(HBO)- The province currently has 100,914 elderly members, taking part in 1,001 associations. The members of the elderly association account for nearly 12% of the whole province's population.
Members of the intergenerational club of
Chieng hamlet, Lien Vu commune, Lac Son district are actively participating in
cultural and artistic activities.
Currently, the Association of Elderly at all
levels in the province have built a fund of "All people take care and
promote the role of the elderly people". This fund is over 3.8 billion
VND. Using the fund, The Association of all levels gave gifts, visited the sick
elderly, maintaining the activities to support the poor and difficult elderly
in the whole province. In 2018, the associations of all levels directly
coordinated with departments, branches and mass organizations to visit and give
more than 8 thousand gifts to the elderly members on holidays and Tet with a
total value of over 2.9 billion VND. They also coordinated to celebrate the longevity
wishing ceremony for more than 10 thousand elderly members with a total amount
of more than 1.9 billion VND. In particular, the Association collaborates with
the National Front, branches and groups to delete 15 temporary houses for the
elderly. The provincial elderly care fund provide expense to help 2 elderly
households in Da Bac district repair their houses.The associations at all
levels have coordinated for the health examination for more than 43 thousand
turns of elderly people in the province. In particular, there were screening
eye diseases for more than 13 thousand elderly people, eye surgery to replace
vitreous lenses for more than 2 thousand elderly people. In 2018, the whole
province established 10 intergenerational clubs to help each other. Over the
time, it shows that the model really brings a practical meaning to the elderly
members at all levels, especially the poor and lonely members without support.
Through the form of the capital support to help members develop small economies
and organize charitable activities in the community, the inter-generational
clubs have helped many poor members with the opportunity to stabilize their
lives and health care.
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.