(HBO) – As of October 21, 181 collectives and individuals had donated 541 million VND (over 23,700 USD) to the fund for victims of Agent Orange (AO)/dioxin of Hoa Binh province. The sum includes 100 million VND from the Central Committee of the Vietnam Association for Victims of AO/Dioxin (VAVA), and 441 million VND contributed by local collectives and individuals.
Leaders
of the VAVA and the provincial Association for AO/Dioxin Victims present
financial aid for house building to AO victims in Van Son commune (Tan Lac
district).
Thanks to the fund, the provincial Association
for AO/Dioxin Victims has carried out various activities to support and care
for the target group such as building houses, presenting gifts, and offering
support for second-generation victims.
In particular, 100 gift packages worth 300,000
VND each was presented to disadvantaged victims ahead of the Lunar New Year
festival. As many as 152 gift packages (300,000 VND each) and 10 others (1.2
million VND each) were handed over to victims on the occasion of 60 years of
the AO disaster in Vietnam. Besides, the association provided aid worth 50
million VND each for building two houses, along with nearly 40 million VND in
relief and scholarships for children of AO victims.
There are 3,627 AO/dioxin victims entitled to
benefits in Hoa Binh province at present. Coming from disadvantaged backgrounds
and suffering from serious effects, many of them are in need of assistance to
integrate into society and stabilise their life./.
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.
