Increased security to prevent baby kidnapping

The Ministry of Health sent an official dispatch to the Departments of Health of provinces and cities to implement a number of measures to limit the trafficking of newborn babies.

The Department of Maternal and Child Health (Ministry of Health) has just sent an official dispatch to the Department of Health of provinces and centrally-run cities to implement a number of contents to limit the trafficking of newborn babies.

According to the Ministry of Health, recently at a number of provincial and municipal medical facilities, bad guys have infiltrated medical facilities, using various tricks to kidnap newborn babies for various purposes, including trafficking newborn babies.

(A newborn baby kidnapped from the Central Maternity Hospital in 2011 was found. Illustrative photo.

In order to ensure security and order in medical facilities, safety for newborns and health for mothers, the Ministry of Health requests that the Departments of Health strengthen inspection and supervision of medical facilities in the area to rectify the implementation of professional regulations and hospital regulations.

Strengthening security and order protection in medical facilities to monitor, detect and coordinate timely handling of acts of abuse against newborns in medical facilities. In addition, proactively coordinate with relevant agencies in the area to organize propaganda and information about the plots and tricks of bad guys so that pregnant women and their families can raise their awareness and proactively implement preventive measures to coordinate in the fight against crime.

During the implementation process, if there are any difficulties or problems, please report to the Ministry of Health (Department of Maternal and Child Health) for handling./.

According to VOV