Software launched to better support disabled people
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.
Hanoi (VNA) – As of September 2019, nearly 75,000 people had registered witha software managing information of people with disabilities in the centralprovinces of Quang Binh and Binh Dinh.
Thefigures were released at a workshop held in Hanoi on January 7 by the SocialSponsor Department under the Vietnamese Ministry of Labour, Invalids and SocialAffairs, and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Vietnam.
Thesoftware has been launched across all 318 communes in the two provinces.
Ofthe total disabled people, more than 12 percent are bomb and mine victims, mostof whom are between 60 and 79 years old. Women account for 46 percent andchildren under 15 years old, 7 percent.
Mostvictims need support in orthopedic surgery, functional rehabilitation,psychological consultancy, job generation, occupational training and access tosocial welfare.
Speakingat the workshop, Sitara Syed, UNDP Deputy Resident Representative in Vietnam,said the building and implementation of evidence-based interventions assistingthe disabled, bomb and mine victims and other disadvantaged groups aims toensure that no one is left behind.
Shesuggested deploying the software across Vietnam to keep the information ondisabled people and bomb and mine victims regularly updated, thus helping non-governmentalorganisations, policy makers and legislators develop programmes, policies andlaws more effectively.
Atthe workshop, bomb and mine victims shared their own stories and expressedtheir hope for support from the Government and relevant agencies.
Theworkshop took place within the framework of a project to remedy theconsequences of post-war bombs and mines in Vietnam, funded by the KoreaInternational Cooperation Agency./.
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Illustrative image (Photo: VNA) 
