Illustrative image (Photo: VNA)Corporation has partnered up with the (UNICEF) in
a project on improving health of newborns and reducing infant mortality rate in
Vietnam’s northern mountainous and Central Highlands regions.
In its announcement on December 12, the said the
project will be carried out in seven provinces, namely Dien Bien, Lao Cai, Son
La, Lai Chau, Gia Lai, Kon Tum and Dak Nong.
It will offer periodic training on newborn care to medical
staff and work to improve pregnant women and children’s access to key health
care services.
Such activities are expected to directly benefit 265,000
newborns within three years and indirectly support over 1 million others each
year.
Managing Director of Kimberly Clark Vietnam Ashwini Nagpal
informed that the corporation will provide 1 million USD over three years for
the project.
Over the past 25 years, Vietnam has made considerable
strides in improving survival rate of children aged below five. From 1990 to
2018, deaths among under-five-years-old children decreased from 52 to 12 per 1,000
live births.
However, the infant mortality rates in northern mountainous
and Central Highland regions remain high, with rates in Lai Chau and Kon Tum
tripling the country’s average./.
Source: VietnamPlus
