Yeongdeok-gun Leads Public Officials in Blood Donations... Safeguarding the Local "Life Safety Net"

First Group Blood Donation of the Year Held with Active Resident Participation
Expectations for Stable Blood Supply and the Spread of a Sharing Culture

Yeongdeok-gun in North Gyeongsang Province carried out its first group blood donation drive of the year to stabilize the blood supply and promote a culture of life-sharing.

Yeongdeok-gun announced that on the 24th, it held a Love Blood Donation campaign together with the Daegu-Gyeongbuk Blood Center of the Korean Red Cross, with public officials and local residents taking part. The event was organized to help resolve the blood shortage problem and to foster an atmosphere that encourages voluntary blood donation.

Yeongdeok County Holds Its First 'Life-Sharing Love Blood Donation Campaign' of the Year

The county promotes regular blood donation activities two to four times a year, striving to secure a stable blood supply in the region and to spread the value of respect for life. In particular, it plans to lead participation in the public sector to draw residents' interest and involvement, and to help establish a culture of blood donation throughout the local community.

Blood donors receive basic blood tests such as blood type testing, hepatitis B and C testing, and liver function tests. They are also provided with benefits including confirmation of their health status, recognition of four hours of volunteer service, issuance of a blood donation certificate, and commemorative gifts.

Oh Donggyu, Director of the Yeongdeok-gun Public Health Center, said, "Recently, due to population aging and demographic changes, it has become increasingly difficult to secure an adequate blood supply. We will work to widely promote the importance of blood donation and encourage continuous participation so that the culture of life-sharing can take firm root in the local community."

An official from Yeongdeok-gun noted that group blood donation serves as an important social safety net by sustaining the treatment base for emergency and severe patients, and expressed the expectation that regular blood donation activities will help spread the value of sharing within the local community.