Hoa Binh, home to over 226,000 children with more than 53,000 Kinh ethnics and 173,000 of other minority groups, has taken child healthcare as an important mission.
Children in Da
Bac district’s Cao Son commune in a football match held by the commune’s youth
union.
The provincial medical sector has realised
various solutions to ensure children’s access to healthcare services while
improving nutrition for them, especially those residing in remote and
ethnic-inhabited regions.
According to statistics from the provincial
Department of Health, in the first half of the year, the rate of underweight
children under five years old was 14.2% and that of stunting kids was 22.7% as
compared to the 26% and the nearly 32% recorded in early 2010.
Medical staff specialising in child health care
have been arranged at 151 medical stations in communes and towns. Meanwhile,
under a programme against malnutrition among the children carried out across
the province, close tabs have been kept on local kids’ growth, micronutrient
and vitamin supplements, and vaccination.
Along with school-based health care, the sector
has stepped up communications work to raise public awareness of the current
healthcare policies and programmes.
In the ongoing summer holiday, local youth
unions at all levels have been organising various activities to improve the
health and spiritual lives of local kids, especially impoverished and ethnic
minority ones.
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.
