(VOVworld)- Vietnam Red Cross Society organized a meeting to mark the 150^th founding anniversary of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies. On the occasion, the organization launched the campaign “Red Blood” in summer 2013 and the fund raising campaign for the Project “Cow Bank”. The International Red Cross was founded 150 years ago and now has 187 Red Cross Societies. Founded in 1946, Vietnam Red Cross Society has contributed greatly to the International Red Cross  in emergency rescue, humanitarian aids, health care, blood donation, seeking missing in action, and disaster prevention and control.

Every year, the organization implements about 30 projects worth more than 800 billion dong. Nguyen Huu Hong, Vice President of Vietnam Red Cross Society, says: “Vietnam Red Cross Society is currently implementing two major programs. The Blood donation program aims to help patients and the Cow Bank program is to help disadvantaged people. Since 2009, the organization has provided farmers with more than 7,000 cows and we hope to raise 100 billion VND to buy cows for poor farmers, especially those in border areas”.

On the occasion, many humanitarian activities are held to raise funds to help poor people and mobilize people to donate blood.