood for emergency and preventive purposes for patients, especially when the medical industry is in short supply of spare blood. The program took place with the response of hundreds of Eximbank employees at headquarters departments and branches.

Mr. Yutaka Moriwaki - Member of the Board of Directors of Eximbank participating in the blood donation program said: "I have donated blood many times but this is the first time I have participated in this meaningful program in Vietnam. Besides economic activities, business, community-oriented and community-based activities have become one of the cultural features that have been strongly maintained and promoted at Eximbank over the past years. Through the program, our bank hopes to contribute contribute part of our responsibility to society, and at the same time encourage the spirit of sharing in each Eximbank employee. I know that your Vietnamese people have a very good and meaningful saying: To live is to live. Wherever you give, you only receive yourself."

An Eximbank leader participated in blood donation with Eximbank employees (From left to right: Mr. Yutaka Moriwaki - Member of the Board of Directors of Eximbank and Mr. Nguyen Canh Vinh - Permanent Deputy General Director of Eximbank)

Mr. Dao Hong Chau - Deputy General Director of Eximbank joined the blood donation program with employees very early

Eximbank employees enthusiastically registered to donate blood for the community.

Doctor Tran Thi Thanh Tam - Representative of Ho Chi Minh City Humanitarian Blood Donation Center shared: "We sincerely thank the Board of Directors and all Eximbank employees for participating in this meaningful program. I appreciate the coordination work. Organized the bank's reception very professionally and thoughtfully."
Continuing the series of activities, on November 3, 2018 in Hanoi, Eximbank cooperated with the Central Institute of Hematology and Blood Transfusion to organize participation for employees.

Also on this occasion, Ms. Dominique Le Guludec - President of the French National Health Agency (HAS); Mr. François Dabis - Director of the National Research Agency on AIDS and viral hepatitis in France and Ms. Tran Thi Giang Huong (9th from right) - Director of the Department of International Cooperation had a working session. here and visit the blood donation area organized by Eximbank.

Dr. Bach Quoc Khanh, Director of the Central Institute of Hematology and Blood Transfusion (5th from the right) sent his sincere thanks to Eximbank - the unit that organized 2 blood donations at the hospital in 2018 alone, along with Volunteers for noble actions for the community

Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh once shared: "The source of love deep within us can help others realize happiness. A word, an action, a thought can reduce the suffering of others and bring happiness. That happiness comes to that person."

Besides business activities, community-oriented and community-based activities have become one of the cultural features that have been strongly maintained and promoted at Eximbank throughout the years. In 2017 - 2018, Eximbank actively participated in social security activities such as: supporting Can Tho City People's Committee to build great solidarity houses for poor households; Supporting the construction of great solidarity houses in Long Vinh, Go Cong Tay, Tien Giang communes; program of giving warm coats and bringing Tet to highland children; Visiting heroic Vietnamese mothers and organizing programs for orphaned children at Dieu Phap Pagoda; Giving Mid-Autumn Festival gifts to children in Kien Giang province,...