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Software launched to better support disabled people
Software launched to better support disabled people
8/1/20
As of September 2019, nearly 75,000 people had
registered with a software managing information of people with
disabilities in the central provinces of Quang Binh and Binh
Dinh.
The figures were released at a workshop held in Hanoi on January 7 by the Social Sponsor Department under the Vietnamese Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs, and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Vietnam.
The software has been launched across all 318 communes in the two provinces.
Of the total disabled people, more than 12 percent are bomb and mine victims, most of whom are between 60 and 79 years old. Women account for 46 percent and children under 15 years old, 7 percent.
Most victims need support in orthopedic surgery, functional rehabilitation, psychological consultancy, job generation, occupational training and access to social welfare.
Speaking at the workshop, Sitara Syed, UNDP Deputy Resident Representative in Vietnam, said the building and implementation of evidence-based interventions assisting the disabled, bomb and mine victims and other disadvantaged groups aims to ensure that no one is left behind.
She suggested deploying the software across Vietnam to keep the information on disabled people and bomb and mine victims regularly updated, thus helping non-governmental organisations, policy makers and legislators develop programmes, policies and laws more effectively.
At the workshop, bomb and mine victims shared their own stories and expressed their hope for support from the Government and relevant agencies.
The workshop took place within the framework of a project to remedy the consequences of post-war bombs and mines in Vietnam, funded by the Korea International Cooperation Agency./.
The figures were released at a workshop held in Hanoi on January 7 by the Social Sponsor Department under the Vietnamese Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs, and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Vietnam.
The software has been launched across all 318 communes in the two provinces.
Of the total disabled people, more than 12 percent are bomb and mine victims, most of whom are between 60 and 79 years old. Women account for 46 percent and children under 15 years old, 7 percent.
Most victims need support in orthopedic surgery, functional rehabilitation, psychological consultancy, job generation, occupational training and access to social welfare.
Speaking at the workshop, Sitara Syed, UNDP Deputy Resident Representative in Vietnam, said the building and implementation of evidence-based interventions assisting the disabled, bomb and mine victims and other disadvantaged groups aims to ensure that no one is left behind.
She suggested deploying the software across Vietnam to keep the information on disabled people and bomb and mine victims regularly updated, thus helping non-governmental organisations, policy makers and legislators develop programmes, policies and laws more effectively.
At the workshop, bomb and mine victims shared their own stories and expressed their hope for support from the Government and relevant agencies.
The workshop took place within the framework of a project to remedy the consequences of post-war bombs and mines in Vietnam, funded by the Korea International Cooperation Agency./.
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More models on education, vocational training, employment and resettlement support, and community integration will be carried out as part of efforts to create sustainable livelihoods for Vietnamese disabled people.
We need to coordinate all charitable and humanitarian organisations to expand the above-mentioned models, and provide medical checkups and treatment for poor and people with disabilities.
The country never gives up to anyone!
Campaigns will be promoted to raise public awareness of helping and promoting disabled's livelihoods.
In Vietnam, 5.8 percent of the population is considered disabled. For a country home to 95 million individuals, this equates to more than 5.2 million people.
Assisting disabled persons in Vietnam has been a top priority of Vietnam's government. Since then, the nation has made great progress in establishing equal rights for disabled people.
Although living conditions are still not ideal for individuals with disabilities in Vietnam, the programs and advocacy efforts being put in place to drastically improve their lives.
Don't let anyone left behind! Let's act together!
I expect to see an increase in opportunities and fair treatment among the disabled population in Vietnam by 2020.
There is the Vietnam Day of people with Disabilities. The idea is simple enough, to acknowledge and promote the contributions of disabled people to the nation; to dispel the idea that they are useless, unteachable and can’t add significantly to society.
Raising awareness of these frequently under-reported impairments does help draw help and assistance, and of course – money, for medical and educational programs.
Probably the hardest part for Vietnam is too many victims, not enough help available. Even in urban areas the number of professional centers is nowhere near enough for the population of those areas – and it gets worse in such remote regions as the highlands.
I do admire the courage and stamina of the locals and foreigners running all sorts of programs such as free classes for the mentally handicapped, building wheelchairs for free, funding medical intervention and training for local staff and parents of patients with disabilities.
If we think differently, alternatively about solutions and ideas about disabilities…we’ll give people abilities.
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