Nghe An organizes a media program in response to World Contraception Day
On the morning of September 24, Nghe An Department of Health coordinated with Do Luong District People's Committee to organize a communication program in response to World Contraception Day (September 26).
Also attending were comrades: Nguyen Van Thuong - Deputy Director of the Department of Health, Hoang Dinh Tung - Head of the Provincial Department of Population and Family Planning; leaders of Do Luong district, representatives of Health Centers from 21 districts, cities and towns in the province.
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17 years ago, on September 26, 2007, with the alliance of non-governmental organizations, the International Association of Science and Medicine agreed to take September 26 of each year asWorld Contraception Day.
Since then, World Contraception Day has become a global campaign to raise awareness among young people about safe sex and proactive contraception, and to encourage people to be proactive about pregnancy for their own benefit and that of the community, to help them make informed choices about sexual and reproductive health.
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This year, World Contraception Day is being held under the theme “Young people should take responsibility for safe sex and proactive contraception for their own happiness and for the future of the country”. The theme aims to arouse the responsibility of young people for safe sex and proactive contraception. At the same time, encourage people to be proactive in their pregnancy behavior for their own benefit and the community.
At the launching ceremony, comrade Nguyen Van Thuong - Deputy Director of the Department of Health highly appreciated the efforts of the whole industry in responding to World Contraception Day. However, the leaders of the health sector also pointed out the difficulties and challenges of the population sector. Nghe An is entering a new phase when Nghe An is a province with a large population, ranked 4th in the country, the birth rate andthird child birth ratestill high. The gender imbalance at birth is at an alarming level. Population quality still has many limitations; The number of women of childbearing age suffering from reproductive tract infections is still high.
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In addition, early sexual intercourse, unsafe sex, unwanted pregnancies and abortions are still occurring; the risk of sexually transmitted diseases among adolescents/young people still exists.
More dangerously, many teenagers do not dare to go to medical facilities and instead have illegal abortions, which do not ensure sterility and can cause infection, bleeding, obstetric complications... After marriage, they are unable to conceive naturally, and the infertility rate is often 3-4 times higher than for those without a history of abortion.
According to a report by the United Nations Population Fund, Vietnam is among the 20 countries with the highest rate of teenage abortions in the world, with about 300,000 cases per year. Of these, 30% are women aged 15-19, with 70% being students.
In Vietnam, according to statistics from the Family Planning Association, each year there are 1.2 - 1.6 million abortions nationwide, of which 20% are among minors. Some are even only 12 - 13 years old, a time when their bodies are not yet fully developed physically.
Responding to World Contraception Day 2024, the leaders of the Department of Health requested that Party committees, authorities, departments, branches and organizations continue to pay attention to leading and directing population work in the new situation.
On the part of the health sector at all levels, it is necessary to be proactive and decisive in consulting and implementing activities. Continue to consolidate, improve, expand and develop the network of family planning service providers, diversifying the services.contraception, especially modern contraceptive methods, so that all people of childbearing age have convenient and safe access.
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The leaders of the Department of Health also requested the Population sector to strictly manage the supply and use of contraceptives, ensuring compliance with professional regulations and State laws. Implement models of counseling and provision of reproductive health care and family planning services suitable for each target group, prioritizing densely populated areas and areas with high birth rates. Improve the quality of family planning services at medical facilities according to technical levels, on the basis of enhancing training to ensure professional requirements and counseling skills for service providers and strengthening quality monitoring of services.
Implement pre-marital education programs for men and women and comprehensive sex education programs for middle and high school students. Combine with providing reproductive health services and services to prevent and control sexually transmitted diseases, including HIV/AIDS, for adolescents and young people to help them gain more knowledge and skills in reproductive health care, prevent unwanted pregnancies and sexually transmitted diseases./.