The HCMC Party Committee's Commission for Mass Mobilization in collaboration with the Standing Committee of the Vietnam Fatherland Front in the city held an award ceremony of a writing contest on Covid-19 prevention and control in HCMC on August 8.
Last year, medical staff really struggled when the Covid-19 epidemic broke out, while salaries and bonuses decreased significantly. The 2022 Lunar New Year is approaching, but many medical facilities find it difficult to give a year-end bonus to staff.
Children of poor households, workers working in export processing zones, industrial parks, and self-employed laborers due to the impact of the Covid-19 epidemic, children from ethnic minority families and children of frontline workers were given learning kits.
On September 8, Secretary of the Party Committee of HCMC Nguyen Van Nen led a taskforce to attend a working session with the city’s Covid-19 Intensive Care Hospital that was established from transforming a part of the Unit 2 of the HCMC Oncology Hospital in Thu Duc City.
Even if HCMC returns to a new normal state, the city’s healthcare system has to be improved and enhance its resilience to adapt to the Covid-19 pandemic, said Secretary of the Party Committee of HCMC Nguyen Van Nen at a working session with the city’s Covid-19 Intensive Care Hospital in Thu Duc City on September 8.
Head of the Internal Affairs Committee of HCMC Party Committee, Le Thanh Liem on August 9 led a delegation of the city’s officials to visit frontline healthcare workers in the field hospital 5 and Trung Vuong Covid-19 Treatment Hospital.
On July 16, Chairwoman of the HCMC Farmers’ Association Nguyen Thanh Xuan, as requested by the HCMC Party Committee, visited and gave essential medicines to the people in quarantine areas and gave emotional support to medical staff on duty in District 12, Hoc Mon and Cu Chi districts.
Having their lives turned upside down by the Covid-19 pandemic, the people of Saigon still maintain a positive outlook and always want to do their part in supporting front line workers and less privileged members of their community.
Frontline healthcare workers of Bach Mai Hospital were honored with the title, “Person of the year” at the VTV Awards 2020 for their efforts in the battle against COVID-19.
The online talk show series “Giving thanks to front-line workers in COVID-19 in the fight against the coronavirus” received nearly VND3.8 billion, and personal protective equipment of 10,000 face masks and 200 gowns.
At present, the online concert raising funds for frontline healthcare staff and other frontline workers in COVID-19 hit Da Nang City and Quang Nam Province has received VND1.2 billion (US$50,000) in cash and items worth nearly VND1.6 billion.
An online concert raising fund for healthcare workers in Da Nang City and Quang Nam Province, the worst-hit areas by coronavirus in the country will be held on August 9.
