Nghe An: Launching the Population Campaign and providing reproductive health care and family planning services

Attending the launching ceremony were comrades who are members of the Provincial Party Executive Committee: Vo Van Dung - Deputy Head of the Provincial Party Committee's Propaganda Department; Nguyen Thi Hong Hoa - Director of the Department of Health. Leaders of Tan Ky district, comrades representing relevant departments and branches. Photo: My Ha

The integrated communication campaign to provide reproductive health care/family planning services and improve population quality is an annual activity organized and implemented in all communes, wards and towns.

Thereby, aiming to innovate and improve the quality of communication activities, provide reproductive health care/family planning services and improve the quality ofPopulationat the Campaign implementation locations.

Comrade Nguyen Thi Hong Hoa - Director of the Department of Health spoke at the launching ceremony. Photo: My Ha

In addition, we will focus on tasks such as reducing birth rates, reducing the rate of third or more children, reducing unwanted pregnancies, improving maternal and child health, promoting not getting married and having children too early, not having children too often and not having many children, contributing to improving population quality and sustainable development.

In Nghe An, in recent years, despite difficulties, the whole province has proactively implemented comprehensive activities with content oriented towards population and development, focusing on improving population quality, implementing activities of screening for congenital diseases, prenatal and newborn screening. Population work has focused on responding to challenges in population structure such as gender imbalance at birth, population aging, etc.

The Provincial Steering Committee for Population and Development presented gifts to 25 families that have implemented population policies well in Tan Ky district. Photo: My Ha

Speaking at the launching ceremony, Director of the Department of Health Nguyen Thi Hong Hoa also pointed out the difficulties and challenges of the province's population work. That is, the large population size (ranked fourth in the country), high birth rate (2.61 children) and continuing to increase, the province has the 6th highest birth rate in the country.

In particular, the birth rate of the third child or more has decreased but is still high (29.45%); the gender imbalance at birth is at an alarming level (116.65 boys/100 girls); the population quality has improved but is still low; the rate of newborns with genetic diseases, disabilities, and malnutrition is still high... All of these have affected the implementation of the goal of reducing births andgive birth to a third childand improve population quality.

Delegates visit the population service provision point at Ky Son Commune Health Station - Tan Ky District. Photo: My Ha

In the above context, the Population sector identifies service provision as one of the core elements of Population work, especially when the population focus has been shifted from family planning to Population and Development.

To successfully implement the goals and targets set for the year, the Director of the Department of Health requested that Party committees, authorities, departments, branches and organizations at all levels continue to pay attention, lead, direct and invest resources in population work and identify this as an important and regular task, both a goal and a premise to improve population quality. From there, it contributes to proactively preparing high-quality human resources to meet the requirements of industrialization and modernization of the homeland and country.

The art program to celebrate the launching ceremony was performed by Tan Ky district. Photo: My Ha

Besides, it is necessary to strengthen the organization of propaganda and mobilization activities, diversify the content and forms suitable for target groups, mobilize the entire political system to participate, and create a widespread influence among the masses.

Based on the province's Campaign plan, the Director of the Department of Health also requested localities and units to establish a Campaign Steering Committee, develop a plan and organize the implementation of the Campaign in accordance with the conditions of each locality, clearly defining the goals, addresses, and affected objects so that the Campaign achieves quality and effectiveness.

People of Tan Ky district marched in response to the population launching ceremony. Photo: My Ha

At the launching ceremony, the Provincial Steering Committee for Population and Development presented gifts to 25 households that performed well in population work in Tan Ky district./.