Consulting on prenatal screening and newborn screening for pregnant women at Tan Ha Commune Health Station (Lam Ha) |
Ms. Nguyen Thi Thanh Nhung - Vice Chairman of Lam Ha District People's Committee said: The district has assigned specific tasks to departments, offices, units, the Fatherland Front and organizations to implement the issued plans; directed communes and towns to deploy activities at the grassroots level, make plans suitable to local realities; integrate and mobilize resources from other programs to increase investment efficiency. Organize inspection and supervision teams periodically and suddenly on progress and quality of implementation; closely monitor the use of capital, ensuring publicity, transparency and correct targets; monitor the implementation and promptly resolve difficulties and problems.
As a result, from 2023 to 2025, Lam Ha organized a communication and training conference on "Health care and nutrition in the first 1,000 days of life for mothers and children to reduce maternal and child mortality, and improve the stature and physical strength of ethnic minorities" for 578 people, including health station heads, village health workers; nutrition collaborators, population collaborators; departments, branches, and organizations; Party cell secretaries, village heads, heads of residential groups, heads of the Front's working committees, Women's Unions, and Youth Unions of villages and residential groups in 8 communes and towns in ethnic minority areas such as Dinh Van, Tan Van, Da Don, Phuc Tho, Tan Thanh, Lien Ha, Me Linh, and Phi To. At the same time, communication on reproductive health care for adolescents and youth was organized for 295 people in the project implementation network at the grassroots level.
Implementing "Safe Motherhood Week" focusing on propaganda in ethnic minority communes in the district. Organizing talks on reproductive health care for adolescents and young people for 3,424 students at 5 high schools and junior high schools in the district including: Lam Ha Boarding Ethnic Secondary School, Lam Ha High School, Le Quy Don High School, Tan Van Secondary School, Lien Ha Secondary School. Organizing health check-ups for 910 elderly people in Me Linh and Phi To communes. Supporting 2 outpatient vaccination points in ethnic minority areas in Dinh Van, Da Don, Phu Son and Me Linh.
Specialist Doctor I Bach Van Phuong - Deputy Director of Lam Ha District Medical Center said: “The District Medical Center has actively coordinated with the District People's Committee and related departments and branches to effectively implement the National Target Program on Socio -Economic Development of Ethnic Minority Areas. As the main coordinating unit in the field of health care, we have provided technical expertise and medical human resources to implement Project 7 on People's Health Care; coordinated the organization of communication campaigns on nutrition and reproductive health in the community; reduced the rate of malnutrition in ethnic minority children to 10.4% after 3 years of implementation”.
In 2024, population work in Lam Ha achieved positive results, clearly demonstrating the efforts of the grassroots health system. Regarding prenatal screening, the whole district achieved a rate of 84.2%, meeting the planned target thanks to promoting propaganda and implementing support packages for disadvantaged people. Newborn screening also recorded remarkable progress with a rate of 62.6%, contributing to early detection of congenital diseases and timely intervention. In particular, the counseling model at commune health stations has been replicated, combining diverse forms (direct, online...) and mobilizing community participation.
However, the district health sector still faces some difficulties such as limited funding for population work, not enough to carry out professional activities, training, and coaching; lack of funding to invest in specialized equipment. In addition, awareness of the benefits of prenatal and newborn screening among the people is uneven, especially in remote areas.
In 2025, Lam Ha Medical Center will focus on completing the mobile consultation network, applying digital technology and calling for social resources to further improve service quality. Focus on activities to reduce the rate of early marriage, consanguineous marriage, control gender imbalance at birth, and improve population quality. Continue to implement models and projects to improve population quality such as prenatal and newborn screening, premarital health counseling, counseling and care for the elderly.
Ms. Nguyen Thi Thuy - Chairwoman of Lam Ha District Women's Union said: As a member of the Lam Ha District Population and Development Steering Committee, the District Women's Union has directed the grassroots Union to actively propagate and disseminate to cadres, members, women and people the Party's policies, State policies and laws on the Law on Marriage and Family, population policies at regular meetings of branches, groups and clubs. Women's cadres in communes and towns have a firm grasp of the area and mobilize for good implementation of population and development policies.
In 2024, the Association organized more than 80 integrated propaganda sessions for nearly 12,000 members. The campaign "Building a family of 5 no, 3 clean" has carried out more than 60 propaganda sessions, disseminated to about 10,000 people. Grassroots organizations are also interested in building models, typical in economic development associated with the implementation of population and development work, protecting women's health. Of which, there are more than 30 types of models, clubs such as "Building a progressive, standard and happy family", Model "Preventing and combating early marriage and consanguineous marriage", Model "Say no to domestic violence" ... Thereby, attracting a large number of members to participate in the Association's movement as well as in propaganda and mobilization work for the good implementation of population and development policies.
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