At Hoa Binh city, Hoa Binh province, the launching ceremony of the Campaign to increase access to family planning services in ethnic minority and mountainous provinces with high fertility rates took place.
A promotional parade on the streets of Hoa Binh city to propagate.
33 provinces and cities have high birth rates, difficult economic conditions and limited quality of human resources. Hoa Binh is one of 33 provinces and cities on the list. The entire province has a population of nearly 900 thousand people. In which, the Muong ethnic group accounts for over 63%; 87 communes of region II and region III. The province has been actively implementing the provision of family planning services on all 3 channels: free, social marketing and socialization.
Speaking at the launching ceremony, Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Nguyen Van Toan called on all officials, civil servants, public employees and people of Hoa Binh province to continue to thoroughly grasp fertility reduction, strive to achieve and maintain replacement fertility levels.
After the launching ceremony, a parade took place on the streets of Hoa Binh city to propagate the Campaign to increase access to family planning services.
The National Science and Engineering Fair for secondary and high school students was held at Ton Duc Thang University in Ho Chi Minh City from March 19-21 by the Ministry of Education and Training.
As women's participation in key leadership positions of Hoa Binh province is still modest while some women in rural and mountainous areas or from ethnic minorities face limited access to policies, the provincial Party Committee's Organisation Board has advised the provincial Party Committee's Standing Board to direct Party committees at all levels and localities to pay more attention to training female personnel and creating favourable conditions for women to take over leadership and management roles, thus addressing a shortage in the number of female cadres.
The Department of Education and Training of Hoa Binh province held a conference on March 18 to review the performance of the "Safe and Happy School" Project and set out tasks for 2025. The project, funded by the Taiwan Fund for Children and Families (TFCF), aims to create a safe, inclusive, and supportive learning environment for students. The event saw the attendance of representatives from the TFCF and 26 beneficiary schools.
With over 70% of their workers being women, trade unions across industrial parks (IPs) in Hoa Binh have been actively safeguarding their legal rights and interests while implementing initiatives to improve their income and well-being.
In recent years, the Hoa Binh provincial General Hospital has continuously innovated itself and improved the quality of medical services to meet the increasing needs of local people. With substantial investments in infrastructure and modern equipment, along with a team of highly qualified doctors and nurses, the hospital has gradually established itself as one of the leading medical units in the Northwestern region and a trusted destination for healthcare for people inside and outside the province.
From mastering the fundamentals of programming to achieving national recognition, the Programming Club of the Le Van Tam Primary School (STAR LVT28) in Hoa Binh city has made remarkable strides in the field of robotics.
