Over 82 percent of locals in Dak Nong hold health insurance cards
Nearly 440,000 people in the Central Highlands province of Dak Nong have been covered by health insurance to date, representing 82 percent of the province’s population.
Illustrative image (Source: VNA)This proportion is 2 percent higher than the target set by the Vietnam Social Insurance under a plan to encourage all people to join the insurance programme through 2020.
Close to 330,000 locals from low-income families or ethnic minority groups received State financial support to buy health insurance cards.
More than 10,000 near-poor households got assistance from the State and the European Union.
Deputy Director of the provincial Social Insurance Vo Hung said Dak Nong is striving to have at least 90 percent of its population covered by health insurance by 2020.
The province is stepping up communication campaigns, improving quality of medical examination, and tightening procedures to grant health insurance cards.-VNA
You should also see
Hanoi ceremony celebrates 70th anniversary of Geneva Agreement
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs held a ceremony in Hanoi on April 25 to mark 70 years since the signing of the Geneva Agreement on the Cessation of Hostilities in Vietnam - an important milestone in the struggle for national liberation of the Vietnamese people and a great victory of the Vietnamese diplomatic sector.
See more
Videos
Geneva Accords: A guide to Vietnamese diplomacy
Along with the Dien Bien Phu Victory, the negotiation and signing of the Geneva Accords on July 21, 1954 not only marked a historic milestone for Vietnam but also held profound significance for the world. The negotiation, signing, and implementation of the Accords served as a valuable handbook on the Vietnamese school of foreign affairs and represented a major victory for its military and people.
Society
VNA celebrates journalistic excellence at 2023 Press Award ceremony
The Vietnam News Agency (VNA) held its annual 2023 Press Award ceremony at its Hanoi headquarters on April 25.
Society
Women's Union enhances connection with Vietnamese women abroad
A delegation from the Vietnam Women’s Union (VWU) led by its permanent Vice President Do Thi Thu Thao held a working session with the Permanent Mission of Vietnam to the United Nations headquarters in New York during a recent working trip to the US.
Society
Vessels in Ha Long Carnival to perform, not to serve tourists: Authority
The Quang Ninh provincial Department of Transport has asked the administration of Ha Long city not to license the tourist vessels performing at the Ha Long Carnival 2024 to serve tourists during the programme due to safety concerns.
Society
Millions of children in Vietnam protected by vaccination over 40 years: UN agencies
Millions of children in Vietnam have been protected by immunisation over the past 40 years, said the World Health Organisation (WHO) and UNICEF offices in Vietnam on April 25 when they mark the World Immunisation Week from April 24-30.
