Fetal heart monitors (Photo: VNA)Hanoi (VNA) – The (UNFPA) in Vietnam
held a ceremony on April 2 to hand over additional medical equipment to Vietnam
to ensure the continuous delivery of quality sexual and reproductive health
services in provinces affected by floods and landslides.
To
date, a total of 1,071 worth 130,000 USD have been
provided by the UNFPA to help protect the lives of Vietnamese pregnant women.
The
medical devices are being distributed to commune medical centres and district
hospitals in central and Central Highlands localities.
Naomi
Kitahara, Chief Representative of UNFPA in Vietnam, said the
and supplies will complement the efforts of the Vietnamese Government in
responding to natural disasters and ensuring that essential services for
pregnant women, newborns and children, especially migrant workers and ethnic
minorities, are not disrupted.
Representatives from UNFPA and Health Ministry sign hand-over minutes (Photo: VNA)Director of the Maternal and Child Health Department under the Health Ministry
Nguyen Duc Vinh appreciated the UNFPA’s assistance, and affirmed that
protecting all people’s health is the top priority of the Vietnamese
Government, particularly amidst natural disasters.
Coastal
areas in central Vietnam suffered record floods with long-lasting downpours and
continuous storms from October 2020, leaving 200 deaths. At least 7.7 million
locals in the region, including 92,075 pregnant women, have been affected.
UNFPA
is working to ensure that the supply of modern contraceptives and reproductive
health commodities is maintained and that midwives and other health personnel
have the personal protective equipment they need to stay safe. Sexual and
reproductive health is a human right. UNFPA calls upon its partners to support
our COVID-19 response to procure and deliver essential supplies for people who
are most at risk such as pregnant women and women at risk of gender-based
violence.
is the UN’s sexual and reproductive health agency, working towards a world
where every pregnancy is wanted, every childbirth is safe and every young
person’s potential is fulfilled./.
Source: VietnamPlus
