Provincial Red Cross Society innovates organization, improves effectiveness of humanitarian activities

As a core force, specializing in humanitarian work,

charity,   The Provincial Red Cross Society (RCS) has been actively innovating its organization and methods of operation, and improving its capacity to meet the requirements of its tasks in the new situation.

Chairman of the Provincial Red Cross Society Ly Van Thanh (4th from the right) received 100 million VND from the Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee and organizations of Hong Gai ward to support the people of Cuba, August 2025.

In response to the request to reorganize the organizational model towards streamlining in the two-level government system, the Provincial Red Cross Association has proactively adjusted its organizational structure accordingly. According to Mr. Ly Van Thanh, Chairman of the Provincial Red Cross Association, the unit is currently waiting for a project from the Central Government on the arrangement and consolidation of mass organizations assigned by the Party and the State at the provincial and communal levels. On that basis, the Provincial Red Cross Association will issue guidelines for organizing the apparatus in communes, wards, special zones, schools and public service units with Associations, establishing a temporary Executive Committee, Standing Committee and Inspection Committee. In the immediate future, local officials of the grassroots Red Cross Association will be assigned to hold concurrent positions depending on actual conditions, in order to ensure smooth operations and proper functions.

After the district-level Red Cross Association ceases to exist, commune and ward-level units, Quang Ninh Medical College and the high school system are identified as focal points for activities. The Association will organize the congress after receiving official instructions from the Central Government, expected in the first quarter of 2026 for the grassroots level and the second quarter of 2026 for the provincial level. The consolidation of the Association's organizational system is an important step to ensure that the apparatus operates effectively and consistently, meeting the requirements of the province's humanitarian and charitable work in the coming period.

Officials and civil servants of provincial departments and branches participated in voluntary blood donation at the "Red Journey" launching ceremony in June 2025.

Along with perfecting the apparatus, the Provincial Red Cross Association also focuses on innovating its operating methods, consolidating and improving the effectiveness of Red Cross volunteer groups, clubs, and teams, being ready to respond to emergency situations and participating in timely support for humanitarian activities. The Association also strengthens its advisory role with Party committees, authorities, the Fatherland Front, and socio-political organizations in implementing humanitarian assistance programs appropriate to local conditions.

Voluntary blood donation activities continue to be maintained effectively. On August 15, 2025, the Provincial People's Committee issued Decision No. 3240/QD-UBND on the consolidation of the Provincial Voluntary Blood Donation Steering Committee, with the Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee in charge of culture and society as the Head of the Committee; the Chairman of the Provincial Red Cross Association as the Standing Deputy Head of the Committee; with the participation of leaders of the Department of Health, the Provincial Youth Union, the Provincial Police, the Provincial Military Command and hospitals. As of August 26, 2025, the whole province had organized 76 blood donation drives with nearly 19,000 participants, receiving 15,873 units of blood, reaching 69.6% of the 2025 plan (the assigned target is 22,800 units). According to Chairman of the Provincial Red Cross Association Ly Van Thanh, blood donation activities are maintained continuously without interruption to ensure a blood source to serve the timely and safe treatment of patients.

The 24-hour Live Blood Bank Club (under the Provincial Red Cross Association) donated 40 million VND to Quang Ninh Traditional Medicine Hospital to maintain the "Humanitarian Porridge Pot" model at the hospital, May 2025.

In the coming time, the Provincial Red Cross Association will focus on improving the operational efficiency of the Red Cross Funds, while coordinating with the Provincial Fatherland Front Committee to direct the development of a mechanism to mobilize social resources to support humanitarian and charitable work. In particular, the Association is implementing the construction of a database system on humanitarian work, to serve digital transformation in the spirit of Resolution No. 57-NQ/TW on the development of science, technology, innovation and national digital transformation. This system not only helps manage information on addresses in need of assistance but also makes operations transparent, saves costs, and increases connectivity between the provincial and grassroots Associations. At the same time, this is also a data platform for statistics and evaluation of the effectiveness of humanitarian activities throughout the province.

In addition, the Provincial Red Cross Society has focused on innovating the communication work on humanitarian activities in the direction of multimedia and multi-platform, ensuring the wide dissemination of humanitarian values ​​to all classes of people. Effective communication also contributes to calling for the support of organizations, individuals, and businesses inside and outside the province in community assistance programs.

Duong Truong

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