(HBO) - In the afternoon of June 3, the Department of Health held a conference to implement the program "Expanding the scale of the rural clean water and sanitation based on the output” with the loans from the World Bank.

The delegates are discussing at
the conference.
The program is implemented in 21
provinces in the Northern mountainous region, the Central Highlands and the
Southern Central region, including Hoa Binh province. The programm was
conducted in the period of 2016 - 2020, however, it has been allowed to last
until the end of December 2022 by the Governemnt due to the impact of Covid-19
pandemics. The program focuses on providing the communication activities to
change the behavior, developing the sanitation market and building the
infrastructure to support the behavior change, support the sustainable service
development and build the institutional capacity for the service delivery. In
Hoa Binh province, the program has been implemented since 2018, with the goal
of 60 communes achieving the commune-wide sanitation, 30 communes achieving the
sustainable commune-wide sanitation, 85 water works and communal health
stations' latrines being renovated and newly built. Up btill now, 85 water
works and the medical sanitary latrines have been built and renovated; 32 out
of the 60 communes have achieved the commune-wide sanitation, 11 out of the 30
communes have achieved the sustainable commune-wide sanitation.
The conference has focused on
discussing and analyzing the difficulties and obstacles in the actual
implementation process in the locality, especially in the remote and
mountainous communes and areas with difficult economic conditions in Kim Boi,
Da Bac, Cao Phong districts, which have the low rate of hygienic latrines for
the households. Thereby, it has been contributing to the completion of the plan
and roadmap so that all households have and use the hygienic latrines by 2030
according to the Government's commitment to the international community.
In late March, 29 labourers from Da Bac district were sent to work as seasonal farm workers in Buyeo county, Chungcheongnam province, the Republic of Korea (RoK). Upon arrival, they quickly settled into their jobs, enjoying good working conditions and benefits, with wages aligned with the terms of their signed contracts. The programme is now being expanded, with relevant departments and sectors actively seeking additional seasonal employment opportunities in various localities across the RoK.
Luong Son Industrial Park has invested in standardised wastewater and emissions treatment systems, enforced tight emission controls, reduced noise, dust, and solid waste, and expanded green spaces, contributing to protecting the environment and promoting sustainable development.
Hoa Binh police are collecting public feedback on amendments to the 2013 Constitution via the national identification app VNeID. This innovative approach marks a giant leap towards modernising grassroots democracy and enhancing transparency in public consultation.
A total public investment capital of 113 billion VND (over 4.3 million USD) was disbursed for a project to upgrade infrastructure and stabilise residents in the vicinity of the Da River reservoir between 2021 and the first quarter of 2025, giving a facelift to local rural areas and improving the quality of people's life.
Since the end of 2023-2024 academic year, Cu Yen Primary and Secondary School in Luong Son district has deployed e-study records for all of its 500 primary students, said the school principal Nguyen Thi Tuyen.
The Labour Federation of Hoa Binh city has actively worked to protect the rights and welfare of nearly 8,000 local workers and union members at 152 grassroots unions. Through regular dialogues, education campaigns, and welfare programmes, the federation has helped foster stable, progressive labour relations.