Launching the Response to World Toilet Day November 19 in Nghe An

On the morning of November 13, in Vinh city, Nghe An Provincial People's Committee coordinated with the Vietnam Women's Union to organize the launching ceremony to respond to World Toilet Day and implement 3 cleans.

Attending the ceremony were comrades: Tran Thi Huong - Vice President of the Vietnam Women's Union, Le Hong Vinh, Member of the Standing Committee - Vice President of the People's Committee of Nghe An province, representatives of departments and branches at the ministerial and provincial levels, representatives of the Women's Unions of Thanh Hoa, Ha Tinh, Hoa Binh, Ben Tre provinces and more than 600 members of the Vinh City Women's Union. Photo: My Ha

The launching ceremony of the World Toilet Day on November 19 and the implementation of 3 cleans is aimed at calling on organizations, individuals, members of the Women's Union and the entire community to be more determined and take practical actions to ensure access to sanitation for everyone, especially women, children and people with disabilities.

At the same time, raise awareness among women and local people about the benefits and importance of disease prevention hygiene, building and using hygienic toilets to protect health and improve quality of life.

Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Le Hong Vinh spoke at the launching ceremony. Photo: My Ha

In Nghe An, in recent years, all levels and sectors have organized activities in response to World Toilet Day in conjunction with the national target program on new rural construction and the National Strategy on clean water and environmental sanitation.

At the same time, many policies and strategies were issued to mobilize resources for investment in the construction of clean water supply and toilet facilities. By the end of 2018, 69.2% of households in the province had built hygienic toilets.

Vice President of the Vietnam Women's Union Tran Thi Huong presents financial support to disadvantaged families in Quy Hop district. Photo: My Ha

However, in Nghe An province, there is a large difference in the rate of hygienic latrines between regions. In many districts, especially in mountainous districts, the rate of hygienic latrines in households is low, below 50%. In addition, there are still many schools, hospitals, agencies; some public places still lack toilets or have toilets that do not meet standards, leading to the easy spread of infectious diseases.

At the ceremony, Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Le Hong Vinh called on all levels, sectors and local authorities to focus on raising people's awareness of the urgency of hygienic toilets for human life in order to take practical actions; maintain and expand good practices and effective models. Strive for each Association to have at least one typical model...

Representatives of departments, branches and localities signed the commitment. Photo: My Ha.

On this occasion, leaders of the Vietnam Women's Union, representatives of provinces and units signed a commitment to join hands to ensure access to standard toilets for women and people, contributing to improving health and quality of life.

The Vietnam Women's Union also awarded 40 million VND to support 20 disadvantaged families in Quy Hop district to build standard toilets.

Performance by women from Vinh city in response to World Toilet Day and 3 clean. Photo: My Ha

Since 2013, November 19 has been chosen by the United Nations as World Toilet Day, with the hope that people around the world will remember the importance of using toilets, ensuring access to sanitation for people, especially women, children, people with disabilities, and vulnerable groups.