'Sweet fruit' from the National Target Program for Sustainable Poverty Reduction

Mr. Ngo Van Tri (Binh Hoa Dong commune, Moc Hoa district, 5th person, right) was excited on the day of house handover.

Bringing policy to the poor

Implementing the National Target Program on Sustainable Poverty Reduction , Long An province has implemented 6/7 projects: Supporting investment in infrastructure for extremely disadvantaged communes in coastal areas; Diversifying livelihoods, developing poverty reduction models; Supporting production development, improving nutrition; Developing vocationaleducation and sustainable employment ; Communication and poverty reduction on information and Capacity building, monitoring and evaluating the program.

In the 2021-2025 period, the total capital for implementing the program is nearly 4,500 billion VND. Of which, the central budget allocates 227 billion VND, the local budget 2.3 billion VND, combined capital, credit loan capital 4,250 billion VND. By the beginning of 2025, the whole province will have 2,692 poor households, accounting for 0.56%; 7,358 near-poor households, accounting for 1.52% of the total number of households in the province.

The Department of Health is the implementing unit of sub-project No. 2 of Project No. 3 on Supporting Production Development and Improving Nutrition. Accordingly, the Department of Health assigned the Center for Disease Control to advise and guide the Health Centers of districts, towns and cities to develop a plan to implement sub-project No. 2 on improving nutrition. As a result, the health sector provided nutrition counseling services to 562 mothers from pregnancy until the child was 2 years old; provided nutritional supplements to more than 1,000 children aged 6-59 months with stunted malnutrition; provided iron micronutrient supplements to nearly 1,700 adolescent girls aged 12 to under 16 with menstruation;...

Deputy Director of the Department of Health - Mai Van Dung said: "In order to help the poor access medical services, in the period of 2021-2024, the province invested in and upgraded 21 commune health stations in remote and isolated areas. Thanks to that, up to now, 100% of communes have health stations that meet national criteria for commune health. 100% of poor and near-poor households have health insurance cards, receive regular health care, and access grassroots health services without having to pay costs,...

In addition, medical facilities organized more than 200 free mobile medical examinations and treatments, providing medicine to more than 35,000 poor people, the elderly and people in difficult circumstances, etc. The health sector is committed to continuing to innovate, be flexible, and coordinate with other sectors to provide better care for people, especially vulnerable groups, contributing to the effective implementation of the goal of sustainable poverty reduction.

Give trust, give opportunity

The house was temporarily built on public land that has been degraded for many years, so Mr. Ngo Van Tri (Binh Hoa Dong commune, Moc Hoa district) always dreamed of owning his own house. However, being a single father, having an unstable job, and having to pay daily living expenses, the dream of a new house is too far away.

Implementing the movement "Join hands to eliminate temporary and dilapidated houses in the province in 2025", Mr. Tri was supported with 80 million VND to build a Great Solidarity house. Mr. Tri excitedly said: "With the State's financial support, parents giving land, neighbors helping with labor to build the house, I am very happy, it's like a dream! With a new house, my father and I are at ease, now we will try to work hard to escape poverty."

Ms. Nguyen Ngoc Chi (Thanh Phu Long commune, Chau Thanh district) received support of 2 breeding cows from the National Target Program for Sustainable Poverty Reduction.

Although her family's economy is not good, the life of Nguyen Ngoc Chi (Thanh Phu Long commune, Chau Thanh district) is always full of laughter. However, 2 years ago, while on a business trip, her husband unfortunately died in a traffic accident. She was left alone to take care of her family, 2 young children and her mother who had a mild stroke. The family's economy gradually collapsed, all the valuable assets in the house were gone one by one because she did not have a stable job, mainly doing whatever people hired her to do.

Sympathizing with this situation, the commune put her family on the list of near-poor households to enjoy preferential policies of the Party and State, including capital support policies from Project No. 2 on Diversifying Livelihoods and Developing Poverty Reduction Models under the National Target Program on Sustainable Poverty Reduction.

Ms. Chi confided: “I was supported with a pair of breeding cows. Raising cows does not require much care, so I have time to work extra to earn income. Thanks to the local government's care, I have the confidence and motivation to overcome difficulties and stabilize my life.”

The National Target Program for Sustainable Poverty Reduction has brought about many practical results, contributing to improving the quality of people's lives, towards a civilized and modern society. Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee - Nguyen Minh Lam suggested: "All levels and sectors need to focus on researching and developing policies and tasks that are suitable to reality.

In particular, prioritize 3 policy groups: Support production development, labor - employment, increase income for poor households; support the poor to increase access to basic social services, prioritize services associated with multidimensional criteria such as health, education and training, housing, clean water and environmental sanitation, information and communication to ensure efficiency associated with Resolution No. 57 of the Politburo; develop infrastructure in disadvantaged areas, prioritize the development of essential infrastructure such as transportation, schools, medical stations, small irrigation and domestic water"./.

Le Ngoc

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