Ho Chi Minh City Red Cross aims to be southern humanitarian hub
Translated from Vietnamese, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.
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- Ho Chi Minh City's Red Cross chapter held its first congress for the 2026-2031 term, reporting nearly 2,800 billion VND in total operational value during the previous term.
- The organization aims to become a modern, professional, and sustainable humanitarian model, with goals including blood donation targets and digital member management.
- Vietnam Red Cross President Do Thi Thu Thao urged the chapter to contribute to urban development and establish the city as a humanitarian coordination center for the southern region.
Ho Chi Minh City's Red Cross chapter convened its inaugural congress for the 2026-2031 term, marking a significant milestone with nearly 2,800 billion VND in total operational value achieved in the preceding term. The organization reported substantial achievements, including facilitating over 6.4 million instances of assistance and collecting 1.46 million units of blood.
Looking ahead, the chapter plans a robust transformation, focusing on modernizing its operations to foster a contemporary, professional, and sustainable urban humanitarian model. Key objectives for the upcoming term include ensuring high performance among local chapters, implementing digital management for members and volunteers, and aiming for 3,000 billion VND in humanitarian activities to support at least 7 million vulnerable individuals.
The Central Committee of the Red Cross recognizes and highly appreciates the outstanding results that the Ho Chi Minh City Red Cross has achieved in the past term. The image of the Red Cross staff, members, and volunteers in Ho Chi Minh City has become a vivid symbol of compassion, always present in the most difficult places, doing the hardest work, and in the most challenging times.
Do Thi Thu Thao, President of the Vietnam Red Cross, lauded the city's chapter for its dedication and impact, describing its members as "vivid symbols of compassion." She emphasized the need for the chapter to extend its role beyond social welfare to actively contribute to building a civilized, humane, and modern urban environment. Thao specifically called for Ho Chi Minh City to gradually develop into a humanitarian coordination hub for the southern region.
Le Quoc Phong, Deputy Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee, also addressed the congress, highlighting the city's new development phase and the high demands placed upon it. He stressed the importance of the Red Cross maintaining its central role in connecting authorities, businesses, and the public, ensuring that humanitarian aid reaches the right people at the right time.
The chapter is determined to innovate strongly in content and operating methods, gradually forming a modern, professional, and sustainable urban humanitarian model with the motto: 'Compassion - Modern - Professional - Spreading'.
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Originally published by Tuแปi Trแบป in Vietnamese. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.
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