(HBO) – The Hoa Binh Steering Committee for Blood Donation Mobilisation on July 5 held a "Red Journey” programme to collect the fluid of life and honour outstanding donors this year. Attending the event were Huynh Thi Xuan Lam, Vice President of the Vietnam Red Cross Society, and Nguyen Van Chuong, Vice Chairman of the provincial People's Committee and Head of the Steering Committee.
Photo: Huynh Thi Xuan Lam, Vice President of the Vietnam Red Cross Society, and Nguyen Van Chuong, Vice Chairman of the provincial People's Committee and Head of its Steering Committee for Blood Donation Mobilisation, present certificates of merit to individuals with outstanding achievements in the voluntary blood donation movement in 2023.
Photo: The "Red Journey" programme attracts a large number of officials, civil servants, and residents in the area to register for voluntary blood donation.
In the first six months of this year, the steering committee directed districts and cities to coordinate with the National Institute of Hematology and Blood Transfusion (NIHBT) to organise 10 donation campaigns, attracting nearly 7,000 participants and receiving 4,582 blood units or 51% of the annual plan.
Speaking at the event, Lam and Chuong praised and recognised the noble actions of officials, soldiers, and people who participated in voluntary blood donation during the past time, especially the 50 exemplary donors.
To sustainably develop the movement in the province, they proposed that the steering committee and its chapters proactively coordinate with relevant sectors and organisations to implement extensive communications and mobilisation plans that reach agencies, schools, businesses, law enforcement units, and all social strata in the locality. Stronger coordination with the provincial Department of Health and NIHBT to fully prepare necessary means and technical supplies serving the safe and timely collection and storage of blood were also recommended.
On this occasion, the steering committee presented certificates of merit to the 50 individuals with outstanding achievements in the 2023 voluntary blood donation movement, while the provincial Red Cross Society awarded certificates of merit to 11 organisations and seven individuals for their excellent efforts in mobilising resources at their localities.
At the event, 681 donors registered and 594 blood units were collected./.
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.
