This was announced at a final workshop held in Hanoi on December 7, to review the project on ‘Civil Society-led Promotion of Reproductive Healthcare Services’, which has been implemented from July 2017 to December 2021.
The workshop was organised in both in-person and online formats, connecting participants joining from Hanoi, Lam Ha and Krong Bong districts.
Under the project, two gender-sensitive, right-based clinics, which are connected to the national insurance system, were established in the two districts.
In his speech, Deputy Head of the National Committee of Ethnic Minority Affairs Le Son Hai stressed that the project is among many programmes contributing to realising Decision 498 on preventing and reducing child marriages and close family relation marriages, within families among ethnic minority groups by 2025.
For her part, Trieu Thi Sa, a project beneficiary from Tan Thanh commune, Lam Ha district expressed her thanks to the project officers, who have helped her and other women in the village, learn to take care of their bodies and discussed reproductive health with their partners.
“We have now become more aware and actively go for regular health checks and learn how to prevent unexpected pregnancy and protect the health of our families,” she shared.
Addressing the event, the representative of the EU delegation reaffirmed the EU’s support for Vietnam in realising the Sustainable Development Goals, following the principle of leaving no one behind.
