Striving to increase the average height of young people in Nghe An

Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Nguyen Xuan Duong and comrades: Le Xuan Dai - Member of the Provincial Party Committee Standing Committee,Permanent Vice Chairman of Provincial People's Committee; Le Minh Thong - Member of the Provincial Party Committee, Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee; Le Ngoc Hoa - Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee chaired the meeting. The meeting was attended by members of the Provincial People's Committee, representatives of leaders of relevant departments, branches and sectors.

Leaders of Nghe An Department of Health presented 2 draft action programs of the Resolution of the Central Executive Committee. Photo: Thanh Chung

At the meeting, the leaders of Nghe An Department of Health presented the draft Action Program of the Provincial Party Committee to implement Resolution No. 20-NQ/TW dated October 25, 2017 of the Central Committee on strengthening the protection, care and improvement of people's health in the new situation; the draft Action Program of the Provincial Party Committee to implement Resolution No. 21-NQ/TW dated October 25, 2017 of the Central Committee on population work in the new situation.

The two draft action programs aim to: Create positive changes in the work of protecting, caring for and improving people's health in the whole province. Comprehensively and synchronously resolve issues of population size, structure, distribution and quality and place them in a reciprocal relationship with socio-economic development...

Vaccination for children at Nghi Hai Ward Health Station, Cua Lo Town. Photo: Thanh Chung

The draft also specifies the main goals, tasks and solutions in the Resolution in accordance with the actual conditions of the province: By 2025, the average life expectancy will reach 74.5 years old; the rate of health insurance participation will reach 95% of the population; the expanded vaccination rate will reach at least 95% with 12 types of vaccines; the average height of 18-year-old youth for men will reach 167 cm, for women will reach 156 cm; the rate of stunting malnutrition in children under 5 years old will be below 24.5%; 99% of the population will be registered and managed in a unified population database system nationwide.

On that basis, the focused solution is to strengthen the leadership of the Party, the management of the State, promote the participation of the Fatherland Front, socio-political organizations and the whole society in protecting, caring for and improving people's health; improve the effectiveness of information - education - communication work on health and population; improve the capacity to prevent and control epidemics associated with innovation in grassroots health care...

Medical examination and treatment for people in Yen Tinh commune, Tuong Duong district. Photo: Thanh Chung

At the meeting, the two drafts received many comments from the participants. In his concluding remarks, Comrade Nguyen Xuan Duong, Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee stated: The Provincial People's Committee agrees with the content of the two draft action programs in principle. Before submitting to the Standing Committee and the Provincial Party Committee, the Department of Health and the Provincial People's Committee Office should carefully review the targets and set targets that are higher than the national average. In fact, in recent times, Nghe An has taken the lead and achieved many results in both areas.

Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Nguyen Xuan Duong requested to set targets higher than the national average. Photo: Thanh Chung

The Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee requested the Department of Health to add more solutions, including paying attention to training medical staff in management; focusing on building a synchronous medical network system from the grassroots to the province, doing a good job of primary health care; promoting autonomy in public health; promoting socialization; developing and affirming Vinh city as a high-tech medical center of the North Central region./.