Launching the initiative "Adequate Nutrition"

(Baothanhhoa.vn) - On the morning of August 1, at the Provincial Center for Disease Control, the Thanh Hoa Department of Health coordinated with World Vision Vietnam to organize a conference to respond to Breastfeeding Week and launch the initiative "Enough Nutrition".

Delegates attending the conference.

Vietnam is one of the typical countries with impressive achievements in the region in reducing the rate of malnutrition, bringing the rate of stunting from 56.5% in 1990 to 29.3% in 2010 and 18.1% in 2024; the rate of underweight malnutrition decreased from 41.1% in 1990 to 10.4% in 2024; the rate of wasting malnutrition by 2024 is 5.6%.

World Vision Vietnam representative shares the message of adequate nutrition initiative.

In the recent period, implementing the direction of the Government and professional guidance of the Ministry of Health , Thanh Hoa province has issued intervention strategies to improve children's nutritional status, aiming to reduce the rate of malnutrition in all three forms (stunting, underweight and wasting) in each stage.

Statistics show that the province has reduced the rate of malnutrition in children under 5 years old in the form of stunting from 41.6% (in 1999) to 34.9% (in 2009) and 23.5% (in 2023); reduced the rate of malnutrition in children under 5 years old in the form of underweight to 6.9% and the rate of wasting to 3.6%.

Children of Quy Luong commune share awareness about nutrition issues.

Besides the positive results, Thanh Hoa is still facing many challenges. After implementing the two-level local government, the province now has 166 communes and wards; with over 1 million people being ethnic minorities living in areas with difficult socio -economic conditions. The rate of stunting in some mountainous and remote areas is still high, with some communes estimating the rate of malnourished children at approximately 30%. Micronutrient deficiencies still exist. In particular, the rate of exclusive breastfeeding in the first 6 months of life has not reached expectations.

Delegates signed a pledge to join hands to end child malnutrition.

Responding to World Breastfeeding Week (from August 1-7), Thanh Hoa province launched the Breastfeeding Week 2025 across the province, affirming the importance of breastfeeding and calling for practical support from family, community, workplace and the whole society.

Dr. Do Thai Hoa, Deputy Director of Thanh Hoa Department of Health, spoke at the conference.

Speaking at the conference, Dr. Do Thai Hoa, Deputy Director of Thanh Hoa Department of Health, emphasized that investing in nutrition, especially in the first 1,000 golden days of life, is investing in the sustainable development of human physical, intellectual and stature. At the same time, he called on the entire political system, social community and each family to join hands to act, spread and replicate typical models of breastfeeding, comprehensive maternity and postnatal care, gradually connecting and strengthening the network of action for a generation of healthy, intelligent and comprehensively developed children, aiming to improve the stature, physical and mental strength of Thanh Hoa province's people.

Mr. Cao Thai Ha, Thanh Hoa Regional Manager of World Vision Vietnam, spoke at the conference.

Representative of World Vision in Vietnam, Mr. Cao Thai Ha, Thanh Hoa Regional Manager, pledged that World Vision will continue to accompany Thanh Hoa province and localities with project areas in implementing the "Enough Nutrition" Initiative, as well as effective nutrition models.

BSCKII Do Thanh Tung, Deputy Director of Thanh Hoa Province Center for Disease Control, spoke in response to World Breastfeeding Week.

Seminar sharing knowledge on breastfeeding.

Within the framework of Breastfeeding Week 2025, the Organizing Committee held a discussion to share knowledge on breastfeeding with perspectives from agencies and organizations inside and outside the province, nutrition experts with experience in the field of breastfeeding and child care workers.

The “Adequate Nutrition” initiative focuses on core objectives: Raising awareness, improving the quality of nutrition counseling and care services, strengthening inter-sectoral coordination and building effective intervention models in the community.

To Ha

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