(HBO) – Over the past time, Kim Boi district’s People’s Committee in the northern mountainous province of Hoa Binh has made great efforts in infrastructure investment in ethnic minority and far-flung areas in order to implement the national target programme for socio-economic developmentin ethnic minority and mountainous areas.
Culture house in Thao Ca village, Vinh Tien
commune, Kim Boi district, is built to improve the quality of life of people in
ethnic minority areas.
Notably, members of ethnic minority groups make up 86% of the
district’s population, however traffic and essential infrastructure works in the
locality have not been harmonised, affecting socio-economic development.
In an attempt to create a driving force to promote
socio-economic development in ethnic minority and mountainous areas during
2016-2021, the district has invested in 272 infrastructure projects with a
total investment capital of more than 122 billion VND (about 5.2 million USD)
and 12 others under the Irish Government’s aid programme with a total
investment of more than 9 billion VND. In 2022, the district was allocated 53.7
billion VND for development investment.
Bui Quang Hop, deputy head of Kim Boi District's Ethnic Minority
Department, said with timely implementation of the proposed tasks and solutions
along with the consensus and efforts of the locals, living standard of ethnic minority
people has been improved significantly.
Currently, all roads of ethnic minority communities were
connected to the commune centre, 97% of households in rural areas have access
to tap water, and many residential areas have spacious culture houses.
Besides, school and healthcare systems have enjoyed due
attention, contributing to improving the quality of education and people's
health./.
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.
