More confident when being given a health insurance card
Ms. T.T.H.V, a resident of Binh Tien Ward, Ho Chi Minh City, said that she is 47 years old and works as a seamstress at home, so her income is unstable and life is difficult. In 2024, she suffered from an illness and had to spend more than 10 million VND to treat her, making her life even more difficult.
She was included in the list of free health insurance cards issued by the Ho Chi Minh City Women's Union. Being given a health insurance card helps me feel more secure, not having to worry about spending a lot of money when I am sick, Ms. T.T.H.V shared.
Similarly, Ms. T.T.H.L, a resident of Tan Binh Ward, Ho Chi Minh City, said that she and her husband were separated, and she raised her three young children. She works as a grab driver, earning about 10 million VND per month for her family of 4. Therefore, she does not dare to buy health insurance despite her work being exposed to rain and sun, with the risk of traffic accidents.
Having a health insurance card will be very beneficial for sickness or accidents, but due to difficult circumstances, I do not dare to buy it. Giving a free health insurance card is a great thing, said Ms. T.T.H.L.
Sharing and compassion
Ms. Nguyen Thanh Loan - Vice President of the Women's Union of Ho Chi Minh City - said that the whole of Ho Chi Minh City has more than 3,000 women in difficult circumstances who do not have a health insurance card, so they face many obstacles in medical examination, treatment and daily life.
The health insurance cards awarded today are a great source of encouragement, demonstrating the concern, social responsibility, and kindness of the units, contributing to the implementation of Resolution 72-NQ/TW dated September 9, 2025 of the Politburo on a number of breakthrough solutions, enhancing protection, care and improving people's health, Ms. Loan emphasized.
Mr. Tran Dung Ha - Deputy Director of Ho Chi Minh City Social Insurance - said that the program of giving social insurance books and health insurance cards to people in difficult circumstances has become an annual activity of Ho Chi Minh City Social Insurance.
With the motto "taking the people as the center", Ho Chi Minh City Social Insurance and the Women's Union have closely coordinated in propagating, mobilizing, supervising policy implementation, expanding the coverage of social insurance, health insurance and mobilizing social resources to support the disadvantaged. This is also a specific activity in response to the movement "The whole country joins hands for the poor - No one is left behind" launched by the Prime Minister.
304 health insurance cards worth nearly VND 390 million are contributions from businesses and all employees of Ho Chi Minh City Social Insurance. Each health insurance card not only has material value, but also contains affection, sharing and compassion, a great source of encouragement to help people feel secure in taking care of their health, overcoming difficulties and improving their lives, Mr. Ha shared.
The Ho Chi Minh City Fatherland Front Committee has just issued a document mobilizing funds to give social insurance books and health insurance cards to people in difficult circumstances. Accordingly, the Ho Chi Minh City Fatherland Front Committee coordinated with Ho Chi Minh City Social Insurance to implement the Program "Exchanging social insurance books, health insurance cards - Sending love" for people in difficult circumstances who are not eligible to participate in Ho Chi Minh City.
The Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee of Ho Chi Minh City calls on agencies, units, organizations, businesses, and individuals with the spirit of "Mutual love", "The healthy leaves cover the torn leaves" and the kind heart to join hands to contribute to support the City Fund for the Poor to give social insurance books and health insurance cards to contribute to better enhancing the humanistic meaning of the social insurance and health insurance policies of the Party and the State, to always become a support for people in difficult circumstances.
Cash contribution form: At the Office of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee of Ho Chi Minh City, No. 55 Mac Dinh Chi, Tan Dinh Ward, Ho Chi Minh City. Transfer money to the Ho Chi Minh City Fund for the Poor account, account number: 3761.0.9123072.91046, at the State Treasury of Region II. Transfer content: "Supporting the cost of giving social insurance books and health insurance cards".
