(HBO) – In accordance with Resolution No.21-NQ/TW on October 25, 2017 by 12th Party Central Committee about population works in the new situation, the province’s population works in recent years have been promoted, gradually changing policy focus from population and family planning (P-FP) to population and development. Provincial population quality has been improved. Family size of two children is increasingly acceptable to most couples, natural population growth rate decreased by almost 1%, gender ratio at birth cut down to 116.6 males/100 females.

Officials from the Provincial Sub-Department of PFP
provided consultation, collected blood samples for thalassemia screening in Tan
Lac.
With the objectives of continuing the declining birthrate, reducing
third child birth rate, while at the same time improving population quality, the
relevant authorities have focused on deploying activities such as: Expanding family planning and consultations, health examinations
before marriage, screenings for thalassemia, prenatal screenings, infant
screenings, and healthcare for the elderly…, gradually improving population
quality, average life expectancy reaching 72.7 years. Family planning services
providing systems were reinforced and developed; contraception rates among
couples of child-bearing ages reached 75.4%. Communication and mobilization
were regularly conducted with diverse forms to help change awareness and
practices for the majority of cadres, party members and people, fulfilling
objectives and plans even during COVID-19 pandemic in 2021.
The coordination between levels, sectors and agencies in
incorporating P-FP works in the units’ professional activities, the support and
active participation of the mass people played a central role in
socializing population works, said Nguyen Thi Minh Phuong, Head of Provincial
Sub-Department of P-FP. The agency has actively advised Provincial Party
Committee and People’s Committee to introduce directives on population works,
especially on resolving the gender disparity at birth in the province,
promoting 2 children family size in residential areas community conventions…,
simultaneously strengthening propaganda, promoting social marketing about
non-clinical contraception methods./.
Seven years after the 12th Party Central Committee’s Resolution, Tan Lac district has seen considerable progresses.
The Standing Board of the Hoa Binh provincial Party Committee has held a conference to announce decisions regarding the apparatus restructuring of the province’s political system and personnel affairs.
Following the results of the military enlistment examination for 2025, Lac Son district has seen 100 young men and women volunteering to enlist in the military. Among these recruits, there are several families where two siblings have both written voluntary enlistment letters, eager to undertake the sacred task of protecting the nation.
As the Party Organisation and people of Hoa Binh province welcome the arrival of spring, they take pride in the remarkable achievements obtained under the leadership of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV), which turns 95 this spring. With a shared determination to build a prosperous future, they embrace ambitious aspirations for national development, joining hands with the whole country to prepare to enter a new era-one of national progress and advancement.
In 2023, the relic site where President Ho Chi Minh visited the Chi Hoa Production Group in Lam Son commune, Luong Son district of Hoa Binh province, was officially recognised as a provincial-level revolutionary historical site. Each year, it draws numerous visitors from across Vietnam and abroad, becoming a "red address" for educating young generations on the nation's revolutionary traditions.
According to the Party Charter, Party members who have been active in the revolution for a long time, and have maintained their Party membership for 30 years and more, will be awarded the Party badge. This is a noble reward, not only a source of pride and excitement for the Party members themselves and their families, but also a source of pride for the Party organisation that has such outstanding members who are shining examples for everyone to learn from and follow.