(HBO) - On the evening of December 15, the province’s Department of Labour, War Invalids and Social Affairs joined hands with local Communist Youth Union and Provincial Ethnic Minority Boarding High School to co-host the exchange program called "Communication in preventing and combating drug, HIV/AIDS among youth and students” 2021.
A stage gig
performed by Provincial Ethnic Minority Boarding High School.
At the exchange, attendants participated in two groups of
activities: Performances and quiz games dealing with knowledge in preventing
and combating social vices. The stage gigs conducted by the Provincial Ethnic
Minority Boarding High School students, including musical and acting
perfomances, audience interactions, quiz games of questions about drug abuses
and HIV/AIDS pandemic, helped the young to raise legal awareness about drug
abuse prevention and combating as well as damaging effect of addictive
substances, necessary measures in combating and denouncing crimes in illegal
drug trafficking, storing and consuming; inspired the attendants to join efforts in preventing drug related
crimes and dangerous social vices from infiltrating the education environment,
dislodging drug abuses out of the community.
Through the exchange program, messages were delivered to
raise awareness and knowledge of drug and HIV/AIDS prevention among Youth Union
members, the youth and students, communicating the motivation of their
responsibility and role in combating social vices; calling on the young to keep
up the spirits of social vanguards and volunteers in combating drug abuses and
other social evils, actively contributing to protection of local political
security and social public order.
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.
