Quality of life improving in Việt Nam

Việt Nam’s population quality has significantly improved during the past 10 years with improved education level and healthcare, especially maternal and child health, experts agreed at a conference held on Thursday in Hà Nội.

Catalysing change for gender equality Great strides have been taken to empower women and girls in the Asia-Pacific region since the Fourth World Conference on Women in Beijing adopted an ambitious global agenda to achieve gender equality twenty-five years ago.

Ethnic-minority groups face child, incestuous marriages

Both child marriages and incestuous marriages among ethnic minority groups have been a long-term problem for local administrations in Nghệ An and Quảng Bình, although they have taken measures to curb them over the years.

City wants better training for obstetrics, paediatrics doctors lower-level hospitals

The HCM City Department of Health on Thursday instructed the top public obstetrics and paediatrics hospitals to expand the training they provide doctors at lower-level health facilities including private hospitals.

 

Maternity and child care at a hospital in Bình Định Province

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Hospitals take steps to reduce maternal, child mortality rates

Maternal and child mortality rates could be reduced in Việt Nam if hospitals actively seek solutions to prevent medically adverse events and medical errors, the Maternal and Child Health Department of the Ministry of Health has recommended.

"Family Planning is a Human Right".

 People mark World Population Day in Hà Nội which fell yesterday with the theme "Family Planning is a Human Right". In Việt Nam, the rate of modern contraceptive use rose from 37 per cent in 1988 to 67 per cent in 2016.

Family planning ensures sustainable development: experts

Việt Nam has made huge strides in ensuring access to family planning. Ongoing investment has ensured that contraceptives, services and information are available to virtually the entire nation, experts agreed at a ceremony to mark World Population Day on Wednesday in Hà Nội with the theme of "Family Planning is a Human Right".

Maternal mortality rate falls in Việt Nam: report

Maternal mortality rate in the country fell from 233 per 100,000 live births in the 1990s to 58.3 per 100,000 live births in 2016.

Midwifery, maternal, family planning reports launched

Accessing quality healthcare is a basic human right, and greater investment in midwifery is key to making this right a reality for all women everywhere.