Training on communication skills on prenatal and newborn screening for population officials

Morning of August 14,Department of Population and Family PlanningOrganize a training course on "Communication skills on prenatal screening and newborn screening, improving population quality" in 2023.

The training course was attended by more than 500 population officers at district and commune levels across the province. This is also an annual activity organized by the Department of Population and Family Planning to improve communication skills for population officers at district and commune levels.

Speaking at the opening of the training course, Mr. Nguyen Ba Tan - Head of the Department of Population and Family Planning said that prenatal and neonatal screening, diagnosis and treatment to detect, intervene and treat early diseases, disabilities, metabolic and genetic disorders right in the fetal and neonatal stages are of great importance.

Thereby, helping children to develop normally, avoiding serious physical and intellectual consequences, reducing the number of disabled and mentally retarded people in the community, contributing to improving population quality.

In Nghe An, prenatal and neonatal screening, diagnosis and treatment have received attention. However, due to many different reasons, prenatal and neonatal screening still faces many difficulties, the rate of pregnant mothers and newborns being screened is still low. In particular, prenatal and neonatal screening is particularly difficult in ethnic minority and mountainous areas.

Meanwhile, the State's investment is currently limited, there is no mechanism to implement socialization and mobilize resources for the implementation of prenatal and newborn screening activities. The network of medical facilities with professional capacity is not enough to meet the needs of the people.

In order to equip communication skills for the population staff, through this training course, the Department of Population - Family Planning hopes that the staff will understand and introduce the basic contents of prenatal and newborn screening. The contents provided are intended to be applied well and effectively in the implementation of population and development work. At the same time, it will mobilize the leadership, direction and coordination of Party committees at all levels, authorities, departments, branches, unions and social organizations in implementing population and development work at the local level.

The training program will be held for 3 days. Here, lecturer, Master Dang Thi Hai - lecturer of Training and Development Center - General Department of Population - Family Planning - Ministry of Health will report on the topic of Communication skills on prenatal screening and newborn screening, improving population quality.

In particular, focusing on providing communication skills with the content: Prenatal screening and newborn screening, reproductive health education, providing necessary knowledge and skills on pregnant women's care, timely intervention, minimizing the rate of newborns with birth defects to improve population quality./.