(HBO) – The Fatherland Front Committee of Hoa Binh province had received more than 11 billion VND (471,230 USD) in cash and kind as of May 27 in support of the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic.
Representatives of the Hoa Binh Fatherland Front Committee and T&T Group presented aid packages to poor people in Du Sang commune of Kim Boi district.
Some 180 organisations, 40 banks and firms, and 10
individuals donated a total of 2.83 billion VND in cash and goods worth 575 million
VND through the committee. Its chapters in districts and city have received
2.68 billion VND and goods worth 5.47 billion VND.
The committee previously set up three "Zero dong” shops in
Tan Lac, Lac Son and Da Bac districts, and raised 20 million VND for the
provincial General
Hospital.
It presented 20 electric fans and 40 boxes of instant
noodles to a quarantine centre of Regiment 814 of the Hoa Binh Military High
Command; along with other 50 boxes of instant noodles to the centre for social
welfare.
The committee also gave 500 relief packages worth 1 million
VND each to residents in Cao Phong and Kim Boi districts; 14,545 kg of rice to
Mai Chau, Yen Thuy and Lac Thuy; 1,250 bottles of disinfectant to Mai Chau, Yen
Thuy and Lac Thuy; 55,100 face masks to first responders in the fight against
the disease.
The Fatherland Front chapters in districts and city also
distributed the donations to people hurt by COVID-19./.
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.