Home page of the website (Source: VNA)The project was a joint effort by the Health Ministry’sNational Institute of Nutrition (NIN), the Alive & Thrive project and theE-Learning Office under the Hanoi University of Science and Technology’s CyberInformation Centre.
Based on materials approved by the Health Ministry, 20topics featuring child care skills with illustrative images and references aremade available. At the same time, child care certificates will also be grantedto learners nationwide after attending online lectures given by NIN experts.
The project targets students in universities, colleges andmedical centres that offer relevant training.
The NIN reported that 90 percent of consumers in rural areasuse cell phones, half of them own smart phones. Nearly 24 million people inrural areas subscribe to Internet, equivalent to that in urban areas, while22.5 million people use Facebook compared to 23.5 million people in cities.
Almost medical stations in remote and mountainous areas haveconnected to free Internet. Most of medical staff are able to use computersand online software and programmes.
According to NIN deputy head Truong Tuyet Mai, over 1,000child care consulting rooms named “Mat troi be tho” were incorporated intomedical stations nationwide from 2010-2014 with the support of A & T project.-VNA
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