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[Video] President presents gifts to senior citizens in Hai Duong

SUNDAY, 05/06/2022 20:46:52

President Nguyen Xuan Phuc on June 5 visited and presented gifts to senior residents in Hai Duong province on the occasion of the 81st Vietnam Day of Older Persons (June 6).

President Nguyen Xuan Phuc gives his regards to outstanding senior citizens of Hai Duong province. Photos: Baohaiduong.vn

The President extended best regards to Pham Thi Liu, a 101-year-old woman in Cau Lam hamlet, Pham Tran commune, Gia Loc district, who is a a prestigious member of the local community, along with 15 outstanding senior citizens and representatives from the province's Association of the Elderly.

President Nguyen Xuan Phuc and delegates offer incense in commemoration of Hung Dao Great Lord Tran Quoc Tuan at Kiep Bac relic in Chi Linh city

On behalf of the Party and State, the President underlined that the Party and State always give special attention to the care for the elderly.

He hailed the Hai Duong Association of the Elderly for efforts to diversify its activities, forming 1,860 clubs for local senior citizens, helping promote their role in the society, especially in COVID-19 prevention and control.

President Nguyen Xuan Phuc visits and presents a gift to 101-year-old Pham Thi Liu in Cau Lam hamlet, Pham Tran commune, Gia Loc district

The President expressed his hope that in the time to come, the Vietnam Association of Elderly at all levels will continue to help implement the Party and State policies on the elderly, while proposing ideas to implement the program on delivering health care services to the elderly until 2030 and perfect the national target program on the elderly in the new period.

President Nguyen Xuan Phuc visits elderly people in Pham Tran commune, Gia Loc district

He asked ministries, sectors, agencies and localities to continue designing suitable policies to adapt to an “era of the elderly” amid the population aging period.

Touring the Tan Minh Duc cooperative in Pham Tran commune, Gia Loc district, which is run by a senior citizen, the President hailed the cooperative's expansion in membership and its use of technology in production which brought higher incomes for members.

President Nguyen Xuan Phuc visits the melon garden of Tan Minh Duc Cooperative