(HBO) - The steering board for the implementation of the COVID-19 vaccination drive in Hoa Binh province on August 13 held a meeting on the implementation of the COVID-19 vaccination campaign in 2021-22.
The event was chaired by Vice Chairman of the provincial
People’s Committee and head of the steering board Nguyen Van Toan.
Vice Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee Nguyen Van Toan addresses
the meeting.
According to the Hoa Binh Department of Health, as of August 10, three phases
of inoculation had finished and the fourth and fifth ones are underway.
As many as 42,538 people have received at least one jab, of them 6,559 people
have been fully vaccinated. A total of 48,085 doses have been
administered.
The supply, reception, transportation and preservation of vaccine and equipment
have been done in a timely manner. Vaccines have been allocated to vaccination
sites on time for the implementation of the plan.
At the conference, participants reported obstacles that hinder the vaccination
process and put forward measures to carry out the campaign in remote and
mountainous areas, preserve the vaccines at grassroots facilities, mobilise
medical workers and volunteers to help with vaccination work at the sites,
among others.
Speaking at the meeting, Toan assigned tasks to relevant sectors and asked them
to frequently update information from vaccination sites, especially on any
incidents in a bid to devise suitable and timely solutions.
The Hoa Binh Department of Health will soon build vaccine distribution plans
for prioritised groups, he said, suggesting that retired medical workers be
mobilised to ensure personnel for the drive./.
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.
