Lam made the call during a meeting in Hanoi on July 22 with a delegation of outstanding revolution contributors nationwide ahead of the 77th anniversary of War Invalids and Martyrs’ Day (July 27). The meeting also saw the presence of 91 heroic Vietnamese mothers, heroes of the people’s armed forces, labour heroes, war invalids and families of martyrs.
Expressing his most profound gratitude to them, he said over the past 77 years, especially during nearly 40 years of renewal, the Vietnamese Party and State have issued a number of policies and guidelines to support war invalids, sick soldiers, martyrs’ relatives and those who rendered service to the revolution.
He hailed them for overcoming hardships and dedicating their strength and brainpower to national development, setting shining examples in labour, production and education.
The leader called for continued efforts to remedy post-war consequences, search for and gather the remains of martyrs, improving health care for those who are lonely and without support. The goal, he stressed, is to ensure that all revolution contributors have a living standard above the local average and fully benefit from existing policies.
Priority should be given to reducing poverty for vulnerable groups and those in remote, ethnic minority, border and island areas across the country, he noted, stressing the need to educate future generations about revolutionary traditions and ideals, foster national pride and faith, and promote the spirit of patriotism, self-reliance and resilience.
The Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs reported that the country has to date recorded 9.2 million revolution contributors and their relatives.
Since 2013, nearly 7.9 trillion VND (329.1 million USD) has been raised to support families of revolution contributors. Over 12.7 trillion VND has been used for the construction of 67,700 new homes for such persons and the repair of nearly 45,900 others. More than 110,000 saving books worth over 403 billion VND have been presented to policy beneficiary families. Support has also been extended to those in extreme difficulty, and 2,412 alive heroic Vietnamese mothers have received lifelong care from various organisations.
Efforts to identify martyrs' remains have also been significant. Nearly 10,000 samples of martyrs' remains and over 3,000 biological samples from martyrs' relatives have been analysed through DNA testing, resulting in the successful identification of more than 1,000 martyrs.
