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An e-child care training programme at http://elearning.mattroibetho.vn, the first of its kind in Vietnam, was inaugurated in Hanoi on July 31.

he first national press award on children is inviting entries from reporters, journalists, collaborators and press agencies across the country from now until March 5, 2018

Drowning is still one of the leading causes of mortality among children in Vietnam, despite efforts to deal with the problem. Concern is re-surfacing ahead of the coming summer months.

Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee Nguyen Thanh Phong has highlighted the support of the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) for child care and protection in the city.

UN organisations will assist Vietnam in improving its national system for child protection and changing social attitudes towards violence against children, following the One UN Strategic Plan for 2017

Child care, education and protection are strategic matters that contribute to preparing and raising the quality of human resources in service of the country’s industrialisation and modernisation.

The Ministry of Health has worked hard to enhance maternal and child health services in Vietnam in recent years.

Deputy PM Vu Duc Dam has called for stronger commitments by every sector at all levels and the entire society to the child protection, care and education.

Embassies of Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam in Mexico have presented 10 wheelchairs to the Federico Gomez Children’s Hospital in Mexico City at a recent charity event.

Vietnam has made important achievements in child care and protection through its special policies and priorities, National Assembly Vice Chairman Uong Chu Luu said.

The child friendly city initiative was announced in Ho Chi Minh City on September 24 at a high-ranking roundtable conference between the municipal People’s Committee and the UNICEF.