The programme was held on the afternoon of October 16 at Dien Bien provincial stadium. It was organised by the Drug Crime Investigation Police Department under the Ministry of Public Security, in collaboration with Dien Bien provincial police and other agencies, with support from the People’s Police Academy and Dantri Newspaper.
Nearly 2,000 residents and students facing difficult circumstances attended the event, which brought together resources for education, healthcare, housing and livelihoods while raising public awareness of drug prevention and control.
Dien Bien residents welcomed free health consultations and a range of valuable gifts at the event (Photo: Tung Duong).
Speaking at the programme, Senior Colonel Nguyen Duc Tuan, deputy director of the Drug Crime Investigation Police Department, said social welfare initiatives provided more than material assistance, demonstrating a sense of responsibility, compassion and solidarity with communities in border areas.
The total value of support mobilised for Dien Bien through the programme amounted to nearly VND 8 billion, covering education, healthcare, livelihoods, housing and community facilities.
Tuan thanked local party committees and authorities, Dien Bien provincial police, and the participating agencies, organisations and businesses, including Dantri, for mobilising resources and helping residents overcome hardship.
Po Dieu Ninh, a member of the Dien Bien Province Party Committee and vice chair of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee in Dien Bien Province, and Colonel Nguyen Duc Tuan, deputy director of the Drug Crime Investigation Police Department, witness the presentation of sponsorship boards worth a total of VND 825 million contributed by the People's Police Academy and partner organisations (Photo: Hoang Ly).
Support for housing and medical treatment
The People’s Police Academy and Dantri joined forces to help families facing particularly difficult circumstances build homes, access medical treatment and work towards more stable lives.
Representatives of the two organisations presented symbolic boards confirming donations to help San Lao Peo and the family of Lo Thi Chuong build homes, as well as funding for medical treatment for Lo Van Nam. The total support for the three cases exceeded VND 430 million (about USD 16,600).
Peo, from Na Sang commune, received more than VND 102 million (about USD 3,930). Chuong’s family, from Na Tau commune, received more than VND 150 million (about USD 5,780). Nam, from Muong Ang commune, received more than VND 178 million (about USD 6,860) for spleen surgery and treatment for thalassaemia, an inherited blood disorder.
Dantri, in coordination with the People's Police Academy, present symbolic boards for charity house support to San Lao Peo and Lo Thi Chuong, and medical funding to Lo Van Nam (Photo: Hoang Ly).
Lo Thi Chuong and San Lao Peo receive funding for houses from Dantri readers and the People's Police Academy (Photo: Tung Duong).
The People’s Police Academy also allocated VND 825 million (about USD 31,800) to build two school facilities in Phinh Giang and Pa Ham communes, aiming to improve teaching and learning conditions in disadvantaged areas.
The total value of support for school facilities, housing and medical treatment exceeded VND 1.25 billion (about USD 48,100).
