(HBO) - The Hoa Binh provincial Health Department in collaboration with relevant departments and agencies held a seminar to launch the Result-based Scaling Up Rural Sanitation and Water Supply Programme 2019 that uses the World Bank’s loan. Attending the event were 45 delegates from departments, agencies, mass organisations, the provincial People’s Committee, the women’s unions, and the education and training offices of Lac Son and Kim Boi districts.
Representative from
the provincial Health Department speaks at the event.
Hoa Binh is one of the 21 provinces benefiting from the
programme, which aims to change rural dwellers’ awareness, behavior and
attitude, thus improving personal hygiene and enhancing sustainable public
access to clean water and rural sanitation.
On August 24, 2017, the provincial People’s Committee issued
Plan No.119 on the implementation of the programme for the 2016 – 2020 period. In
2018, the programme was carried out in communal medical stations, schools and
households in Ky Son, Cao Phong and Kim Boi districts. This year, the programme
was conducted in Kim Boi and Lac Son districts with 14 communes.
At the event, delegates was introduced to the programme and listened
to the need to invest in sanitation, approaches to methods to promote hygiene, favourable
conditions to foster rural sanitation, action plans at the communal, district
and provincial levels to carry out the programme.
The programme looks to build or renovate 400 toilets in 21
provinces. It is estimated that 5.3 million people will benefit from sanitation
in communes, 255,000 households benefit from improved water supply, 2,650
schools and medical stations enjoy improved water supply and sanitation, 3,000
officers and people at all levels benefit from capacity improvement. It expects
to mitigate environment pollution, improve living conditions and public health,
and create favourable conditions to fulfill environment targets in new-style rural
area building effort./.
At HANOI JVC Training Center (Hanoi), the Farmers’s Support Center, the Provincial Farmers' Union and VTC1 International Development joint Stock Company recently held a signing ceremony for a cooperation agreement to link consulting and create the labor resources working abroad for a limited period of time.
In recent years, the education career in Yen Thuy district has changed positively. The school facilities have newly been built and the quality of education has improved.
The Board for Women's Advancement of Hoa Binh province on November 11 officially launched the Action Month for Gender Equality, focusing on preventing and addressing gender-based violence. As part of the event, a special talk was held on the theme of sharing household work for a happy family. The event drew 300 delegates, including Nguyen Van Toan, Standing Vice Chairman of the provincial People's Committee and head of the provincial Board for Women's Advancement.
The people in Hoa Binh province are aware of the need to build and preserve the cultural traditions and unique customs of their communities, especially those related to ethnic identities and family values which serve as foundation for a vibrant, tradition-rich Hoa Binh, enriching community life. In recent years, the province’s Party Committee, authorities, and residents have paid heed to building and developing family values and fostering human standards in the new era.
The festival of great national solidarity and culture in 2024 was held at the communal house of Da Bac district on November 5. Vice Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee Nguyen Van Toan and leaders of departments and sectors attended the event.
The Labor Federation of Da Bac district has focused on protecting workers' rights while actively participating in patriotic emulation movements to enhance the creativity and productivity of the local workforces across agencies, organisations and enterprises.
