(HBO) – From October 24-26, the Red Cross Society of Lac Son district and a number of businesses, donors and locals in Thuong Coc held an event to raise funds, make, transport and hand over 4,000 "chung” cake (square glutinous rice cake) to Le Thuy district of Quang Binh province.
The central province was hard hit by torrential rains and
flooding as a result of the recent storm, the seventh hitting in the East Sea
so far this year.
Locals in Dong Tam
village, Thuong Coc commune of Lac Son district make chung cake for flood-hit
people in the central region.
As part of efforts to give practical and timely support to
flood-hit people in the central region to overcome consequences of the disaster
and in response to the call of individuals and organisations in Thuong Coc
commune, locals in the commune donated materials for the making of more than
4,000 chung cakes, along with one tonne of rice, clothes, instant noodles,
confectionary products and more than 20 million VND in cash to people in Le
Thuy district. The aid was transported in a chiller lorry to Le Thuy with
the support of local firms.
This was a meaningful and humanitarian activity of
organisations, donors and locals in the commune with a hope of easing
difficulties facing locals in the central region, helping them to soon overcome
the hard time due to flooding./.
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.
