Professor Ahn Hyun-soo of Honam University Awarded Red Cross 'Gold Medal'

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Gwan-woo] Honam University announced on the 29th that Professor Ahn Hyun-soo of the Korean Language Department was awarded the Red Cross Blood Donation Merit Medal (Gold) by the Korean Red Cross in recognition of his contributions to the blood donation campaign on the 27th.

Professor Ahn received the gold medal, which is awarded to those who have donated blood 50 times, for practicing love sharing and life sharing through consistent blood donations.

The reason he decided to donate blood regularly was that six years ago, while donating a liver to his younger brother, he personally experienced the noble value of blood donation through receiving transfusions.

Since then, Professor Ahn has continued to donate blood one to two times a month through steady exercise and health management, and he also encourages his two sons to donate blood, passionately promoting blood donation beyond the help received in restoring his brother’s health.

Recently, due to a shortage of blood supplies caused by COVID-19, the Red Cross Blood Center has been conducting continuous promotions and campaigns, but still faces difficulties in securing blood supply.

Regarding this, Professor Ahn said, “People who are not healthy cannot donate blood even if they want to. I encourage everyone to actively participate in meaningful blood donation that saves lives and shares love by regularly checking their health through various tests.”

Professor Ahn, who is also an editorial committee member of the Honam University Integrated News Center, has been responsible for training student reporters and newspaper editing at newspapers and broadcasting stations for over 20 years since his time as a teaching assistant, and currently hosts the ‘Visible Radio Dodam Dodam Todak Todak,’ which launched on the 15th.

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