Nghe An border guards draw propaganda paintings to prevent and fight Covid-19 epidemic
(Baonghean.vn) - Through the rich drawings of border guards, anti-Covid-19 propaganda paintings have provided information about the Covid-19 epidemic, contributing to raising awareness of disease prevention and control for people in two border communes in Nghe An.
My Ly Border Guard Station is a unit stationed in the border area including 02 communes My Ly and Bac Ly, with 25 hamlets and villages, with over 13,000 people. The station carries out many different tasks in parallel in protecting border security and sovereignty, fighting and preventing all kinds of crimes, participating in economic development... stabilizing the border situation.
In the fight against the Covid-19 pandemic, My Ly Border Guard Station has set up many checkpoints on the border to control trails and openings to prevent illegal border crossings and immigration. In addition, to provide officers, people on the border, students, etc. with more complete information about the Government's fight against the Covid-19 pandemic, My Ly Border Guard Station has organized a writing and drawing contest with the theme "The world and the fight against Covid-19".
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| Officers and soldiers of My Ly Border Guard Station compete in painting propaganda posters about the Covid-19 epidemic. Photo: Thanh Cuong |
The officers and soldiers of My Ly Border Guard Station actively responded and participated in this contest. As a result, the Station had a set of propaganda posters vividly reflecting the impacts and influences of the Covid-19 epidemic; the global direction on pandemic prevention and control of humanity. In particular, the direction of the Vietnamese Government and the fight against Covid-19 of our people have initially won the epidemic.
Next, My Ly Border Guard Station organized the transmission of all information from the Government, all levels and sectors; the world's message and the fight against the Covid-19 pandemic to ethnic minorities on the border through the results of the contest to the people of the villages and students at schools in the area.
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| My Ly Border Guard Station deployed a display of propaganda posters about the Covid-19 epidemic in villages of Bac Ly and My Ly communes and schools. Photo: TC |
Mr. Cut Pho Son, Huoi Cang 1 village shared his feelings about the series of paintings: The people here have uneven knowledge, many customs are backward, and the conditions for receiving information and communication are limited. Thanks to the visual propaganda content through the series of paintings displayed in the village, everyone has a clear understanding of the Covid-19 epidemic and is aware of their responsibilities. The series of paintings is very vivid and easy to understand.
Lieutenant Colonel Nguyen Sy Duc - Head of My Ly Border Guard Station said: The series of paintings "The World and the fight against Covid-19" has provided full information about the Covid-19 epidemic, had a strong impact, raised awareness for people in My Ly and Bac Ly communes. Thereby, people have been aware of disease prevention, joined hands with functional forces to prevent and fight the Covid-19 epidemic.
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| The epidemic prevention and control work in Vietnam and Nghe An province is vividly shown through propaganda paintings. Photo: Thanh Cuong |
With unique forms of propaganda, My Ly Border Guard Station in particular and Nghe An Provincial Border Guard in general have been positively changing awareness in disease prevention and control, contributing to preventing, repelling and defeating the Covid-19 pandemic.