(HBO) - Na Phon (Mai Chau) is a commune with 3 consecutive years without third child birth case. In Na Phon, there is no child marriage and near-blood marriage or case of Thalassemia.

Ms. Ha Thi Lien, the Population / Family Planning Officer of Na Phon Commune said that in order to achieve high results in the population work, Na Phon commune always updates the Resolutions of the Party Executive Committee, The provincial Party Committee’s Resolutions and the documents guiding the implementation of population policy to inform to the local people.


Population / Family Planning Officer (left) of Na Phon commune (Mai Chau)

 

The Population Steering Committee of Na Phon commune strengthens the propaganda so that the local people do not misunderstand the direction view of Resolution No.21, continuing to promote propaganda and advocacy on population policy, focusing on the purpose, significance, importance and effectiveness of the quality of population, mobilizing young people to conduct pre-marital counseling and medical examinations; pregnant women perform screening, diagnosis, treatment of some diseases before having baby. Raising awareness about the harm, implication, strict implementation of the law on the ban on child marriage, near-blood relations, mobilizing and promoting the roles of village elders, village chiefs and people of prestige in the community to propagate to all people for raising awareness of health protection.

In addition, Na Phon commune health station has expanded its family planning network, implemented well the campaigns on "Propaganda, mobilization of reproductive health services / family planning services" to each household, contributing to increase the number of couples using the modern contraceptive methods. In the whole commune, there are 292/337 married couples in the reproductive age who apply modern contraceptive methods, taking care of integrating family planning with HIV / AIDS prevention and treatment. The elderly people are entitled to have right medical examination and treatment according to regulations and regimes. In the medical examination and treatment at the healthcare station, priority should be given to the elderly for examination or bed for staying even when there are many patients at the time of treatment.

 

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