During its 15 years of operation, the committee fulfilled its assigned functions and responsibilities, serving as an effective advisory body by proposing solutions to pressing issues and recommending policies to promote livelihoods and improve the life quality for locals.
Promoting doctor training programmes, coupled with using preferential policies to attract doctors to work in remote localities are part of efforts made by the Central Highlands provinces to improve health care in the region, according to the Steering Committee for the Central Highlands.
Central Highlands provinces should continue to effectively carry out the Party and Government’s resolutions and directions on socio-economic development, said Minister of Public Security Senior Lieutenant General To Lam, who doubles as Head of the Steering Committee for the Central Highlands.
All the communes in the Central Highlands have been linked with the national power grid, according to the Steering Committee for the Central Highlands.
Five disadvantaged households of the ethnic minority group in Ea Bar and Ea Ba communes in the south central province of Phu Yen’s Song Hinh district have received a total grant of 200 million VND (8,810 USD) to build houses.
Head of the Steering Committee for the Central Highlands To Lam asked the region to improve investment promotion methods to draw investors to high-tech agriculture, clean energy, processing industry.
Senior Lieutenant General To Lam, Politburo member and Minister of Public Security, has been appointed as Chairman of the Steering Committee for the Central Highlands.
