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Submitted by ctv_en_5 on Fri, 12/25/2009 - 18:56
The General Department of Population and Family Planning under the Ministry of Health is working with relevant ministries, sectors and experts to draw up a strategy for population and reproductive health in the 2011-2020 period.

The Head of the General Department of Population and Family Planning, Nguyen Van Tan, says that ensuring the quality of life for people is becoming a major challenge to Vietnam.

Due to a large aging population, ensuring social welfare and health care for the elderly is an urgent need. In addition, the number of malnourished, overweighted, diabetic and autistic children is on the rise.

The percentage of the population of working age, from 15-59, has rapidly increased and is expected to reach around 65 million in 2020, providing a wealth of opportunity for development while posing challenges in terms of education, vocational training and job creation for tens of millions of workers.

In 2008, the gender ratio of live birth was 112 male/100 female. If no tough measures are taken, the ratio is likely to hit 120 in 2020, badly affecting social security and causing difficulties for future generations in building families.

According to a population and housing census conducted in April 2009, Vietnam’s population was 85.8 million with a population density of nearly 260 people/km2.  This population density exceeded only by India, Japan, Bangladesh and the Philippines.

The population strategy will focus on population quality, reproductive health, population structure, density and birthrate. It will also aim to diversify investment resources including the State budget with a focus on people living in remote, island and coastal areas, Tan emphasized.

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