Hoa Binh, home to over 226,000 children with more than 53,000 Kinh ethnics and 173,000 of other minority groups, has taken child healthcare as an important mission.
Children in Da
Bac district’s Cao Son commune in a football match held by the commune’s youth
union.
The provincial medical sector has realised
various solutions to ensure children’s access to healthcare services while
improving nutrition for them, especially those residing in remote and
ethnic-inhabited regions.
According to statistics from the provincial
Department of Health, in the first half of the year, the rate of underweight
children under five years old was 14.2% and that of stunting kids was 22.7% as
compared to the 26% and the nearly 32% recorded in early 2010.
Medical staff specialising in child health care
have been arranged at 151 medical stations in communes and towns. Meanwhile,
under a programme against malnutrition among the children carried out across
the province, close tabs have been kept on local kids’ growth, micronutrient
and vitamin supplements, and vaccination.
Along with school-based health care, the sector
has stepped up communications work to raise public awareness of the current
healthcare policies and programmes.
In the ongoing summer holiday, local youth
unions at all levels have been organising various activities to improve the
health and spiritual lives of local kids, especially impoverished and ethnic
minority ones.
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.
