(HBO) - In the afternoon of June 3, the Department of Health held a conference to implement the program "Expanding the scale of the rural clean water and sanitation based on the output” with the loans from the World Bank.
The delegates are discussing at
the conference.
The program is implemented in 21
provinces in the Northern mountainous region, the Central Highlands and the
Southern Central region, including Hoa Binh province. The programm was
conducted in the period of 2016 - 2020, however, it has been allowed to last
until the end of December 2022 by the Governemnt due to the impact of Covid-19
pandemics. The program focuses on providing the communication activities to
change the behavior, developing the sanitation market and building the
infrastructure to support the behavior change, support the sustainable service
development and build the institutional capacity for the service delivery. In
Hoa Binh province, the program has been implemented since 2018, with the goal
of 60 communes achieving the commune-wide sanitation, 30 communes achieving the
sustainable commune-wide sanitation, 85 water works and communal health
stations' latrines being renovated and newly built. Up btill now, 85 water
works and the medical sanitary latrines have been built and renovated; 32 out
of the 60 communes have achieved the commune-wide sanitation, 11 out of the 30
communes have achieved the sustainable commune-wide sanitation.
The conference has focused on
discussing and analyzing the difficulties and obstacles in the actual
implementation process in the locality, especially in the remote and
mountainous communes and areas with difficult economic conditions in Kim Boi,
Da Bac, Cao Phong districts, which have the low rate of hygienic latrines for
the households. Thereby, it has been contributing to the completion of the plan
and roadmap so that all households have and use the hygienic latrines by 2030
according to the Government's commitment to the international community.
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.