(HBO) - Recognising the role of communication in population and family planning programmes, Hoa Binh province's Sub-department of Population and Family Planning has coordinated with agencies and socio-political organisations in carrying out information dissemination models in the new situation, Nguyen Thi Minh Phuong, its director, has said.
Hoa Binh province's Sub-department of Population and
Family Planning carries out Thalassemia test at the communal health stations in
Lac Thuy district.
The professional training for medical workers involved in population-related
communication activities at all levels has been strengthened to improve the
quality and effectiveness of the work. Counseling sessions have been organised
to help local residents become aware of the benefit of implementing the policy
on population and family planning as well as reproductive health care.
Different forms of communication have been deployed including the radio system,
posters, and the distribution of leaflets
The sub-department collaborated with the provincial Department of Culture,
Sports and Tourism, the boards of Popularisation and Education at different
levels, and the provincial Youth Union to popularise information to reduce the
third child birth rate.
It has also launched a video-making contest on the Tiktok platform with the
theme "The population sector accompanies the country in the fight against
the COVID-19 pandemic" as well as organised communication activities in
response to the International Thalassemia Day (May 8) and World Population Day
(July 11).
Training classes and seminars on health care for the elderly were held, an
intervention model was implemented to reduce the number of thalassemia cases
along with screening, diagnosis and treatment of antenatal and neonatal
diseases.
Effective pre-marital clubs will be maintained while all economic sectors are
encouraged to engage in the provision of contraceptives, family planning and
reproductive health services.
Along with communication activities, the sub-department of population and
family planning has well carried out reproductive health care and family
planning services, especially effective implementation of a communication
campaign that focused on areas with high birth rates and percentage of people
giving birth to a third child and disadvantaged areas.
As a result, in the first 6 months of this year, 26,782 more couples of
childbearing age began to use modern contraceptive methods, reaching 43.49
percent of the assigned plan and representing 96.79 percent compared to the
same period last year. The sex ratio at birth is kept at 113.9 boys per 100
girls. The number of third-child births accounted for 19.01 percent of all
new-born babies.
In the afternoon of December 17, the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism organized a summary and awarding ceremony for the Online Competition on preventing and controlling the Family Violence in 2024.
Implementing the Resolution of the 17th Provincial Party Congress to reach a health insurance coverage rate of 95% or more of the population, the Women's Union at all provincial levels has deployed the creative models and methods and effectively replicated them. These activities not only contribute to completing the social security goals, but they also spread the spirit of solidarity and sharing in the community.
Hoa Binh is carried out investment projects to upgrade three district medical centres in Lac Son and Yen Thuy districts and Hoa Binh city. The projects are funded by the central budget under the Economic and Social Recovery and Development Programme, aiming to improve healthcare services. The goal is to gradually develop a system of modern and quality district-level healthcare facilities.
To improve the cultural and spiritual life of the elderly, the associations for the elderly at various levels in Hoa Binh province have created many interesting and meaningful activities, attracting the participation of a large number of old people. These activities provide opportunities for them to improve both their physical and mental health, enabling them to live happily and healthily.
The pilot programme for sending Vietnamese workers to the Republic of Korea (RoK) for seasonal agricultural jobs continues under a collaboration between localities of the two countries, running for five years from January 1, 2022.
Staff of the Red Cross Society of Hoa Binh province were deeply moved by a meaningful and humanitarian act by Mr Vu Huu Lung, 86, in Hoa Binh city, to donate his corneas, which brought hopes to those yearning for the light. Before passing away, Lung left behind a noble wish to donate all of his organs, including his corneas, to help patients suffering from blindness and those in need of organ transplants to revive their lives.
