Implement population task in the new situation in 2018

       On 30th Jan 2018, in Hanoi, General Directorate DS-KHHGĐ, the Ministry of health has organized the workshop contents the population work in the new situation and in 2018. Prof. Nguyen Viet Tien, Vice Minister of the Ministry of health attended the meeting. 

Deputy Minister of Health Nguyen Viet Tien spoke at the Conference

Speaking at the meeting, Deputy Minister of health Nguyen Viet Tien noted and appreciated the results achieved by the health sector in General and the work of the population in particular. The year 2017 is the difficult years of the medical industry in General including the work of the population. Funding source for the work of the population still modest but the population sector has overcome difficulties and achieve good achievements. In the coming time, the work of the population facing many difficulties such as: sex ratio disparity when born between regions remain large, the screening before birth and birth but had been deployed but has not achieved the desired results; the number of elderly is going quickly ...

Deputy Minister of health Nguyen Viet Tien suggest, next time, the Directorate DS-KHHGĐ need to continue implementing the Government's resolution on the work of the population; preparing the content for submission to the Government, the Congress Government passed the law of population; continue to implement the campaign "each couple should have enough 2", ensure the rights and responsibilities of the child birth and parenting. Motor focus less than child birth in the region, have high object; maintaining results in places reached born; b. enough 2 children in areas where low birth rates.

Dr. Le Canh Nhac - Deputy General Director of the Bureau of DS-KHHGĐ report at Conference

The report at the Conference, TS. Le Music Scene, Deputy General Director of the Bureau of the Ministry of health, KHHGĐ-DS said, in 2017, the population of our country is 93.7 million, an increase of more than five million 2016 0.987. In particular, the number of new children born across the country reached 1,313,186 you with sex ratio at birth is 112.4 boys per 100 girls, an increase of 0.2% points compared to the year 2016 (112.2). Although the past year, the sector of the population has the focus of intervention at the local status of gender imbalance at birth is high, in order to prevent effectively the increasing momentum of sex ratio at birth. However a few places, because the penalties have not strictly, not yet sufficient deterrence objects provide services related to fetal sex selection; violation of testing, early diagnosis of fetal gender is also popular. The quality of the population, Network Diagnostics, screening before birth and neonatal expanded step by step. The rate of pregnant mothers are screened before birth is 48.5%, reaching beyond the plan (target is 20%). However, the rate of new born children be screened is 29.7%, plan (target is 40%). The number of sick, disabled, was screened in our country is still low compared with some countries in the region. Currently, the State budget is only supported for some objects made with newborn screening 2 disease (deficiency of G6PD enamel and congenital hypothyroidism). In 2017, more than 912,000 elderly are periodic health check at least once per year because the clinics organized Township; 92.8% of the elderly have medical insurance card.

The receiver unit of the Ministry of health

Overview of the Conference

At the meeting, the 11 grantees of Health Ministry and 15 units received the commendation of Minister for outstanding achievements in the work of DS-KHHGĐ 2017./.

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