(HBO) – The Hoa Binh provincial Department of Labour, Invalids, and Social Affairs in collaboration with the Hoa Binh city People’s Committee held a ceremony on May 24 to launch this year’s action month for children, themed ‘joining hands to protect children, raising voice to prevent and fight child abuse’. Attending the event was Nguyen Van Toan, Permanent Vice Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee and head of the provincial Steering Committee for child protection.
Nguyen Van Toan, Permanent
Vice Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee; and Quach Thi Kieu,
Director of the Hoa Binh Department of Labour, Invalids, and Social Affairs,
present gifts to local orphans.
Hoa Binh now houses 230,000 children, including 4,620 living
in special difficulties.
The action month is scheduled to run from June 1 to 30,
featuring a series of activities, including communications campaigns to raise
public awareness; and the implementation of solutions to prevent violence and
accidents facing children.
In his remarks, Toan recommended increasing the Party
leadership in the care for, protection and education of children in the new
situation; intensifying communications on children’s rights; and strengthening
the local child protection system, among other works.
At the event, the official presented gifts to participating
kids on the occasion of Children’s Day (June 1). Gifts were also handed over to
45 children with extremely difficult circumstances in the province./.
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.
