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(HBO) – Currently, Hoa Binh has removed all COVID-19 checkpoints, and allowed in-person dining at all restaurants. In order to safely and flexibly adapt to and effectively control the pandemic in the new normal situation in line with the Government’s Resolution No. 128/NQ-CP dated October 11, 2021, the city has defined that vaccination and the 5K message are the fundamental solutions. Therefore, the city has actively sped up vaccination among local residents in a safe manner.
A medical worker in Tan
Thinh ward health care station (Hoa Binh city) injects COVID-19 vaccine into a
local resident.
Right from the early morning on the appointed
date, residents in Thinh Lang ward came to the local health care station for
vaccination. Dinh Thi Thanh, a resident from Group 11 said: "I was informed by
authorities in my residential area on the vaccination date, so I am going to
get the vaccine without any hesitation.”
Nguyen Thi Su, head of the health care station
of Thinh Lang ward, said that every day, the station conducts communications on
COVID-19 situation and prevention and control activities, including the need of
vaccination through the local loudspeaker system, spreading the message of "the
best vaccine is the first vaccine in place”. Thanks to the communications
activities, the awareness of local residents has been raised, she said. Su
added that as of October 26, more than 90 percent of local residents had received
their first COVID-19 vaccine shots. The vaccination procedure has been
conducted in line with the regulations with ensured progress and safety.
In Tan Thinh ward, vaccination activities have
been implemented with the support of public servants and youngsters who help
regulate people coming for vaccination and give them guidance on
pre-vaccination check-ups, vaccination and post-vaccination health supervision.
The elderly and those with underlying health
conditions have also received the vaccine in a safe manner. Nguyen Xuan Lan, an
elderly man from Group 9, said that he was delighted to get a COVID-19 vaccine
shot, adding that he was carefully instructed and assisted throughout the
vaccination process.
Nguyen Huu Luyen, Vice Chairman of the People’s
Committee of Hoa Binh city, said that in order to speed up the progress of
vaccination, the city has mobilised the engagement of the whole political
system, while strengthening communications and optimising all resources for the
work.
Luyen said that the campaign saw the involvement
of retired medical workers, private clinic facilities, school medical staff,
members of Youth Union, militiamen, prestigious people in the community, heads
of villages, volunteer, among others. Meanwhile, vaccination facilities have
been set up with the capacity to receive 200-500 people each day.
According to head of the Health Care Division of
the city Bui Quoc Vuong, so far, 87 percent of local residents have received
first COVID-19 shots, and 30.5 percent have been fully vaccinated.
Vuong said that until the end of November, the
city needs about 54,000 additional COVID-19 vaccine doses to give second shots
to people. The city will make full use of other vaccine sources for the work.
Hoa Binh city is also making revision on about 32,000 children aging from 3-17
years old so as to give them COVID-19 vaccine as soon as all conditions is
met./.
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.
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