Nghe An: Training on implementing a project to prevent child drowning
(Baonghean.vn) - On the morning of July 29, the Department of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs held a conference to deploy and train the project on preventing and combating child drowning in Nghe An province in 2021. Comrade Doan Hong Vu - Member of the Provincial Party Committee, Director of the Department of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs of the province attended the training session.
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| Overview of the conference. Photo: Thanh Nga |
From 2019 to April 30, 2021, the whole province had 119 cases of children drowning, 130 children died due to drowning. In that situation in 2021, Nghe An selected 5 communes of 2 districts, Yen Thanh and Dien Chau, where there are many ponds, lakes, rivers, dams, sea dykes, the annual rate of children dying from drowning is relatively high, to implement the project. Thereby, it aims to deploy effective intervention plans and contribute to reducing deaths due to drowning in children in the province.
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| Comrade Doan Hong Vu - Director of the Department of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs delivered the opening speech at the conference. Photo: Thanh Nga |
According to the project criteria: 5 communes in 2 districts implementing the project must have 1,000 children of primary and secondary school age equipped with knowledge of safety in the water environment; At least 580 children from 6 to under 15 years old learn safe swimming; Must improve water safety skills for children from 6 to 15 years old...
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| The swimming pool in Dien Phuc commune, Dien Chau, is one of the five communes benefiting from the project that had the first modern swimming pool built at a public school in the province. Photo: Duc Anh |
At the conference, delegates representing the project's beneficiary localities expressed many opinions on the implementation in the context of the epidemic. Accordingly, the conference also agreed that the beneficiary localities will implement the project effectively, on schedule, but must ensure epidemic prevention work.
At the conference, the host unit also requested that departments, branches and districts need to direct and guide the Coordination Group to implement the project at the commune level, and carry out the activities according to the approved plan.
