The purpose of the action month is to promote the involvement of the entire political system and people in reducing the rate of mother-to-child HIV transmission to below 2 percent by 2020. It is expected to help complete the target of 90 percent of pregnant women given anti-retroviral treatment in 2018, and all babies born to mothers with HIV receiving early HIV diagnosis. (Photo for illustration) The campaign also aims to raise the awareness of people from all walks of life, especially pregnant women and spouses of people with HIV, of the benefits of early HIV testing. Activities held during the month also look to reduce discrimination against HIV-infected pregnant women and their children. Throughout the month, services to prevent mother-to-child HIV transmission will be stepped up, including expanding HIV testing for pregnant women, and providing anti-retroviral drugs for HIV-infected women. The Ministry of Health’s Maternal and Child Health Department … [Read more...] about Action month launched to prevent mother-to-child HIV transmission
Action month for children
Activities held to provide better care for children
Children and their parents at the event to launch the Action Month for Children in Ho Chi Minh City on June 1 (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – A string of activities were held across Vietnam on June 1 on the occasion of International Children’s Day and the Action Month for Children. The steering board for public health care and protection target programme of northern Ha Nam province organised numerous delegations to visit and present gifts to local children, and supervise the implementation of Micronutrient Day. On this occasion, the province offers vitamin A supplements to 52,100 children aged from 6-36 months old. The provincial Department of Labour, Invalids and Social Welfare launched the Action Plan for Children, with the aim to provide support for poor children and those who are victims of violence and abuse. The central province of Ninh Thuan also launched the Action Month for Children on the day. During the month, the locality will intensify communications to improve … [Read more...] about Activities held to provide better care for children
Uncle Ho’s love for children expressed in photos
An art performance at the 21st Childhood World festival (Source: baomoi.com) Hanoi (VNA) – A photo exhibition depicting Uncle Ho’s love for children is being held as part of the 21st Childhood World festival in Hanoi from May 30 to June 1. The annual festival is organised by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism on the occasion of the International Children Day (June 1). The exhibition captures Uncle Ho’s moments with children and displays documents and objects on Vietnam’s youths in national building and safeguarding movements. It aims to encourage children to follow the moral example of President Ho Chi Minh. Children are also called to do good deeds such as cleaning their schools and supporting poor people. Other activities held within the framework of the 21st Childhood World festival include an exhibition on children’s rights, a reading space for kids, an entertainment area with games and an art performance. Earlier on May 27, the … [Read more...] about Uncle Ho’s love for children expressed in photos
National Action Month for Children 2018 launched
Viet Nam News PHÚ THỌ — In the context of the fourth industrial revolution and expanding digital world, children have evermore opportunities to exploit and access endless sources of information and knowledge, however, they also face the risk of harm from unsafe information. The statement was released yesterday at the launch ceremony for the Action Month for Children 2018, which was organised by the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs, in co-ordination with the Phú Thọ People’s Committee in the northern province of Phú Thọ. Children also face the threat of exploitation and abuse, especially sexual abuse. Thus, the annual action month this year was launched across the country under the theme “For a safe and healthy life for children”. The action month aims to better implement children’s rights, especially the right to participate in affairs relating to children, and the right of protection from abuse online. … [Read more...] about National Action Month for Children 2018 launched
Action month for children 2018 kicks off
The campaign sets to promote the children’s rights to protection, respect and living in a safe and healthy environment in the digital era. Addressing the ceremony, Vice President Dang Thi Ngoc Thinh, who is also Chairwoman of the National Fund for Vietnamese Children, urged authorities at all levels, parents and teachers to raise their sense of responsibility and strengthen their coordination for the effective enforcement of the Law on Children and related regulations. She also asked them to work harder to prevent violence against children and together deliver acts of kindness to children from the bottom of their hearts. The good deeds should not be done during the action month but every day and everywhere, she stressed. In her opening remarks, Deputy Minister of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs Nguyen Thi Ha said education about knowledge and skills to protect children for family members, teachers, people who directly work with children and even children themselves … [Read more...] about Action month for children 2018 kicks off