Over the past years, authorities of all levels, sectors and localities of Hoa Binh province have always paid attention to the protection, care and education of children in special and difficult circumstances, and those in disadvantaged and ethnic minority areas.
Thanks to the support of
the provincial children's fund, children in Nuong Dam commune Kim Boi district
have a safe playground.
According to the provincial Department of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs,
Hoa Binh currently has over 226,000 children, accounting for nearly 26% of the
province's population. Of those, 53,368 children are of Kinh ethnic group
(23.56%) and over 173,000 of others (76.43%).
In order to raise awareness of authorities of all levels and sectors and the
society on the protection, care and education of children, the province has
issued many documents on the issue and the Departments of Labour, Invalids and
Social Affairs and localities propularised education programmes on children
protection and caring; and children protection and care service system been
strengthened. The province has also consolidated the organisational structure
of children protection boards at all levels.
Children's health care has been ensured through programmes to prevent
malnutrition, vaccination, examination and counseling, and treatment. All
commune, ward and township health stations have full-time staff in charge of
reproductive health care and malnutrition prevention.
In 2023, all children under six years old in the province were granted health
insurance cards; the rate of children under one-year-old being vaccinated with
six types of vaccines reached over 95%; all children were registered for birth
on time; all communes, wards and townships achieved universalisation of
preschool, primary and lower secondary education.
In the Action Month for Children in 2024 with the theme "Practical action,
prioritising resources for children", the province strengthens the
implementation of socialisation, mobilising all resources to take care of
children, contributing to gradually improving the quality of life for children in
special, difficult circumstances and ethnic minority areas.
Recognising the importance of environmental criteria in building new-style rural areas, Hoa Binh province’s Party committees and authorities have focused on protecting the rural and craft village environment. These efforts have transformed the rural landscape and gradually improved local living standards.
With an allocation of 44 billion VND (1.72 million USD) under the national target programme on socio-economic development in the ethnic minority-inhabited and mountainous areas for the 2021-2025 period, Hoa Binh city has invested in the target areas, creating many changes in the living conditions of local ethnic minority communities.
The social security system at all levels in Hoa Binh province has been making concerted efforts to ensure benefits of citizens and workers when they participate in social insurance and health insurance.
With the motto "for the interests of the union members and employees”, in 2024, Tan Lac District’sLabor Federation has implemented many activities towards the grassroots. They have been paying attention and protecting the legitimate and the legal rights of the union members, employees, the civil servants, and laborers, which has been contributing to motivating and encouraging the spirit of the union members and the laborers to enthusiastically compete in labor production, actively contributing to the development of the agencies, units and enterprises.
