December 09, 2017 | 20:54 (GMT+7)
Health ministry launches national action month on population
The Ministry of Health’s General Office for Population Family Planning held a meeting to launch the National Action Month on Population on December 9.
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The month promotes prenatal health
screening for healthy babies and more. Photo: LDTD
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The month promotes prenatal health
screening for healthy babies, early newborn health screening for prompt
treatment, and investment in population work as a sustainable move.
Deputy Minister of Health Nguyen
Viet Tien said on average, about 1.5 - 2 percent of Vietnamese newborns in a
year, equaling 22,000 - 30,000 babies, have birth defects.
The General Office for Population
Family Planning has implemented a prenatal and newborn health screening program
that has spread nationwide. To date, approximately 25 percent of pregnant women
and 35 percent of babies have received early diagnoses and treatment.
Addressing the meeting, Vice
President Dang Thi Ngoc Thinh praised the health body’s efforts and
achievements in population planning and urged state agencies, sectors and
citizens to support and participate in the program.
On October 25, the 12th Party
Central Committee issued Resolution 21/NQ-TW, which set out a 2030 goal of
having 70 percent of pregnant women and 90 percent of newborns respectively
screened for at least four and five popular diseases.
Source: VNA