Health insurances, free meals given to needy Central Highlands people

Health insurances, free meals given to needy people in Central Highlands

Over 1,400 health insurance cards for 2018 were presented to near-poor people in Kon Tum city, the Central Highlands province of Kon Tum, on March 8 by life insurer Hanwha Life Vietnam.
Hanoi (VNA) – Over 1,400 health insurance cardsfor 2018, worth a total of about 240 million VND (10,560 USD), were presented tonear-poor people in Kon Tum city, the Central Highlands province of Kon Tum, onMarch 8 by life insurer Hanwha Life Vietnam.

Hanwha Vietnam also donated 1.4 billion VND (61,600 USD)to help around 8,150 near-poor people in Nghe An, Ca Mau and Lam Dong provincespurchase health insurance.

It is the fifth consecutive year the life insurer hasgiven away health insurance cards to people living in difficult circumstances.

Earlier, the firm presented a total of over 37,500 healthinsurance cards, 30 houses and 360 gift packages to people in need across thecountry.

It was estimated, by the end of 2017, about 26,100 poorhouseholds and 8,380 near-poor households in Kon Tum, or 26.81 percent of thelocal population, were in need of support to purchase health insurance.

Founded in 1946, Hanwha Life Insurance is the oldest lifeinsurance company in the Republic of Korea (RoK). It has grown to be thecountry’s leading life insurer with total assets of 84 billion USD and an AAAsolvency rating from prominent rating agencies.

In Kon Tum’s neighbouring province of Dak Nong, theprovincial Department of Health hosted a charity concert, namely “Dem nhacBlouse trang” (White Blouse Music Night) to raise funds for poor patients.

The event collected more than 800 million VND and 1.2tonnes of rice which will be used to offer free meals to impoverishedin-patients in the province.

According to the Department of Health, five local hospitalshave set up charity kitchens so far which provide nearly 50,000 free mealsevery year.-VNA
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