(HBO) - The officials of the Clinics in Kim Truy Commune (Kim Boi) are examining and consulting the child care knowledge for young mothers in the area.
In 3 years (2016 - 2019), the project "Fairness in accessing the quality health services for mothers and children in mountainous areas" has been implemented in Kim Boi district. The project has been training knowledge and practice of the provincial lecturers, the officials of the clinics’ staff in the district and commune. They have provided the emergency training, examination and treatment of sexually transmitted infections, management of abnormalities in pregnancy, labor and childbirth. They have also trained the village and hamlet nurses on the professional knowledge, the procedures and how to use the maternal and child health monitoring books.
Over 3,000 people have been supported and regularly monitored the application of the maternal and child health monitoring books at clinics of the villages and communes. The seminars on the knowledge of child health care for fathers and child care workers for 880 people and a medical examination and treatment campaign for 1,760 children aged 0-5 years have been organized. They have performed the child health examination and treatment and nutrition counseling at the friendly clinics and nutrition counseling for 3,320 people.
The evaluation results have showed that the participation of people in project activities has reached over 90%; the rate of people studying and using the records to monitor the children’s development is high; 95% of the children have their health checked, 100% of children suffering from acute illness have been treated promptly. By means of "hands-on work", the project has had positive impacts on changing the awareness and improving the capacity for the officials and the people in the project area. The health officials and the people within the project area have had more opportunities to access the way of working scientifically and the useful knowledge on the methods on the health care.
Over recent years, the Farmers' Union of Mai Chau district has implemented numerous specific programmes and activities to support its members in developing products under the One Commune One (OCOP) programme. These efforts have contributed to enhancing local agricultural branding, increasing goods value, and improving incomes and living standards for residents.
Since 2022, the Hoa Binh Department of Education and Training has provided advice for the provincial People's Committee to issue Plan No. 219/KH-UBND on November 17, 2022, which outlines the implementation of a project titled "Enhancing the application of Information Technology (IT) and Digital Transformation in Education and Training for the 2022–2025 period, with a vision to 2030.” As of now, the local education sector has made significant progress in IT adoption and digital transformation.
Hoa Binh allocated over 30 trillion VND (nearly 1.18 billion USD) to develop infrastructure systems in ethnic minority and mountainous areas during 2019 - 2024. Priority was given to transport and irrigation infrastructure; markets; schools; medical stations; communal houses; and power grid, telecommunication, radio, and television systems.
The Hoa Binh provincial organising committee for anniversary activities on December 17 held a ceremony to unveil a ceramic mural on the local military-civilian ties and release a book on the Party and political work of the provincial armed forces during 1947 – 2024, in commemoration of the 80th anniversary of the Vietnam People’s Army (VPA) and 35th anniversary of the All-People Defence Festival.
In recent years, Hoa Binh has allocated significant resources to foster cooperative economy, helping ethnic minorities capitalise on their potential and advantages to escape poverty.
As a mountainous district still facing numerous challenges, Da Bac has made notable progress in advancing administrative reforms across various areas. The district has prioritised reorganising and streamlining its administrative apparatus, operating "one-stop-shop” units, and applying information technology (IT) in the handling of administrative procedures. Efforts have also been directed toward upgrading infrastructure and equipment to enhance service quality for residents and businesses.