Nghe An celebrates 60th anniversary of Population Sector Traditional Day

Afternoon of December 18,Department of Population and Family Planningorganized a seminar to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the Vietnam Population Sector's Traditional Day (December 26, 1961 - December 26, 2021) and respond to the National Action Month on Population in 2021.

Attending the ceremony were comrades who are members of the Provincial Party Executive Committee: Duong Dinh Chinh - Deputy Head of the Standing Committee of the Steering Committee for Population and Development - Director of the Department of Health, comrades who were former Heads of the Department of Population and Family Planning: Nguyen Hong Hoa - Secretary of the Nam Dan District Party Committee; Le Thi Hoai Chung - Principal of the Political School. Also attending were Heads and Deputy Heads of the Steering Committee for Population and Development of districts, cities, towns, Health Centers, leaders, officers and civil servants of the Department of Population and Family Planning through the periods. Photo: MH

Over the past 60 years, under the leadership of the Party, the direction of the authorities at all levels, and the whole country, Nghe An province's population work has achieved many successes. The average number of children per woman of childbearing age has decreased from 6.78 in 1961 to 2.76 in 2021. The population growth rate has decreased from 3.45% in 1961 to 1.2% in 2021. The average life expectancy has increased from 40 years old in 1961 to 73 years old in 2021.

The fields of population work are being implemented in an increasingly comprehensive and inclusive manner. The indicators on population size and population growth rate have been basically achieved.

The art program to celebrate the anniversary was performed by officers and civil servants of the Population sector. Photo: MH

Speaking at the ceremony, comrade Duong Dinh Chinh -Director of the Department of Healthacknowledge and appreciate the achievements that the entire industry has made. This result is thanks to the participation and high determination of the entire political system, Party committees, authorities, agencies and organizations at all levels.

In particular, the persistent and tireless efforts of the population workers from the province to the grassroots have overcome all difficulties and challenges, actively propagandized, mobilized, created consensus and response from all people in successfully implementing the population goals.population.

Comrade Duong Dinh Chinh speaks at the seminar. Photo: MH

From the theory and practice of the past 60 years, comrade Duong Dinh Chinh also believes that population work is a very important preparation step for the input of quality human resources and the rapid, sustainable development of the country. However, changing the concept of people who have been influenced by feudal ideology about wanting to have many children, many grandchildren and having a son to "continue the family line" is still a very difficult and long-term task.

To maintain the achieved results and ensure sustainable success, in the coming time, the entire industry needs to continue to actively advise Party committees and authorities to lead, direct and invest resources in population work, making population work a key content in the leadership and direction of Party committees and authorities at all levels.

Comrade Nguyen Ba Tan - Head of the Department of Population and Family Planning reported on the achievements of Nghe An's population sector over the past 60 years. Photo: MH

Besides, it is necessary to innovate and improve the effectiveness of propaganda and education work to carry out the campaign "Each couple should have 2 children", ensuring the rights and responsibilities in giving birth and raising children well.

Effectively implement intervention solutions to improve population quality; proactively adjust population growth rate, restrain the increase in sex ratio at birth; propose solutions to promote the advantages of the "golden population" structure and respond to "population aging".

Generations of population workers through the ages took photos at the 60th anniversary ceremony of Nghe An Population Sector. Photo: MH

In addition, it is necessary to continue improving the quality of ensuring family planning service logistics, aiming to fully, promptly, safely and conveniently provide quality family planning services to users./.