Students join an event on reproductive health care in Hanoi (Photo: giadinh.net.vn)Hanoi (VNA) – A co-operative
programme on population and was signed last week between
the General Office on Population and Family Planning under the Ministry of
Health, and DKT International.
Under the programme, the
two sides will propose joint-plans to target the population and provide family
planning education.
The two sides will also
offer consultancy and education to improve professional skills for medical
workers and knowledge for residents in those areas with high birth rates and
abortion rates. They will also offer financial support to carry out events and
target programmes to reduce abortions and spread knowledge about family
planning.
Speaking at the signing
ceremony, Deputy Minister of Health Professor Nguyen Viet Tien said that the
population sector was targeted with much success, but also faced difficulties.
Shortages of funds and
manpower was a challenge for the country, he said.
“I totally encourage the
target of the joint-programme. We should find suitable measures, so that
and reproductive health programmes can be more successful,” said Tien.
According to Michael
Evans, Head Representative in Vietnam, besides success, Vietnam
still has to overcome obstacles, since education on contraceptive methods among
the youth remains weak.
Vietnam’s abortion rate
ranks first in the Southeast Asia and fifth in the world.
Vietnam changed from a
poor country to a country with average income, but as a result, different
foreign countries cut their financial support to Vietnam and gave that support
to poorer countries, so now many localities do not receive support,” he said.
The signing ceremony
began a new period, and re-started the programme on in Vietnam,
he added.
DKT
International is a social marketing nonprofit organisation working in
Latin America, Africa and Asia to improve access to reproductive health
products and services.-VNA
Source: VietnamPlus
