Vietnam works hard to reduce accident-related child fatalities, injuries
The rate of accident-related child fatalities and injuries in Vietnam is equal to that in middle-income and regional nations, but still three times higher than the rate in high-income countries, heard a seminar in Hanoi on November 30.
Children are equipped with water safety skills. (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) - The rate of accident-related child fatalities and injuries in Vietnam is equal tothat in middle-income and regional nations, but still three times higher than therate in high-income countries, heard a seminar in Hanoi on November 30.
The seminar aimed to deploy aprogramme on child accident and injury prevention for the 2021 - 2030 period,which was approved by the Prime Minister on July 19, 2021.
Addressing the event, Deputy Minister of Labour Invalids and Social AffairsNguyen Thi Ha said in the 2016-2020, the programme has created a positive change of relevant ministries,sectors, localities and related parties in directing and implementing child accident and injury prevention.
So far, over 6 million houses meeting safestandards have been constructed. Vietnam has also 26,000 schools meeting thecriteria of safe schools, and 6000 communes, wards and towns satisfying thecriteria of safe community.
The rate of child accidents decreased from 1,001/100,000 cases in 2016to 600/100,000 in 2020, while the rate of children whodied from and were injured by accidents was down to 17/100,000 in 2020 from 19.7/100,000 in 2016.
The number of children who died from drowning averagely decreased by 100cases per year, 90 percent of childrenwore life jackets when participating in waterway transport, 90 percent and 50.3percent of primary and secondary pupils havebeen equipped with knowledge of road traffic safety and watersafety skills, respectively.
According to Doan Thi Thu Huyen, Country Directorof the Global Health Advocacy Incubator (GHAI) in Vietnam, drowning is one of the 10 leading causes of death forchildren aged 6-15.
She underlined the need to consider swimming as acompulsory subject, and develop a team of volunteers where physical educationteachers and youths will play a core role.
Communication campaigns to raise public awareness of drowning accidents and howto prevent drowning accidents should be step up on social networks, Huyen added.
Over the past three years, the child drowning prevention programme hasorganized safe swimming training for more than 14,000 children and equipped over30,200 others with water safety skills, she revealed./.
The Ministry of Labour and Invalids and Social Affairs and the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union Central Committee launched a national campaign on child drowning prevention in Hanoi on May 22.
The Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union’s chapter in the southern province of Vinh Long and Australia’s Water Safety Vietnam charity group launched a swimming course for 90 students and teachers in Vinh Long city on June 11.
The Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (MOLISA) in coordination with foreign organisations is carrying out a cooperation programme to prevent child drowning, a serious problem in Vietnam.
A project on child drowning prevention carried out in the northern mountainous province of Yen Bai has reaped positive results, according to the provincial Department of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs.
Nearly 14,000 children aged 6 - 15 have been equipped with swimming safety skills, and more than 30,000 with water safety skills over the last two years thanks to classes held by the Global Health Advocacy Incubator (GHAI) and relevant agencies in Vietnam.
Vietnam has decreased the number of child drowning cases by 100 each year since 2016. While this may seem like an encouraging outcome initially, the fact remains that drowning is still among the leading causes of death for children in the country.
According to the Central Committee of the Vietnam Red Cross Society (VRC), this year’s campaign provided long-term aid for 3,785 individuals and organisations. Support included houses, clean water systems, school meal facilities, books, and livelihood assistance, with a total value of more than 118 billion VND.
The programmes have brought about positive changes to rural infrastructure, comprehensively improved the material and spiritual lives of farmers, and contributed to Vietnam's economic restructuring, said PM Pham Minh Chinh.
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Children are equipped with water safety skills. (Photo: VNA) 
