Vietnam is facing a significant shortage of skilled birth attendants in hard-to-reach areas and a significant difference in the competency of birth attendants in regions (Source: vietnam.savethechildren.net) Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam is facing a significant shortage of skilled birthattendants in hard-to-reach areas and a significant difference in thecompetency of birth attendants in regions, according to midwifery, maternal,family planning reports.
The first-ever “National Midwifery Report of Vietnam” and the report on“Exploring barriers to accessing maternal and family planning services inethnic minority communities” were launched in Hanoi on April 24 by the Ministryof Health, with technical and financial support from the United NationsPopulation Fund (UNFPA) in Vietnam.
Data in the reports reveal 94 percent of practising midwives are trained up tothe secondary level, and only 0.8 percent has a bachelor’s degree.
According to the reports, Vietnam has made substantial progress instrengthening safe motherhood and health services for infants. However, thereare still significant differences in maternal and child healthcare betweenthose living in river deltas and those living in mountainous areas, with ahigher maternal mortality ratio in remote and ethnic minority areas.
Accessing quality healthcare is a basic human right, and greater investment inmidwifery is key to making this right a reality for all women everywhere, saythe reports.
Nguyen Duc Vinh, Director of the Maternal and Child Health Department under theMinistry of Health, said midwifery and midwifery practice plays a crucial rolein Vietnam’s maternal and infant healthcare system.
A skilled midwifery workforce with high competency, motivated and supported bythe healthcare system, is key to successfully reducing maternal and infantmortality and contributing to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals by2030, he said.
UNFPA Chief Representative in Vietnam Astrid Bant said that the UNFPA inVietnam is fully committed to support the Vietnamese Government and people toensure that all people access health care services, including the reproductive andsexual health care.-VNA
The first-ever “National Midwifery Report of Vietnam” and the report on“Exploring barriers to accessing maternal and family planning services inethnic minority communities” were launched in Hanoi on April 24 by the Ministryof Health, with technical and financial support from the United NationsPopulation Fund (UNFPA) in Vietnam.
Data in the reports reveal 94 percent of practising midwives are trained up tothe secondary level, and only 0.8 percent has a bachelor’s degree.
According to the reports, Vietnam has made substantial progress instrengthening safe motherhood and health services for infants. However, thereare still significant differences in maternal and child healthcare betweenthose living in river deltas and those living in mountainous areas, with ahigher maternal mortality ratio in remote and ethnic minority areas.
Accessing quality healthcare is a basic human right, and greater investment inmidwifery is key to making this right a reality for all women everywhere, saythe reports.
Nguyen Duc Vinh, Director of the Maternal and Child Health Department under theMinistry of Health, said midwifery and midwifery practice plays a crucial rolein Vietnam’s maternal and infant healthcare system.
A skilled midwifery workforce with high competency, motivated and supported bythe healthcare system, is key to successfully reducing maternal and infantmortality and contributing to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals by2030, he said.
UNFPA Chief Representative in Vietnam Astrid Bant said that the UNFPA inVietnam is fully committed to support the Vietnamese Government and people toensure that all people access health care services, including the reproductive andsexual health care.-VNA
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