(VOVworld) – Less fortunate people across Vietnam have received support to help them celebrate the coming Lunar New Year Festival (Tet).

On Tuesday the Hanoi Health Department presented New Year gifts to 90 leprosy patients who are undergoing treatment in the outlying district of Quoc Oai. The Department has also provided free medical check-ups and medicine to 15,000 policy beneficiaries and poor people living in Hanoi.

The same day Ho Chi Minh City’s Center for Student Assistance organized a get-together for 1,500 disadvantaged students who cannot afford to go home for Tet.

Ho Chi Minh city provides free bus tickets for poor students to return home for Tet. (Photo: VNA)

A program took place in Binh Phuoc province on Tuesday to raise a fund for the poor to enjoy a happy Tet holiday. Deputy Prime Minister Vu Van Ninh called on entrepreneurs and benefactors to uphold the tradition of haves helping the have not: “I’d like to call on the Southwest Steering Committee, ministries, and central and local agencies to continue to work together to ensure social security, reduce poverty, and care for people’s material and spiritual lives. It’s necessary to provide timely assistance to all people, especially those in need and ensure that they will have a sufficient and cozy Tet celebration.”

On this occasion, 1,800 policy beneficiaries and poor households in the Mekong Delta region were given Tet gifts. 300 soldiers living and working in border areas and on islands under difficult conditions were given money to build houses.

The Southwest Steering Committee presents Tet gifts to needy people in the Mekong Delta region. (Photo: VNA)

In the central province of Nghe An, 720 poor students of Vinh University received Tet gifts worth 14,000 USD. The school’s management board used 94,000 USD from its welfare budget to establish a fund to support students who are struggling against economic hardship to pursue their study.

Authorities of the Central Highlands province of Dak Lak delivered gifts, Chung cakes, and free medicine to poor people and children in remote Cu Ewi commune.

The Youth Union and Women’s Union of the northern province of Cao Bang mobilized volunteers to make 1,000 Chung cakes for poor students, workers, and other individuals.