Step by step change the outdated perception and ideology of valuing sons over daughters

On October 4, the Department of Population and Family Planning (Hanoi Department of Health) and the People's Committee of Nam Tu Liem District (Hanoi) jointly organized a meeting to honor well-behaved and studious girls in exemplary families that have well implemented population policies in Nam Tu Liem District in 2023 on the occasion of International Day of the Girl Child, October 11, 2023.

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Cultural program to welcome the conference

Hanoi's sex ratio at birth is gradually decreasing.

Speaking at the conference, Acting Chairman of the District People's Committee, Head of the Steering Committee for Population and Development of Nam Tu Liem District, Tran Thanh Long, said that in recent years, population and development work in Nam Tu Liem District has achieved many remarkable achievements. The birth rate has been stable, the third child birth rate has been controlled. The population growth rate has slowed down. The quality of the population has been gradually improved, the sex ratio at birth in the past 10 years has decreased sharply (from 116 boys/100 girls in 2011 to 110 boys/100 girls in 2022).

Mr. Tran Thanh Long, Acting Chairman of Nam Tu Liem District People's Committee spoke at the conference.

In the first 9 months of 2023, the sex ratio was 109 boys/100 girls, down from the same period last year. Although the sex ratio at birth in the whole district has a downward trend, it is still higher than the allowable level (the allowable level is from 103 - 107 boys/100 girls).

Deputy Director of Hanoi Department of Health Tran Van Chung said that currently, Hanoi has reached the replacement fertility rate, and the work of Population - Family Planning (DS-KHHGĐ) has shifted to population and development.

Deputy Director of Hanoi Department of Health Tran Van Chung spoke at the conference.

Family planning not only contributes to reducing birth rates and the rate of third and higher births, but also has a great impact on reducing the rate of unwanted pregnancies, unsafe abortions, and reducing the number of maternal and child deaths.

Hanoi's sex ratio at birth has gradually decreased from 117.6 boys/100 girls in 2008 to 110.8 boys/100 girls in 2022. Although the city's sex ratio at birth is on a downward trend, it remains high.

The comedy skit performance was very interesting.

Without strong, timely and effective interventions, gender imbalance at birth will lead to the breakdown of family structure, affect future population quality and have unpredictable consequences for social order.

Strengthening communication to improve population quality

To promote gender equality and reduce gender imbalance at birth, it is necessary to invest in care, education, love, sharing, and helping girls in difficult circumstances. The City has implemented many activities such as: Implementing a model of pre-marital health consultation and examination; a model of reproductive health care for adolescents and youth... Organizing communication on reproductive health knowledge for adolescent girls and youth, organizing communication on reproductive health care/family planning and sexually transmitted diseases for youth union members; communicating on gender equality for students of secondary and high schools...

Good and studious girls in exemplary families that implement population policies well in Nam Tu Liem district receive commendation gifts.

In particular, during the peak period of responding to the International Day of the Girl Child on October 11 this year, Hanoi launched a wide-ranging celebration in the area. Organizing communication points in schools, communicating gender equality, preventing domestic violence, enhancing the role and status of women and girls. Thereby, many good and studious girls have been shown, and many families have implemented population policies well.

However, population work in the capital still faces many difficulties and challenges: Large population size, large residential area, uneven education, awareness and psychology of wanting to have many children and preferring to have sons are still the causes of gender imbalance at birth. According to the population structure, every year, the number of women entering childbearing age remains high along with the rate of mechanical population growth, contributing to the increase in births and population size.

To better perform the city's population and development work, Deputy Director of the Hanoi Department of Health Tran Van Chung requested that all levels and sectors continue to implement Resolution No. 21-NQ/TW of the 6th Conference of the 12th Party Central Committee "On population work in the new situation".

Units continue to strengthen coordination and coordination between departments, unions and organizations in raising awareness of leaders and communicating integrated with specialized content in the community and implementing policies to reduce gender imbalance at birth.

Strengthening the organization of activities to enhance the status and role of women and girls, gradually changing the outdated perception and ideology of valuing sons over daughters. Creating consensus in the family and the whole society to contribute to promoting gender equality and reducing gender imbalance at birth.

Effectively implement activities to improve population quality such as: Project on screening for early detection of some congenital diseases and disabilities; Plan to control gender imbalance at birth; Plan to develop physical strength and stature of Hanoians, reproductive health care for adolescents, pre-marital health check-up consultation... Focus on investing resources to effectively implement population work.

On this occasion, leaders of the Department of Population and Family Planning, Hanoi Department of Health and Nam Tu Liem District People's Committee awarded certificates of merit to 100 female students with good academic achievements, good moral qualities, and who are shining examples for their peers in training and striving to excel in their studies and life.

Hong Nga

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