(HBO) – Summer vacation is a time when children temporarily leave their studying to enjoy, visit and have picnics. However, this is also the time for child drowning cases which made many families anxious.
In summer, many parents have registered
swimming lessons for their children at Provincial Youth Center.
To prevent from drowning for children, the
first and most important thing is to teach children to swim. Perceiving about
the importance of drowning prevention, many families have taken their children
to swimming lessons. This does not only help children relax, but also train
them swimming skills. In the moment, apart from some swimming pools in Hoa Binh
city, some places have started to build swimming pools and put swimming centers
into operation, which has met social demand. In addition, child drowning
prevention has been interested by Ministry of Education and Training, schools
and educational institutions, therefore, it has been implemented seriously and
effectively. For example, many schools provide swimming pools and free swimming
lessons for students. They also combine into extracurricular activities with
the contents of swimming safety tips, child drowning prevention. Secondly, they
can instruct the children to comply with safety regulations from home to school
and opposite, not allow children to play near ponds, lakes, rivers, streams,
canals, ditches or places where there is a risk of drowning, organize the
workshop about the model of "Universal Swimming in school" as well as
instruct how to rescue drowning cases, and organize swimming competitions for
students. As a result, it will help children enhance swimming skills and
drowning prevention.
At the present, except to swimming lessons
for children, they should be taught about life skills and water safety skills
as well. Swimming module ought to be gradually organized in schools and the
districts would develop the work of teaching swimming encourage children to
participate in group activities in order to minimize the risk of injury and
drowning. At the same time, the organizations actively implement the
construction of "Safe house", "Safe school" and "Safe
community" with the target of preventing from accidents and injuries, and
eliminating the risk of drowning for children.
In the afternoon of December 17, the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism organized a summary and awarding ceremony for the Online Competition on preventing and controlling the Family Violence in 2024.
Implementing the Resolution of the 17th Provincial Party Congress to reach a health insurance coverage rate of 95% or more of the population, the Women's Union at all provincial levels has deployed the creative models and methods and effectively replicated them. These activities not only contribute to completing the social security goals, but they also spread the spirit of solidarity and sharing in the community.
Hoa Binh is carried out investment projects to upgrade three district medical centres in Lac Son and Yen Thuy districts and Hoa Binh city. The projects are funded by the central budget under the Economic and Social Recovery and Development Programme, aiming to improve healthcare services. The goal is to gradually develop a system of modern and quality district-level healthcare facilities.
To improve the cultural and spiritual life of the elderly, the associations for the elderly at various levels in Hoa Binh province have created many interesting and meaningful activities, attracting the participation of a large number of old people. These activities provide opportunities for them to improve both their physical and mental health, enabling them to live happily and healthily.
The pilot programme for sending Vietnamese workers to the Republic of Korea (RoK) for seasonal agricultural jobs continues under a collaboration between localities of the two countries, running for five years from January 1, 2022.
Staff of the Red Cross Society of Hoa Binh province were deeply moved by a meaningful and humanitarian act by Mr Vu Huu Lung, 86, in Hoa Binh city, to donate his corneas, which brought hopes to those yearning for the light. Before passing away, Lung left behind a noble wish to donate all of his organs, including his corneas, to help patients suffering from blindness and those in need of organ transplants to revive their lives.