Tan Ky: The rate of third child births has decreased insignificantly.

(Baonghean.vn) - According to the assessment of the monitoring team from 2014 to 2016, Tan Ky district has basically implemented well the policies to support population and health care for ethnic minority areas.

The facilities of the district health center and commune health stations have been invested in and built spaciously; 100% of poor households and ethnic minorities have health insurance.

The provision of medicine to ethnic minorities is carried out seriously, and the quality of life of the people is increasingly improved.

Survey team at Tan Ky District Medical Center. Photo: Nhu Lanh

However, there are still some problems such as: the third child birth rate has decreased but not significantly, the issuance of health insurance cards to people is still erroneous; the number of doctors increased at the grassroots level still has many shortcomings...

Thereby, the Provincial People's Council's monitoring delegation requested the People's Committee and related sectors to continue to pay more attention to policies to support population and health care in ethnic minority areas.

Also at the meeting, Tan Ky district requested the monitoring delegation of the Provincial People's Council to recommend to the relevant agencies to have specific regulations on handling violations of giving birth to a third child or more; support, preserve, exploit and use folk remedies; implement preferential policies for organizations and individuals participating in investment activities to develop healthcare in ethnic minority areas....

Nhu Lanh

(Tan Ky Radio)