Integrating population and family planning policies into village covenants and conventions
(Baonghean.vn) - On the morning of May 29, Nghe An Department of Health organized a workshop to evaluate the integration of population policy - family planning into village conventions and regulations in the province.
For many years, Nghe An has built and implemented village covenants and conventions with content on population and family planning policies. Currently, the whole province has 13 district-level units with 100% of villages, blocks, hamlets, villages, and communes developing and implementing a total of 3,152 village covenants and conventions. The remaining units reach a rate of 96.99% with more than 5,000 village covenants and conventions.
The implementation of village covenants and conventions has made practical contributions to social management in residential communities, contributing to bringing the policies and laws of the Party and State in general, and the field of Population - Family Planning in particular, into life.
In addition, improve the effectiveness of state management, preserve and promote good traditions and customs of the community at the grassroots level; eliminate outdated procedures; form social norms and values in accordance with local traditions and identities; promote and expand democracy at the grassroots level.
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| The workshop was attended by the Provincial Fatherland Front Committee, Department of Culture and Sports, Department of Justice and a number of related units. Photo: My Ha |
However, through research and assessment of the actual situation, it is also shown that: the implementation of the Population - Family Planning policy in the conventions and village regulations in some localities is still sketchy, lacking feasibility, with contents that are not in accordance with the provisions of the law and not suitable for Population - Family Planning work.
From this reality, the workshop frankly acknowledged the achievements, difficulties, obstacles and drew lessons.
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| Communication on population work in Do Luong district. Photo: My Ha |
At the workshop, delegates proposed practical solutions to integrate the Population - Family Planning policy into village covenants and conventions effectively, practically and in accordance with legal regulations, in line with the current focus of population work, shifting the focus of population policy from family planning to population and development.
Based on the direction of the General Department of Population and Family Planning and from the survey results in 7 districts and towns, at the workshop, the Department of Population and Family Planning also oriented specific content on the Population and Family Planning policy to supplement and amend and include in the village covenants and conventions in the coming time. In particular, it stipulates that everyone must comply with the provisions of the law on Population and Family Planning, gender equality and gender imbalance at birth, not having a third or more child, strictly prohibiting acts of obstructing or forcing the implementation of Family Planning...
If there is a violation of the Population - Family Planning policy, it will be strictly handled according to the commitment, regulations of the Party and the State and the conventions and village covenants. Specifically, public criticism will be made on the mass media, without consideration for the title of Cultural Family...