Promote the movement "Old age is a shining example" to create a wide spread effect

The central bridge is held at the headquarters of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee and connects with 63 bridges in provinces and cities nationwide. The central bridge is chaired by Mr. Nguyen Thanh Binh - Chairman of the Vietnam Association of the Elderly; Truong Xuan Cu - Vice Chairman of the Vietnam Association of the Elderly; Phan Van Hung - Vice Chairman of the Vietnam Association of the Elderly.

Also attending were leaders and representatives of departments and offices of the Vietnam Association of the Elderly; representatives of central departments, ministries and branches.

At Nghe An bridge, Mr. Cao Dang Vinh - Chairman of the Provincial Elderly Association chaired. Also attending were leaders of the Provincial Elderly Association; representatives of provincial departments, branches and sectors and leaders of the Elderly Associations of districts, cities and towns.

Scene at the Central bridge point. Photo captured via screen

Care for the elderly

At the conference, the leaders of the AssociationSenior CitizenVietnam reported on the results of activities in the first 9 months of the year and the tasks for the end of 2022. Accordingly, during its operation, the Association has achieved good results in consulting, guiding, and directing; organizing activities; building a strong Association; caring for and promoting the role of the elderly.

The key task at the end of the year is determined to continue to thoroughly grasp, study and implement the Resolution of the 6th Congress of the Vietnam Association of the Elderly; focus on directing the effective implementation of targets,work program; organize activities for the Month of Action for the Elderly in 2022; organize activities to protect, care for and promote the role of the elderly...

Conference hosts at the central bridge. Screenshot

Regarding the organization of the Month of Action for the Elderly in 2022, the Association's leaders directed that in order to implement it effectively, it is necessary to focus on promoting propaganda about the International Day of Older Persons, the attention of the Party, the State and the whole society for the elderly. Organize physical education, sports, cultural and artistic activities, create a vibrant and practical competitive atmosphere in response to the Month of Action.

Care about organizing activitieshealth careElderly people, visit typical elderly people; elderly people in especially difficult circumstances with practical and timely actions.

Scene at Nghe An bridge. Photo: Cong Kien

In Nghe An, in recent times, the activities of the Association of the Elderly at all levels have also achieved encouraging results. The whole province has 63,286 elderly members who are people with meritorious services and relatives of people with meritorious services to the revolution, poor households, near-poor households, households facing hunger, the elderly, the lonely, and those without support, who have received gifts, with a total amount of nearly 24 billion VND. On the occasion of welcomingSpring of the Year of the TigerIn 2022, 54,589 elderly people were congratulated and celebrated their longevity, with a total amount of nearly 16 billion VND.

Focus on grassroots activities

For the Conference to commend typical advanced elderly people in the national movement to protect the elderlynational securityThis is a national conference closely directed by the Minister of Public Security, with a scale from the grassroots to the central level, and is of great interest to the Party and State leaders. Therefore, provinces and cities need to closely coordinate with the Public Security sector to unify plans to organize conferences at all levels in the locality in a proactive, serious, and effective manner; in accordance with local conditions.

Members of the Vinh City Elderly Association (Nghe An) perform health exercises. Photo: Thanh Chung

At the conference, delegates at the Central Association's bridge and provinces and cities exchanged and discussed the following issues: Key tasks at the end of 2022; experience in health care andpromote the roleelderly people; support for elderly people in difficulty; activities to build the Association; coordinate implementation of crime prevention and control...

In his concluding remarks, Mr. Nguyen Thanh Binh - Chairman of the Vietnam Association of the Elderly noted that the Association of the Elderly in localities should develop plans to create a spread of the Action Month for the Elderly; proactively advise Party committees and authorities to encourage and visit the elderly in the area.

Mr. Nguyen Thanh Binh - Chairman of the Vietnam Association of the Elderly reminded the Association of the Elderly in localities to develop plans to create a spread of the Action Month for the Elderly. Photo captured via screen

Regarding the Conference to commend typical advanced elderly people in the movement of the whole people to protect national security, localities need to promote the extensive propaganda of the emulation movement "Old age is a bright mirror"; The organization work was carried out solemnly, worthy of the contributions and roles of the elderly.

At the same time, focus on grassroots activities to grasp the situation, build effective models to create diffusion, have creative ways to gather members; pay attention to personnel work; coordinate well with departments and branches to meet the requirements and tasks in the new period, towards building a strong Association organization...