(HBO) – Hoa Binh has focused on strengthening communications to enhance public awareness of gender equality and encourage local residents to implement measures to control gender imbalance at birth.
Along with the effective implementation of the population and family planning programme and a project on reducing gender imbalance at birth, the province has developed effective models in the work, contributing to enhancing population quality.
As a result, Hoa Binh has seen the sex ratio at birth falling through years from 113.9 boys over 100 girls in 2018 to 111.6 boys over 100 girls in 2021.
Nguyen Thi Thu Hien, Vice Director of the Sub-Department of Population and Family Planning of Hoa Binh, said that although the province's imbalance at birth has decreased, it is still higher than the national average, while the rate of families having at least three children remains high and is on the rise.
Along with encouraging families to have only two children, the sub-department has strengthened communications to enhance public awareness of gender equality and improve the status of girls, she said.
This year, in response to the International Day of the Girl (October 11), the sub-department has issued a dispatch guiding local agencies, organisations and the healthcare system to actively implement communications activities to call for actions to minimise gender imbalance at birth, prevent fetal sex selection, and eliminate gender discrimination.
The efforts aim to generally change the awareness and gender stereotype, enhance the role of women and girls in families, thus bringing sex ratio at birth to a more naturally balanced level.
The people in Hoa Binh province are aware of the need to build and preserve the cultural traditions and unique customs of their communities, especially those related to ethnic identities and family values which serve as foundation for a vibrant, tradition-rich Hoa Binh, enriching community life. In recent years, the province’s Party Committee, authorities, and residents have paid heed to building and developing family values and fostering human standards in the new era.
The festival of great national solidarity and culture in 2024 was held at the communal house of Da Bac district on November 5. Vice Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee Nguyen Van Toan and leaders of departments and sectors attended the event.
The Labor Federation of Da Bac district has focused on protecting workers' rights while actively participating in patriotic emulation movements to enhance the creativity and productivity of the local workforces across agencies, organisations and enterprises.
In recent years, the Women's Union of Yen Thuy district has actively contributed to the implementation of the National Target Program on building new the rural areas. The Union's activities not only help raise awareness of environmental protection for the members, the women, and the people but they also contribute to improving the appearance of rural areas and improving the quality of life.
The model of intergenerational self-help club (ISC) has been expanded in Mai Chau district over recent times, contributing to sharing and motivating the disadvantaged people, especially the elderly, to improve their lives.
Following President Ho Chi Minh’s teachings that emulation is patriotism, patriotism requires emulation, the trade union at all levels in Hoa Binh has effectively implemented patriotism emulation movements, especially the "effective, creative working” movement. Responding to the movement, local workers, public servants, and officials have proposed many creative and applicable ideas, helping spread the movement to all agencies, units, and businesses.
