(HBO) – The youth union of the police of the north-western province of Hoa Binh worked with the provincial Red Cross Society and the Hanoi Police Hospital to organise a winter voluntary programme in the communes of Hang Kia and Pa Co of Mai Chau district. More than 100 officials and members from chapters of the youth union of provincial police and Mai Chau police participated in the programme.
Volunteers provide medical checkups, consultations and free
medicine for locals of Hang Kia commune.
It was
part of the activities to respond to the voluntary programme in winter 2018 and
spring 2019 of the youths of the provincial police, aiming to bolster
solidarity and spirit of young people towards disadvantaged people in the
locality, thus creating a friendly image of the force among local residents.
A
number of activities took place in the event, including a ceremony to present
scholarships to 10 poor students with outstanding academic results in Hang Kia
and Po Co communes.
Participants
also received information on traffic regulations, drug crime prevention, and surrender
of weapons and explosives.
In
addition, stationery was handed over to 200 students of Boarding Junior High School
B for ethnic students in Mai Chau district. Members of the youth union were
encouraged to contribute working days for the family of martyr Sung A Tru.
Furthermore,
as many as 200 Mong ethnic people in Hang Kia commune received medical
examination, healthcare consultancy, free medicine and gifts totalling more
than 50 million VND (about 2,155 USD)./.
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.
