From the beginning of the year, the People's Committee of Lac Thuy district directed the agencies and the specialized departments to collaborate with the district's Social Insurance to promote and encourage the residents to participate in voluntary social insurance and household health insurance.
The staff of Lac Thuy District’s Social Insurance are promoting the voluntary social insurance policies to the small traders in Phu Nghia Commune.
The district also disseminated information on the social insurance, health insurance, and unemployment insurance policies through its electronic information portal and social media platforms. As a result, by the end of July, in the district there were 4,635 people participating in compulsory social insurance, 1,412 in voluntary social insurance, 4,146 in unemployment insurance, and 54,442 in health insurance, achieving 93.63% of the plan, with a health insurance coverage rate of 87.5%.
In the whole district, 52,208 out of the 52,243 people have integrated their health insurance cards with their chip-based citizen identification cards, reaching 99.93%. All the medical facilities in the district provide health insurance services using citizen identification cards. The health insurance payments for medical examinations and treatments have totaled over 16.2 billion VND, serving 24,245 people. Additionally, 100% of the social insurance lump-sum payments were made through non-cash methods, and 24.8% of pension payments were made through bank accounts.
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.
