Swedish organisation-funded project promotes reproductive health care

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Yen
Bai (VNA) – A workshop to start a project on protecting rights of
children from ethnic minority groups to access services
and sex education was held in the northern mountainous province of on
June 11.

The project, funded by Adoptionscentrum (ACS) organisation of Sweden in Vietnam
with a total budget of 887 SEK (nearly 93,900 USD), is implemented from
2019-2021.

It
will include training courses and forums at the communal level on the right of juniors
to receive health care and sex education.

Training courses on communication skill, reproductive
health care and sex education will also be provided for medical
workers, and representatives from households with children aged 15-18.

Clubs of good parents and activities on reproductive health for juniors for
groups of parents and community organizations will be formed as part of activities
in the framework of the project.

The
is expected to improve knowledge on and skill of reproductive health care and sex education
for youths from ethnic minority groups in the locality.-VNA