Population sector takes people as the center of its mission

My Ha DNUM_AIZAHZCABJ 11:03

(Baonghean.vn) - Putting people at the center, creating a world where all people enjoy their rights and are free to make appropriate choices for themselves is the message given at the 2019 World Population Day Celebration.

On the morning of July 8, in Dien Chau district, the Department of Population and Family Planning organized a ceremony to celebrate World Population Day on July 11. This year, the United Nations Population Fund took the theme "25 years after the International Conference on Population and Development" (ICPD: Accelerating progress to achieve the committed contents.

Đồng chí Phạm Xuân Sánh -PCT UBND huyện Diễn Châu tặng hoa chúc mừng nhân ngày Dân số thế giới. Ảnh: Mỹ Hà
Comrade Pham Xuan Sanh - Vice Chairman of Dien Chau District People's Committee presented flowers to congratulate on World Population Day. Photo: My Ha
The International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) held 25 years ago marked a groundbreaking start. At this international conference, 179 countries adopted a far-reaching Programme of Action on Population and Development, placing people at its centre.

After 25 years, the world has achieved many important achievements such as the rate of women in underdeveloped countries using modern contraceptive methods increased from 15% to 37%, the rate of women dying during pregnancy decreased by half, the average number of children a woman had decreased from 6 children/woman to 4 children/woman.

Ban tổ chức Hội thi tặng hoa cho các ba đội tham gia hội thi đến từ các xã Diễn Bình, Diễn Đồng và thị trấn huyện Diễn Châu. Ảnh: Mỹ Hà.
The Organizing Committee of the Contest presented flowers to three participating teams from Dien Binh and Dien Dong communes and Dien Chau district town. Photo: My Ha.

Celebrating World Population Day is also an opportunity for the provincial Population and Family Planning sector to look back at the achievements and challenges that need to be addressed.

On that basis, propose strong, clear and specific solutions and actions in accordance with the spirit set forth by the ICPD Conference to create a world where all people enjoy their rights and are free to make appropriate choices for themselves.

Hội thi có sự tham gia đông đảo khán giả. Ảnh: Mỹ Hà.
The contest had a large audience. Photo: My Ha.

The main task is to exploit and effectively use the golden population structure; build a fair society without stigma and discrimination; a society that always promotes, respects and protects reproductive health and sexual health care.

To celebrate World Population Day, the Provincial Department of Population and Family Planning also organized the "Elderly Live Happy - Live Healthy" contest for 3 teams from Dien Chau district.

Phần thi kiến thức - sống khỏe với nhiều câu hỏi liên quan đến lĩnh vực dân số. Ảnh:  Mỹ Hà
Knowledge and healthy living section with many questions related to population. Photo: My Ha

This is also an opportunity for all levels and sectors from district to grassroots to further promote activities to improve population quality, especially finding solutions to adapt to population aging.

Up to this point, Nghe An's population is 3,169 thousand people. The total number of children born in the first 6 months of the year is 23,000 children, down 953 compared to the same period in 2018. The birth rate is 6.96%o, down 0.3%o. The sex ratio at birth is 114 boys/100 girls.

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