(HBO) - President of the Vietnam Red Cross Society (VRC) Central Committee Bui Thi Hoa visited and presented gifts to poor people in Hoa Binh province on January 20.
Leader of Vietnam Red
Cross Society Central Committee hands over gifts to a poor household in Tan Hoa
ward (Hoa Binh city).
In Da Bac district, officials of the VRC Central Committee
and other sectors granted 100 gifts, each comprising 1 million VND in cash and
confectionery and necessities, for people living in disadvantageous
circumstances and Agent Orange victims, with a total value of 120 million VND.
The leader of the VRC Central Committee expressed her
sympathy with poor households facing difficulties and encouraged them to make
more efforts in production and economic development to increase their income
and improve their life. The VRC Central Committee also presented 500 water
filters to the provincial Red Cross to carry out humanitarian and social
welfare activities. The delegation also visited and presented gifts to a poor
household in Group 9, Tan Hoa ward (Hoa Binh city) whose members are suffering
from a serious illness, and lose the ability to work.
The gifts demonstrated the VRC Central Committee’s concern
for the community, thus contributing to taking care of and helping those in
need and helping them have faith to rise up in life./.
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.