National Action Month on Population launched in Hanoi
(VOV) - On December 4, the Hanoi Health Department launched the National Action Month on Population with a view to promoting communication campaigns on family planning.
In his speech, Department Deputy Director Hoang Duc Hanh highlighted the outstanding achievements in population and family planning work which have contributed to raising per capita income and improving living conditions in the city as well as enhancing gender equality.
The city has met or surpassed all targets for population and family planning in 2013 and 2014. However, unsustainable reduction in birth rate and fluctuating sex ratio at birth remain huge challenges to the capital city, Hanh said.
The city will closely work with relevant agencies to fine-tune its policies on population and family planning while education campaigns will be promoted to raise the public awareness on population in the run up to the Vietnam's Population Day (December 26).