Pre-natal check-up (Source: VNA)Hanoi (VNA) - The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) in Vietnamon January 7 handed over 64 Doppler foetal monitors and personal protectiveequipment worth 300,000 USD to help Vietnam ensure the continuity and qualityof sexual and reproductive healthcare services in flood-affected provinces amidthe COVID-19 pandemic.
At the handover ceremony, UNFPA Representativein Vietnam Naomi Kitahara said she appreciated the Vietnamese Government’sdisease prevention and control efforts, as the country has to date reported1,505 infections, including 35 fatalities, since the first cases were confirmednearly a year ago.
She noted that the pandemic is developing in acomplex manner around the globe and in Vietnam, with pregnant women, new-borns,and young children being the most vulnerable.
Due to anxiety about COVID-19 infection atmedical clinics, many women have postponed or cancelled pre-natal check-ups andrelated tests, she warned.
Phan Le Thu Hang, deputy head of the HealthMinistry’s Planning and Finance Department, said the ministry appreciates the UNFPA’sassistance, affirming that protecting the health of all people, particularlypregnant women in ethnic minority-inhabited areas and disaster-affected areas,is the priority of the Vietnamese Government./.
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