In addition to their efforts to encourage
residents to dutifully implement the Party's directives and resolutions and the
State's policies and laws, venerable figures of the local communities are
actively contributing to the effective execution of public order and security
initiatives at the grassroots level.
Elder Sung A Denh of Thung Man
village, Hang Kia commune, Mai Chau district, successfully persuades long-time
drug addict Kha A Vang to undergo a rehabilitation process.
Despite his advanced age, Sung A Denh, living in
Thung Man village, Hang Kia commune, Mai Chau district, consistently participates
in disseminating information and mobilising his descendants and fellow
community members to comply with the Party and State’s directions, policies,
and laws. His notable efforts include motivating drug addicts to voluntarily
seek rehabilitation and encouraging fugitives to surrender.
The reputable elderly, together with the heads
of various clans in the commune, personally visited each household to encourage
drug addicts to voluntarily undergo rehabilitation, succeeding in the
persuasion of 23 individuals.
According to Colonel Nguyen Ngoc Minh, head of
the provincial police’s internal security department, between 2010 and now, old
people representing the H'Mong ethnic community in Mai Chau’s Hang Kia and Pa
Co communes have successfully persuaded 16 drug-related fugitives to surrender.
Meanwhile, the reputable's group of the Dao ethnic community has engaged in
communications works targeting dozens of cases involving illegal immigration to
China for undocumented labour, urging them to return to their localities. In Da
Bac district, venerable people have mobilised 60 Dao ethnic people in Doan Ket
commune, who were involved in illegal logging in the local Pu Canh Nature
Reserve, to comply with the police’s requirements, facilitating related
investigation and law enforcement activities.
Statistics indicate that there are 283 venerable
people in Hoa Binh joining in the nationwide movement for the homeland's
security protection. Minh said they have clearly demonstrated their role,
responsibilities, and significance as a crucial pillar of the party committee
and government in implementing democratic regulations at the grassroots level.
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.
