From the beginning of the year, the People's Committee of Lac Thuy district directed the agencies and the specialized departments to collaborate with the district's Social Insurance to promote and encourage the residents to participate in voluntary social insurance and household health insurance.
The staff of Lac Thuy District’s Social Insurance are promoting the voluntary social insurance policies to the small traders in Phu Nghia Commune.
The district also disseminated information on the social insurance, health insurance, and unemployment insurance policies through its electronic information portal and social media platforms. As a result, by the end of July, in the district there were 4,635 people participating in compulsory social insurance, 1,412 in voluntary social insurance, 4,146 in unemployment insurance, and 54,442 in health insurance, achieving 93.63% of the plan, with a health insurance coverage rate of 87.5%.
In the whole district, 52,208 out of the 52,243 people have integrated their health insurance cards with their chip-based citizen identification cards, reaching 99.93%. All the medical facilities in the district provide health insurance services using citizen identification cards. The health insurance payments for medical examinations and treatments have totaled over 16.2 billion VND, serving 24,245 people. Additionally, 100% of the social insurance lump-sum payments were made through non-cash methods, and 24.8% of pension payments were made through bank accounts.
To contribute to ensuring social welfare and achieving the Government's target of universal health insurance coverage, the provincial social security sector is collaborating with the Department of Health and healthcare facilities across the province to ensure that participants receive the best possible care.
The pilot project of a community-based long-term care model for the elderly (TA 9928) in Vietnam is being implemented in the two communes, Tu Son and Vinh Tien (Kim Boi). After more than a year of implementation, the project has made the positive impression, enhancing the community's role in better caring for the vulnerable elderly people in the area.
As the 2024-2025 school year is approaching, many parents are taking the opportunity to purchase textbooks for their children in preparation for the new academic year. This year, the price of textbooks and reference books decreased by 10-40% depending on the type of book, helping parents save some money.
The Hoa Binh Department of Education and Training on August 20 held a ceremony to present the title of Excellent Teacher to outstanding teachers, review the 2023-2024 academic year, and launch tasks for the new year. The event drew Bui Duc Hinh, Standing Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee of Hoa Binh and Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee; Nguyen Van Chuong, Vice Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee; and leaders of a number of local departments and sectors.
On August 18th, the Trade Union of the Provincial Industrial Zones (IZs) held the final round of the "Labor Dance” competition. It commended the outstanding trade union officials at the grassroots levels in 2024.
