Conference to evaluate the implementation results of the Project to control gender imbalance at birth for the period 2016 - 2025 and Vietnam's Population Strategy to 2030 in Lai Chau province

In recent times, the work of population and family planning has achieved many positive results, contributing to the successful implementation of the tasks and goals of socio-economic development of the province. Party committees and authorities at all levels have seriously implemented and concretized the goals of controlling the sex ratio at birth into local activities, and directed the close review of activities at the grassroots level. The Fatherland Front and mass organizations have closely coordinated in the process of implementing propaganda, dissemination and education of the law on not choosing sex at birth and the consequences of gender imbalance at birth in the province... gradually operating effectively. The Project implementation plan, deployed in the period of 2016-2025, has contributed to raising awareness and sense of responsibility of each individual, family and community in implementing the provisions of law on prohibiting the provision of services related to fetal sex selection. Gradually eliminate backward customs and concepts of male superiority and female inferiority, implement gender equality, and eliminate gender discrimination.

BSCKII. Nguyen The Phong - Deputy Director of the Department of Health delivered the opening speech at the Conference

The results of the implementation of the birth rate adjustment work in the period of 2020-2025, the National Target Program for Socio -Economic Development of Ethnic Minority and Mountainous Areas has supported the implementation of Project 7 activities in general, and the stabilization and development of the population in ethnic minority areas in particular, contributing to the implementation of the goal of reducing the birth rate in the province, with an average annual reduction of 1‰/year. The total birth rate (average number of children/woman) decreased from 2.63 children to 2.49 children (in 2024), the estimated implementation in 2025 is 2.39 children...

Delegates speaking at the Conference

However, the work of population and family planning continues to face many challenges: The sex ratio at birth has not decreased steadily every year and in some years the sex ratio at birth has increased, not reaching the target set for 2025, the average annual control is at 114.18 boys/100 girls. People's awareness is not uniform, there are still some people who do not understand or understand but ignore the consequences of gender imbalance at birth; there are no specific policies and funding sources to encourage and encourage families with 2 daughters to study and find jobs; the concept of preferring boys over girls, the psychology of preferring boys is still heavy in some parts of the population, the social security system is not guaranteed so many families want to have boys to have workers, to rely on when they are old and to continue the family line, so there are still many difficulties for the work of controlling gender imbalance at birth; The budget for implementing the project to control gender imbalance at birth is still limited and does not meet the requirements of the assigned tasks...

Delegates attending the Conference

At the Workshop, delegates focused on discussing the following contents: Inter-sectoral coordination in implementing the contents of the Population Strategy to 2030 and the Gender Imbalance at Birth Program, coordination activities between departments, branches and organizations in the province; advantages and difficulties in implementation, deployment and coordination in the current context, with the deployment of 2-level government and the merger of a number of agencies and organizations; a number of targets and indicators of the Population Strategy; program funding sources; proposing a number of solutions suitable to local realities to complete the goals of the Population Strategy in the coming time in the province...

Dr. Hoang Thi My Hanh, Head of the Department of Medical Sociology and Population - Institute of Health Strategy and Policy, spoke at the Conference

Concluding remarks at the Conference Dr. Hoang Thi My Hanh - Head of the Department of Medical Sociology and Population - Institute of Health Strategy and Policy ( Ministry of Health ): Acknowledge and highly appreciate the results achieved after 10 years of implementing the Project of the Lai Chau Health sector. At the same time, emphasize that in the coming time, departments, branches and organizations continue to pay attention, direct and invest local budgets to organize and implement contents on controlling gender imbalance at birth. Issue policies to encourage and motivate families with 2 daughters to study and find jobs... Continue to lead and direct the effective implementation of the goals, tasks, solutions and plans of the Provincial Party Committee and the Provincial People's Committee on implementing Resolution 21-NQ/TW, dated October 25, 2017 of the 12th Party Central Committee on population work in the new situation.                   

Source: https://soyte.laichau.gov.vn/tin-tuc-su-kien/tin-trong-nganh/hoi-nghi-danh-gia-ket-qua-thuc-hien-de-an-kiem-soat-mat-can-.html