(HBO) – Already in his 70s, Bui Van Phuong in Tan Thanh hamlet, Yen Tri commune, Yen Thuy district, the northern province of Hoa Binh, has high prestige among the local community, and set a bright example in actively participating in social activities.
Bui Van Phuong, in Tan
Thanh hamlet, Yen Tri commune, Yen Thuy district, has done his best to help
sick people.
Phuong is a well-known traditional medical practitioner who has
treated many patients with fatal diseases like cirrhosis, snakebite, kidney
failure, haemorrhoids and diseases relating to the digestive system and bones.
Over the past 40 years, Phuong has provided free health check-ups
and treatment for social policy beneficiaries and poor and disabled people.
About 350-400 patients receive free medical check-ups and treatment by him each
year, with total cost amounting to more than 150 million VND.
He has also contributed 100 million VND to the upgrade of the local Thuong
communal house, which costs over 1 billion VND and is expected to be completed
in March-April 2019.
Phuong has set a bright example in social movements and activities,
especially the new-style rural area building. He contributed about 500 million
VND to the building of new-style rural area facilities like the village gate,
concrete roads, cultural house and communal house.
With his prestige, he has joined representatives of agencies and
organisations in persuading locals to donate 3,000 sq.m of land to build 4.5km
of roads, and participate in movements to protect national security and fight
social vice.
With such contributions, Phuong was among outstanding prestigious
people honoured in Hoa Binh in 2018. Earlier, he was presented with
certificates of merit of the Prime Minister and the Government’s Committee for
Ethnic Affairs in 2017, and of the Oriental Traditional Medicine Association in
2016 and 2017./.
More than just an information technology teacher, Bui Van Nien is an inspiring figure who has nurtured the scientific curiosity and creative spirit of students in Vietnam’s ethnic minority communities.
Da Bac is the most disadvantaged mountainous district in Hoa Binh province, with ethnic minorities accounting for about 90% of its population. Over the past years, the district has mobilised resources to implement ethnic policies to improve the quality of life of local people.
In recent years, Hoa Binh province has consistently prioritised the protection, care, and education of children, particularly those from ethnic minorities and disadvantaged backgrounds, by creating a safe, healthy, and nurturing environment for their all-round development.
The Steering Committee for Tobacco Harm Prevention and Control of Hoa Binh province, in coordination with the Tobacco Harm Prevention and Control Fund, held a ceremony on May 28 in response to the World No Tobacco Day (May 31) and the National No Tobacco Week (from May 25 to 31). The event was chaired by Nguyen Van Toan, Standing Vice Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee and head of the Steering Committee.
Since 2021, the Center for Industrial Promotion and Industrial Development Consulting (CIIDC) under the Department of Industry and Trade has been implementing a school lighting model as part of the plan for using energy efficiently and economically in Hoa Binh Province in the pẻiod of 2021 - 2025. This model not only aims to improve the learning conditions and enhance the education quality, but it also promotes the message of energy saving, energy security, environmental protection and contributes to the goals of socio-economic development.
In the 2024 - 2025 school year, the entire Hoa Binh provincial education sector includes 520 educational institutions and schools. Among them are 13 ethnic boarding schools with 153 classes and 4,487 students. Four of these schools have met national standards, reaching 30.7 percent.
