Deploy population campaign to 70% of communes, wards and towns

On the morning of March 8, at Chau Ly commune, the Provincial Steering Committee for Population and Development, the Department of Health coordinated with the People's Committee of Quy Hop district to organize the launching ceremony of the integrated communication campaign to provide reproductive health care/family planning services and improve population quality in 2019.

2019 is the second year that the whole sector has focused on implementing Resolution 21 of the Party Central Committee on Population Work in the New Situation. However, this is also the time when the province's population work is facing many difficulties, especially in the issue of reducing births and reducing the number of third and more children.

Currently, Nghe An is a province with a large population, ranking 4th in the country, with a high population density, high birth rate (over 2.76 children) and continuing to increase, in the top 7 provinces with the highest birth rate in the country. In particular, in 2018, the birth rate of the third child or more increased dramatically in most districts, cities and towns.

Representatives of the Provincial Steering Committee for Population and Development witnessed the signing ceremony of commitments to implement population policies of 21 districts, cities and towns. Photo: My Ha

From this reality, the annual campaign is an activity of great significance. This is a peak occasion to focus on propaganda, mobilization, support for providing reproductive health care services, family planning, contributing to the successful implementation of population and development planning targets.

Speaking at the ceremony, the Deputy Director of the Department of Health, on behalf of the Provincial Steering Committee for Population and Development, affirmed: In the current context, the implementation of the campaign does not simply focus on providing contraceptive measures for family planning.

In addition, it is necessary to pay attention to the issue of service quality, ensuring service provision for women of childbearing age, potential adolescents/youth and the elderly to improve population quality.

Leaders of the Department of Health and the Department of Population and Family Planning presented gifts to the Population Steering Committee of Chau Ly commune. Photo: My Ha

Through the campaign, the Department's leaders also requested that localities actively coordinate to integrate campaign propaganda into the activities of departments, branches and organizations, ensuring the active and maximum participation of all levels and branches.

Leaders of the Department of Population and Family Planning presented gifts to 15 families that have well implemented the population policy in Quy Hop district. Photo: My Ha

At the same time, strengthen the organization of propaganda and mobilization activities, diversify the content and forms suitable for target groups, promote and make the most of communication channels, especially community communication and direct communication.

According to the plan, the 2019 campaign will be implemented in 2 phases and end before October 30, 2019. On this occasion, Nghe An strives to deploy the campaign to 70% of communes and districts in the whole province.

People of Quy Hop district learn about population policies in the new situation. Photo: My Ha

At the launching ceremony, the Steering Committee for Population and Development presented 15 gifts to families that have well implemented the population policy of Quy Hop district.