(HBO) - This year, on the vocation of April 30 and May 1 the officials, the civil servants and the employees were entitled to 5 consecutive days off. It was forecasted that the density of people and vehicles participating in traffic would suddenly increase, potentially threatening the traffic congestion and the loss of traffic safety. Therefore, the provincial appropriate authorities have paid particular attention to ensuring the traffic order and safety.
The officers and the soldiers of the Traffic Police Team – Hoa Binh Department of Public Security have strengthened the patrol and the control, reminding the traffic participants to raise the awareness of law observance.
Together with implementing Official Letter No. 402, April 10, 2019 of the Prime Minister on serving the travel needs of the people and ensuring traffic safety during the holidays of April 30 and May 1, 2019, on the same day the Chairman of the People's Committee of the province also issued Document No. 2086 to assign the Provincial Traffic Safety Committee and other departments and the appropriate authorities to implement the contents of the Official Letter No. 402 of the Prime Minister and to report the results of the submission to the Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee.
Implementing the official document, many synchronous and drastic solutions have been actively implemented by the Provincial Traffic Safety Committee and the Traffic Police team (the Provincial Department of Public Security), bringing safe holidays to people. Accordingly, the Traffic Safety Committee of the province has issued a directive to the local Traffic Safety Committees to implement many specific measures. In particular, it is not allowed to drive beyond speed, after using alcohol, beer, narcotics. Do not use mobile phones while driving, wear safety helmet when riding motorcycles, motorcycles, electric bicycles; wear life jackets in accordance with the regulations when traveling on water transport and so on.
Implementing the plan of the Ministry of Public Security, the Provincial Traffic Safety Committee and the Provincial Department of Public Security, the Traffic Police Department have actively developed a plan to ensure traffic safety during the vocation. Lieutenant Colonel Dinh Thi Thu Hang, the Deputy Head of Traffic Police Department says "Because of the high travel demand of people during the vocation of April 30, May 1, as well as a large number of tourists may rush to the tourist spots such as Mai Chau, Kim Boi, Lac Thuy, Cao Phong, we will arrange the traffic directional distribution and strengthen traffic patrol and control, focusing on the errors and the behaviors that are the main reasons leading to the loss of traffic safety. In particular, we will strengthen the coordination with traffic inspection forces to prevent and strictly handle with the act of suppressing the passengers, carrying more than the prescribed number of passengers of the transport means”.
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.
