(HBO) – Hoa Binh province has carried out many governmental support policies for the poor in an effective, timely manner to foster sustainable poverty reduction. These policies have contributed to developing local production, improving people’s income, particularly the poor and people from ethnic minority groups.
People in the mountainous
commune of Quyet Chien, Tan Lac district have access to clean water from a
project funded by Programme 135.
The total fund
for the implementation of the national target programme for sustainable poverty
reduction in Hoa Binh exceeds 1.185 trillion VND from 2016 – 2020.
Over 3.1 trillion
VND has been provided in soft
loans for the poor and near-poor households; people going to work abroad as
guest workers; and those in disadvantaged areas; or to develop household
businesses, forest farming and husbandry; construct clean water supply and
rural environmental sanitation projects; and create jobs.
Over the last
five years, all poor and near-poor households, ethnic minority people living in
disadvantaged and extremely disadvantaged areas have been covered with free
health insurance while students from extremely disadvantaged villages and
communes have received financial aid to cover tuition fees and expenditure.
Thanks to such
effort, the province’s poverty rate fell by 3.09 percent annually in average
from 2016 – 2020. At the same time, average income of the poor and near-poor
households increased from 44.58 million VND per year in 2016 to 55.1 million
VND per year in 2019.
Over 80 percent
of the communal main roads have been concreted; 80 percent of commune-based
medical stations now have sufficient facilities to delivery healthcare services
covered by health insurance and 75 percent of local households have access to
clean water./.
The Department of Education and Training of Hoa Binh province held a conference on March 18 to review the performance of the "Safe and Happy School" Project and set out tasks for 2025. The project, funded by the Taiwan Fund for Children and Families (TFCF), aims to create a safe, inclusive, and supportive learning environment for students. The event saw the attendance of representatives from the TFCF and 26 beneficiary schools.
With over 70% of their workers being women, trade unions across industrial parks (IPs) in Hoa Binh have been actively safeguarding their legal rights and interests while implementing initiatives to improve their income and well-being.
In recent years, the Hoa Binh provincial General Hospital has continuously innovated itself and improved the quality of medical services to meet the increasing needs of local people. With substantial investments in infrastructure and modern equipment, along with a team of highly qualified doctors and nurses, the hospital has gradually established itself as one of the leading medical units in the Northwestern region and a trusted destination for healthcare for people inside and outside the province.
From mastering the fundamentals of programming to achieving national recognition, the Programming Club of the Le Van Tam Primary School (STAR LVT28) in Hoa Binh city has made remarkable strides in the field of robotics.
The Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union Committee and the Vietnam Youth Federation chapter of Hoa Binh province organised a programme on March 12 to launch the "Digital Literacy" movement and an online quiz on the resolutions of the Vietnam Youth Federation congresses at all levels, as well as the Politburo's Resolution No. 57-NQ/TW on breakthroughs in the development of science, technology, innovation, and national digital transformation.
As climate change grows more unpredictable, the development of production forests has become essential - not just for economic growth, but for safeguarding the environment and maintaining ecosystem balance. By boosting local incomes, curbing natural disasters, preventing soil erosion, and protecting water resources, these forests play a crucial role in sustainable development.
