At the workshop (Photo: VNA)Da Nang (VNA) – The Department of Maternal and Child Healthunder the Ministry of Health (MoH) held a workshop in the central city of DaNang on March 19 to launch a nationalaction plan on the eradication of mother-to-child transmission of HIV,hepatitis B and syphilis in the 2018-2030 period.
The event was participated by leaders of thehealth departments of central provinces and cities from Nghe An to Phu Yen.
Director of the Department of Maternal and Child Health Nguyen Duc Vinhsaid mother-to-child transmission of HIV, hepatitis B and syphilis caused negativeimpacts on mother and children health. Especially in remote, mountainous andborder regions and islands, limited access to medical services hinders the eradicationof those diseases, he said.
Vinh proposed participants map out action plans at the provincial leveland mention current difficulties and solutions to carry out the national actionplan in respective localities in the time ahead.
The Department of Maternal and Child Health noted that Vietnam has anaverage of nearly 2 million pregnant women each year, with the HIV infectionrate in pregnant women standing at 0.19 percent. As a result, up to 1,520babies are born with HIV annually as without intervention, the mother-to-childtransmission rate could reach about 40 percent.
The rate of hepatitis B infection in pregnantwomen in Vietnam is relatively high, ranging from 9.5 percent to 13 percent.Hence, women are advised to take a test for the hepatitis B virus beforepregnancy and re-take the test when they are expecting if necessary.
Meanwhile, the number of infants born with syphilis has also shown signsof increasing. However, only less than 16 percent of expectant mothers takescreening tests for syphilis.
The MoH has instructed the Department of Maternal and Child Health todevise an annual plan to guide, supervise and coordinate the plan’s activities,as well as provide technical assistance on the prevention of those diseases inmedical examination and treatment system in obstetrics and paediatrics.
Furthermore, refresher courses will be held regularly to updateknowledge and improve skills for healthcare workers.
Statistics from the World Health Organisation(WHO) showed that in the Western Pacific region, about 180,000 children areinfected with the hepatitis B virus annually, while 13,000 and 1,400 others arediagnosed with syphilis and HIV infections, respectively.
The WHO Western Pacific Region have devised aplanning framework to eliminate mother-to-child transmission of HIV, hepatitisB, and syphilis in the 2018-2030 period, part of a bid to contribute to theimplementation of the Sustainable Development Goals and the Global Strategy forWomen's, Children's, and Adolescents' Health 2016-2030. In addition, the WHOadvised members to build respective national action plans on the tripleelimination of those diseases in 2030.–VNA
The event was participated by leaders of thehealth departments of central provinces and cities from Nghe An to Phu Yen.
Director of the Department of Maternal and Child Health Nguyen Duc Vinhsaid mother-to-child transmission of HIV, hepatitis B and syphilis caused negativeimpacts on mother and children health. Especially in remote, mountainous andborder regions and islands, limited access to medical services hinders the eradicationof those diseases, he said.
Vinh proposed participants map out action plans at the provincial leveland mention current difficulties and solutions to carry out the national actionplan in respective localities in the time ahead.
The Department of Maternal and Child Health noted that Vietnam has anaverage of nearly 2 million pregnant women each year, with the HIV infectionrate in pregnant women standing at 0.19 percent. As a result, up to 1,520babies are born with HIV annually as without intervention, the mother-to-childtransmission rate could reach about 40 percent.
The rate of hepatitis B infection in pregnantwomen in Vietnam is relatively high, ranging from 9.5 percent to 13 percent.Hence, women are advised to take a test for the hepatitis B virus beforepregnancy and re-take the test when they are expecting if necessary.
Meanwhile, the number of infants born with syphilis has also shown signsof increasing. However, only less than 16 percent of expectant mothers takescreening tests for syphilis.
The MoH has instructed the Department of Maternal and Child Health todevise an annual plan to guide, supervise and coordinate the plan’s activities,as well as provide technical assistance on the prevention of those diseases inmedical examination and treatment system in obstetrics and paediatrics.
Furthermore, refresher courses will be held regularly to updateknowledge and improve skills for healthcare workers.
Statistics from the World Health Organisation(WHO) showed that in the Western Pacific region, about 180,000 children areinfected with the hepatitis B virus annually, while 13,000 and 1,400 others arediagnosed with syphilis and HIV infections, respectively.
The WHO Western Pacific Region have devised aplanning framework to eliminate mother-to-child transmission of HIV, hepatitisB, and syphilis in the 2018-2030 period, part of a bid to contribute to theimplementation of the Sustainable Development Goals and the Global Strategy forWomen's, Children's, and Adolescents' Health 2016-2030. In addition, the WHOadvised members to build respective national action plans on the tripleelimination of those diseases in 2030.–VNA
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