(HBO) – As of the end of April, outstanding loans for the poor and other beneficiaries of social policies in Mai Chau district, Hoa Binh province, approximated 300.1 billion VND (nearly 13 million USD), according to the transaction office of the Vietnam Bank for Social Policies (VBSP) in the district.
Since the year’s beginning, the VBSP branch in
Mai Chau has continued mobilising capital from different sources and disbursed
the money for the poor and other policy beneficiaries in a timely manner.
As much as 59.3 billion VND had been lent in the
first four months, including more than 32 billion VND for over 1,600 borrowers
in April.
Loans for households to carry out production and
business activities in disadvantaged areas account for the majority, more than
25.6 billion VND between January and April, raising the total credit of this
type so far to 80.5 billion VND for over 2,000 households.
It is followed by loans for poor households
(72.7 billion VND), near-poor households (54 billion VND), and clean water
supply and environmental hygiene projects (45.7 billion VND)./.
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.
