The delegates witnessing the flag handing ceremony and parade on the streets of Hoa Binh City. 

According to Decision No. 2029, dated on April 27, 2021, the Ministry of Health announced 33 provinces and cities with high birth rates, the difficult economic conditions, and the limited quality of human resources. Hoa Binh is one of the 33 provinces and cities on the list. The entire province has a population of nearly 900 thousand people, of which Muong ethnic group accounts for over 63%; There are 87 communes in region II and region III. The province has been actively implementing the provision of family planning services on all 3 channels: free, social marketing and socialization. 

Making a speech at the launching ceremony, the Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee called on all officials, civil servants, public employees and people in the province to continue deeply grasping the implementation of birth reduction, trying to achieve and maintain replacement rate. It is suggested to universalize family planning services and reproductive health care to all people, ensuring fairness and equality in access. The localities focus on introducing and widely promoting the benefits of using contraceptives. It is necesary to strengthen inspection and supervision, appoint the professional staff to provide on-site support to lower levels when required. They have been mobilizing, providing information, and creating the favorable conditions so that the mass media agencies, especially the propaganda agencies at the district’s and commune’s levels to have news and articles about the "Campaign increasing access to family planning services". 

Immediately after the ceremony of issuing the order and handing over the military flag, the cheering group marched on the streets of Hoa Binh City to propagate and promote the Campaign increasing access to family planning services. 

In parallel with the campaign launching ceremony, at Medical Station of Doc Lap Commune (Hoa Binh City), the population officers provided family planning services and reproductive health care for the people in need.