HBO – The two policies, the social insurance and the health insurance have been playing an important role in the country's social security system. The Party and the State have been always paying attention to these two policies and have been considering them as a goal and a driving force for the sustainable development of the country, as well as demonstrating the good nature of the socialism.
According to the statistics of the provincial social insurance sector, the number of people participating in the social insurance and the health insurance has continuously increased in recent years. By the end of 2018, there have been over 76 thousand people participating in the social insurance, over 61,000 people participating in the unemployment insurance in the whole province. After 6 years (from 2012), the number of people participating in the social insurance have increased by nearly 20 thousand people and that of people participating in the unemployment insurance have increased by 17 thousand people.
For health insurance, there were more than 814 thousand people participating, reaching 96.3% of the population by the end of 2018. In particular, 100% of the beneficiary of social welfare, the people with meritorious services to the revolution, the poor, the ethnic minorities, the poverty threshold households, children under 6 years old have been participating regularly. The percentage of school students and students participating in the health insurance reached over 90%, especially the family health insurance increased. Hoa Binh is one of the provinces with a high proportion of people participating in health insurance compared to the average of the whole province.
Along with expanding the number of participants in the social insurance and the health insurance, the social insurance fund also keeps increasing every year, meeting the implementation of the social insurance regimes and policies. The medical examination and treatment benefits of patients with the health insurance cards are always guaranteed and the health insurance fund is used effectively. The number of beneficiaries of the social insurance regimes and policies increases every year. Every year, tens of thousands of workers are enjoyed the regimes and policies of the social insurance such as the subsidization for sickness, maternity, loss of working capacity, difficult allowance and so on. The social insurance regimes and policies are complied with regulations.
Thanks to the regimes and policies of the social insurance and the health insurance, the lives of workers are guaranteed when they reach the age of not having ability to work, when they are sick or when they have the labor accidents and occupational diseases. Therefore, the social insurance regimes and policies have become the spiritual fulcrum of workers.
In addition, the province has also paid attention to investing in medical examination and treatment facilities in the province, creating conditions for non-public health system to participate in health insurance examination and treatment, contributing to overcoming the overload in the hospital at the provincial level. The province is paying attention to the training, fostering professional skills, professional ethics, improving the medical ethics to serve patients of the health sector’s staff, improving the quality of medical examination and treatment for health insurance.
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.
