Family, children and youth
Development and assistance for families, children and youth
Installment payment vaccine packages launched
High-quality vaccines are available to people on low income with a zero percent interest rate on installment payments. The programme is the first of its kind in Việt Nam.Keep reading ...
VNS Reporter
Success of family planning - premise for sustainable development
Significant achievements have bên recorded in the population-family planning work in Vietnam in the past years, including maintaining a stable population growth rate and replacement level fertility, among others. Keep reading ...
VNA Reporter
Child obesity spikes while malnutrition persists
When it comes to food policy, Vietnam faces a double health burden: The country has seen a rising number of children with obesity in urban areas, while the number of malnourished children remains high.Keep reading ...
VietnamNet Reporter
New “5-in-1” vaccine to arrive in Vietnam
More than 833,000 doses of Indian-made ComBE Five vaccine will be imported to Viet Nam by mid-June, said V Tuan Cuong, head of the health ministry’s Drug Administration. Under the 2018 national expanded immunisation programme, ComBE Five vaccine, provided by GAVI, will replace Korean-made Quinvaxem as ...
VietnamNet Reporter
HCM City opens hotlines for child abuse victims, families
HCM City’s Department of Home Affairs has outlined a new policy on the prevention and handling of child abuse cases which includes new hotlines for victims and their families. The hotlines are 111, 113, 1900.54.55.59 or 1800.90.59. Victims and families can also directly contact the ...
MOLISA and Bloomberg join hands to prevent child drowning
A cooperation agreement on child drowning prevention has been signed between the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (MOLISA) and the Bloomberg philanthropy. Speaking at the signing ceremony on Friday afternoon, MOLISA Deputy Minister Nguyễn Thị Hà said that in the period of 2010-13, about ...
MOLISA
Youth suicides shine light on cyberbullying in Vietnam
A wake-up call for those in Vietnam who are still using social media without any proper knowledge of the legal consequences of their actions.Keep reading ...
Tuan Son
Remote areas lack mental health services: study
Mental health and psychosocial problems are widespread and increasing in Việt Nam, particularly among children and young people. Despite some progress, mental health services in Viet Nam remain largely inadequate.Keep reading ...
VNS Reporter
Youth survey on sustainable development goals released
The first-ever Youth Survey on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) was released during a ceremony in Hanoi on February 2. The event was co-hosted by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the Ministry of Planning and Investment (MoPI)’s Sustainable Development Office and the Centre for Sustainable ...
VNA Reporter
Child protection hotline launched
A national hotline for child protection at 111 was launched yesterday morning in Hà Nội by National Committee for Children under Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (MOLISA).Keep reading ...
DUC BINH
