Nghe An: In the first 6 months of the year, the birth rate of the third child decreased.

(Baonghean.vn) - On the afternoon of July 5, the Department of Population and Family Planning held a conference to review population and family planning work in the first 6 months of 2016.

Conference to review the first 6 months of the year of the provincial population sector

In the first 6 months of 2016, 21/21 districts, cities, towns, 480/480 communes, wards, towns and 99.2% of agencies and units signed a commitment not to violate the policy; 354/480 communes and wards implemented communication campaigns, mobilized, integrated the provision of reproductive health care/family planning services...

The results of the implementation of the estimated targets in the first 6 months of the year show that: In the first 6 months, there were 24,464 newborns, a decrease of 1,361 compared to the same period in 2015; The birth rate was 0.73%. In particular, the birth rate of the third child or more decreased by 0.1% compared to the same period.

People of Quy Hop district participate in the 2016 Population Campaign

On this occasion, the Department of Population and Family Planning also organized a seminar to celebrate World Population Day on July 11 with the theme "Investing in adolescent girls".

Song Hoang