(HBO) – A competition on response to natural disasters and first aid was recently held for teams in the three communes of Dong Tam, Yen Bong and Khoan Du in Lac Thuy district of the northern mountainous province of Hoa Binh.
A team from Khoan Du commune (Lac Thuy district)
participates in the competition to rescue a drowning victim.
The event was
organised by the provincial Red Cross Society with the support of the US Agency
for International Development (USAID).
The competition aimed
to help members of rescue teams of the communes to gain experience and improve
their skills in disaster response, hygiene maintenance and disease prevention,
along with those in first aid, search and rescue, providing support for local
authorities and people in case of accidents and disasters.
The teams
competed in three parts including introduction, knowledge and practice. In the practice
category, contestants prepared their own scenarios for disaster prevention and
response involving clean water, hygiene and disease prevention in the locality.
Scenarios such
as traffic accidents, drowning, cessation of respiration, electric shock, first
aid and victim evacuation techniques, were thoroughly devised, demonstrating
teams’ capacity in responding to accidents and disasters.
Khoan Du commune
triumphed at the competition, followed by Yen Bong and Dong Tam communes. The
provincial Red Cross Society also presented equipment on disaster response and
first aid worth 736 million VND (31,830 USD) to the teams./.
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.
