Medical assistance for workers with disabilities

Hanoi will continue supporting workers by helping them access loans and training to improve their vocational skills. Over 137,000 jobs were created in Hanoi in the first seven months of 2022, representing 85.8% of the annual plan and an increase of 23.2% year-on-year, according to the municipal Department of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs. In July alone, Hanoi found jobs for more than 18,400 workers, providing job counseling to 7,200 people and supporting vocational training for 101 people with a total amount of VND443 million (nearly US$19,000), the department said. From daily, online, themed and mobile job boards in districts across the city, 1,900 people have been hired. In addition, 12,100 people have been sent to work abroad. Many workers find out information and apply for jobs at the mobile job session in Hanoi’s Long Bien District in 2022. Photo: Tran Oanh Deputy Director of the Hanoi Employment Service Center Vu Quang Thanh told The … [Read more...] about Hanoi provides employment assistance for over 137,000 workers

Eni Vietnam BV's CEO Alessandro Gelmetti (C) presents computers to several health stations in Ho Chi Minh City (Photo: VNA) HCM City (VNA) – Eni Vietnam BV, a unit of Italian energy group Eni, has presented 129 sets of desktop computers to Ho Chi Minh City to help with the COVID-19 prevention and control work at communal-level health stations. At a ceremony on August 3 to hand over the computers to the city’s Vietnam Fatherland Front committee, the company’s CEO Alessandro Gelmetti said drastic actions by the Government, the efforts of the health sector and the consensus of the people have enabled Vietnam to achieve a high coverage rate of COVID-19 vaccination early, thus putting the pandemic under control. He expressed his hope that the computers will help medical workers at the grassroots level well perform their tasks in fighting the pandemic in the new situation. Deputy Director of the municipal Health Department Nguyen Van Vinh Chau thanked Eni Vietnam BV … [Read more...] about Eni Vietnam presents computers to medical sector in HCM City

At the meeting ( Photo: SGGP) At the meeting between Mr. Nguyen Van Nen, Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee and medical staff in the city this morning, Mr. Tang Chi Thuong proposed to pilot the exam for the director of the Eye Hospital at first. According to Associate Professor Tang Chi Thuong, right after the Covid-19 epidemic came under control, the city health sector has continued to face many difficulties and new challenges in the post-Covid-19 period such as the risk of epidemic overlap, the risk of shortage of drugs and medical supplies, shortage of human resources as more and more health workers in public infirmaries have quitted their jobs. Worse, some managers in hospitals submitted their resignations for various reasons. Additionally, more medical staff showed their anxiety. In 2021, 42,914 medical workers were working at medical facilities citywide. However, only 42,608 people are still working in infirmaries in the first six months of 2022 including … [Read more...] about Leader of HCMC health sector proposes piloting exam for hospital managers

Flight VN384 operated by Vietnam Airlines, with 145 passengers on board, was already one hour and 45 minutes away from Hanoi when the 10-year-old boy suffered a nosebleed. The boy was accompanied by his mother and sister. The crew provided immediate first-aid, and subsequently decided to return to Hanoi's Noi Bai International Airport for medical assistance. After landing, the boy was taken to a hospital in Hanoi. His health is now stable. The plane later resumed its trip, which was delayed for four hours. Doan Thi Kim Tho, head flight attendant, said there was no doctor on the plane and still 3.5 hours left to Japan, prompting the decision to return to Hanoi. "We are glad to learn that the boy’s health is now stable," she said. … [Read more...] about Nosebleed forces Hanoi-Tokyo flight to U-turn

The project aims to support about 5,000 poor and vulnerable women in nine provinces and cities, including Hanoi, Da Nang, Dien Bien, Ha Tinh, Ho Chi Minh City, Tien Giang, Nghe An, Thai Binh and Lao Cai. The priority targets are women at risk of violence, those with disabilities, migrant workers, ethnic minorities, people working in the informal sector and those living in disaster-prone areas. Apart from receiving the COVID-19 prevention kits, which include test kits, medical masks and anti-bacteria gel, the beneficiaries will also be equipped with the necessary skills to prevent and respond to COVID-19, disasters, gender-based violence and information about the available support services. Women survivors of gender-based violence at shelters and the Peace House will be supported in COVID-19 medical examinations and treatment. The project is a part of a nearly 20-billion-VND (855,800 USD) regional project implemented in four Mekong countries, namely  Cambodia, Laos, Thailand and … [Read more...] about U.N. Women, Japan launch project to reduce COVID-19 impacts on women and girls

Second Secretary of the Embassy of Japan in Vietnam Sasaki Shohei (first, right), Country Representative of UN Women Vietnam Elisa Fernandez Saenz (centre), and Chairwoman of the Da Nang Women’s Union Hoang Thi Thu Huong pose for a photo at the launch of the project to reduce the risks and negative impacts of COVID-19 on women and girls in Hanoi on August 2. (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – UN Women Vietnam and the Embassy of Japan on August 2 announced a one-year project to reduce the risks and negative impacts of COVID-19 on women and girls . The project aims to support about 5,000 poor and vulnerable women in nine provinces and cities, including Hanoi, Da Nang, Dien Bien, Ha Tinh, Ho Chi Minh City, Tien Giang, Nghe An, Thai Binh and Lao Cai. The priority targets are women at risk of violence, those with disabilities, migrant workers, ethnic minorities, people working in the informal sector and those living in disaster-prone areas. Apart from receiving the COVD-19 … [Read more...] about UN Women, Japan launch project to reduce COVID-19 impacts on women and girls