(HBO) - The steering board for the implementation of the COVID-19 vaccination drive in Hoa Binh province on August 13 held a meeting on the implementation of the COVID-19 vaccination campaign in 2021-22.
The event was chaired by Vice Chairman of the provincial
People’s Committee and head of the steering board Nguyen Van Toan.
Vice Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee Nguyen Van Toan addresses
the meeting.
According to the Hoa Binh Department of Health, as of August 10, three phases
of inoculation had finished and the fourth and fifth ones are underway.
As many as 42,538 people have received at least one jab, of them 6,559 people
have been fully vaccinated. A total of 48,085 doses have been
administered.
The supply, reception, transportation and preservation of vaccine and equipment
have been done in a timely manner. Vaccines have been allocated to vaccination
sites on time for the implementation of the plan.
At the conference, participants reported obstacles that hinder the vaccination
process and put forward measures to carry out the campaign in remote and
mountainous areas, preserve the vaccines at grassroots facilities, mobilise
medical workers and volunteers to help with vaccination work at the sites,
among others.
Speaking at the meeting, Toan assigned tasks to relevant sectors and asked them
to frequently update information from vaccination sites, especially on any
incidents in a bid to devise suitable and timely solutions.
The Hoa Binh Department of Health will soon build vaccine distribution plans
for prioritised groups, he said, suggesting that retired medical workers be
mobilised to ensure personnel for the drive./.
On March 14th, the Party Committee of the Provincial Agencies Bloc coordinated with the Provincial Employees' Trade Union to organize the contest "Family meal - warm and loving”. The activity aims to celebrate the International Day of Happiness, March 20th, and the 66th anniversary of the founding of the Provincial Agencies’ Party Committee (March 27th, 1958 - March 27th, 2024).
Over the past years, Mai Chau district has concretised policies, mobilised resources, and integrated the State’s investment and support programmes into its socio-economic development, aiming to help ethnic minority groups improve their living standards.
As many as 79,988 locals joined compulsory social security scheme as of February, accounting for 93.76% of the annual plan and up 1.5% from the same time last year. There were 71,830 people covered with unemployment insurance, a year-on-year increase of 2.6%. Meanwhile, 796,322 held health insurance cards, or 90% of the population.
Toan Son commune in Da Bac district, with 70% of its population being ethnic minority people, has mobilised resources and created favourable conditions for local residents to access concessional loans to develop production. Thanks to the efforts, local livelihoods have seen positive changes.
Last year, the provincial health sector stepped up patriotic movements, encouraging its staff to improve their professional knowledge and skills, contributing to raising the quality of medical check-up and treatment.