(HBO) - Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee of Hoa Binh province and Chairman of the provincial People's Committee Bui Van Khanh, who is also head of the steering committee of the locality for implementing social and health insurance policies, attended a programme held virtually by the Vietnam Social Security (VSS) on November 23 to give free social insurance books and health insurance cards to disadvantaged people nationwide.
The event aims to call for contributions from employees of the social security sector and mobilise resources from individuals, organisations and businesses across the country to support disadvantaged people with no social and health insurance, in efforts to spread the humanity and increase poor people's access to social insurance and health insurance policies.
Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee and Chairman of the People's Committee of Hoa Binh province Bui Van Khanh hands over social insurance books and health insurance cards to disadvantaged people.
The movement is expected to spread the humanity spirit and social and health insurance policies of the government in the community, and respond to the movement "The whole nation joins hands for the poor - Leaving no one behind” launched by the Prime Minister, thus contributing to realising the goal of universal social and health insurance coverage.
At the ceremony, 630 social insurance books and 1,260 health insurance cards worth over 3 billion VND in total have been handed over to disadvantaged people.
A total of 30 people in Cao Phong and Da Bac and Tan Lac districts, and Hoa Binh city were presented with social insurance books and health insurance cards at the programme.
The Vietnam Social Security is striving to give 10,000 social insurance books and 120,000 health insurance cards to people with difficult circumstances nationwide./.
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.
In the small house of Bui Van Luong in Bung 2 Hamlet, Thu Phong commune, Cao Phong district, an array of traditional items such as serving trays, woven storage baskets for blankets, sticky rice containers, and bamboo baskets are beautifully and skillfully crafted.
Over the recent past, the education and training sector of Hoa Binh province has paid great attention to reforming management activities, improving teachers’ quality, and innovating teaching methods that focus on quality and efficiency, at the same time with implementing the sector’s emulation campaigns and movements.
