Social development
Vietnam congratulated on remarkable progress for children
Country Director of Save the Children in Vietnam, Dragana Strinic has congratulated the remarkable progress Vietnam has made for its children over the past two decades. Speaking at a meeting held in Hanoi on July 30 to launch the 2019 Global Childhood Report, she stressed that ...
Consultation meeting to build the Overall plan to boost socio-economic development in ethnic minority-inhabited, mountainous areas
On July 30, in Hanoi, the National Assembly’s Council for Ethnic Affairs organized a consultation meeting to discuss the “Overall plan to boost socio-economic development in ethnic minority-inhabited, mountainous and particularly disadvantaged areas.”Chairman of the Council for Ethnic Affairs Ha Ngoc Chien said the National ...
Thu Phuong
Ministry plans major overhaul of health law
The Ministry of Health is set to amend the Law on Health Examination and Treatment, including provisions on issue of certificates for medical practice. The law came into effect in 2011 and now needs to be amended because certain provisions have failed to meet requirements, Dr ...
UNFPA, US pharma firm partner to roll out HPV vaccination in Vietnam
The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and the US-based pharmaceutical company Merc Sharp & Dohme (MSD) will join hands to support the Ministry of Health to roll out the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination programme in Vietnam from 2019 – 2021. An agreement to this effect was ...
Programme helps empower ethnic minority women via 4.0 technology
A conference was held in the northern province of Bac Kan on July 17 to connect ethnic minority women with partners under a programme supporting them to develop economic activities via Industry 4.0 technology. The programme, supported by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), will enable ...
Ethnic minorities contribute to review of historic women’s rights
On July 11, the Committee on Ethnic Minority Affairs (CEMA) and UN Women held a consultation workshop in support of Viet Nam’s review of the report on the 25-year implementation of the Beijing Platform for Action and invited ethnic minorities to share their perspective. The ...
UNESCO forum on education for sustainable development held in Hanoi
The UNESCO Forum on Education for Sustainable Development and Global Citizenship Education opened in Hanoi on July 2, gathering over 350 leaders, policymakers, experts and educators from more than 100 countries.The two-day forum features seven plenary sessions and four group sessions. Participants will share creative ...
Study: Vietnam hospitals a hotspot of antibiotic-resistant bacteria
Vietnamese hospitals are teeming with antibiotic-resistant bacteria, and the chances of infection rise with a patient’s length of stay, a study found. The study concluded that there was an epidemic spread of multiresistant intestinal bacteria in Vietnamese hospitals with rapid transmission to patients.The rise of antibiotic-resistant ...
Phan Anh
Developing sustainable health insurance
By June 2016, about 89.6% of the country’s population had joined the health insurance; exceeding the target assigned by the Prime Minister in Decision No.1167/QD-TTg (health insurance covers 88.1% of Vietnam population by 2019). Notably, many countries with social and economic conditions similar to Vietnam, ...
Service package launched to prevent child labour, abuse
The Department of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs in Ho Chi Minh City in collaboration with the International Labour Organisation (ILO) on June 28 launched a pilot service package designed to reduce child labour and prevent accident, abuse and violence against children.The package will provide ...
