Deputy Minister of Health Nguyen Viet Tien met with union representatives of international cooperation agencies JICA

Deputy Minister of Health Nguyen Viet Tien exchange with JICA Chief Representative

Toward International Cooperation Organization Representative JICA his deputy chiefs Chikahiro Mr Masuda, Ts. Aiga Hirotsugu CTA project monitoring book Mothers and Children, Ms. Zhou Chunhua coordinator in Vietnam. To the Ministry of Health representatives of Health Department of Maternal and Child together, departments and relevant Hospital.

Number of health monitoring Mothers and Children (Book TDSKBMTE) Being self-monitoring tools and references for pregnant women (pregnant women), mothers, children and family members. Was launched in February 2011, the project implemented in 4 provinces of Dien Bien, Hoa Binh, Thanh Hoa and An Giang by international cooperation agency (JICA) support. The project established the Central Management Unit at the Ministry of Health include MCH Department, Departments, and related central hospital. The project also established a Technical Working Group composed of industry experts on health care for mothers and children of the Ministry of Health, the top industry Hospital obstetrics, pediatrics to support and implement pilot projects. To ensure accuracy in the process of piloting, editing TDSKBMTE window. Project implementation based on best practices and lessons learned using windows TDSKBMTE deployment in Japan and used in many countries such as Indonesia, Laos, the Netherlands, Morocco, the Philippines, Thailand and the US.

Deputy Minister of Health Nguyen Viet Tien souvenir photograph with delegation JICA

At the reception Mr. Nguyen Duc Vinh Deputy Director BMTE have reported cases: there are 552.204 pregnant women / mothers (87%) receive books, 11.306 health workers, volunteers in charge of health care trained window TDSKBMTE created about using books. TDSKBMTE tool window is continuous health care for mothers and children through the stages: pregnancy, during birth and immediately after birth, postpartum, newborn care, children under 1 year of age, children under 5 fresh. Through the book knowledge health care pregnant women, mothers and children improved. However, 3 of 4 provincial project implementation malnutrition rate of children under 5 years old is higher than the national Ratio. An Giang malnutrition rate in children is equivalent to the country, it is worth noting that An Giang still not the rate of malnourished children but also have a high proportion of overweight children.

Also at the meeting Dr. Aiga Hirotusugu Project CTA publications presentation of the project and report to the Ministry of Health plans in 2015 and 2016. Maintaining 4 provinces, expanding to other provinces and expand it to 63 provinces.

Concluding the Minister of Health tiepThu Nguyen Viet Tien appreciate the cooperation programs of international organizations JICA with the Ministry of Health in general and in particular the Department BMTE hope in the future the project will be implemented TDSKBMTE window, in line with the conditions and laws of Vietnam. Special materials TDSKBMTE deployment Book "pink book", Manual TDSKBMTE book "Green Book", Operations Guide, Guide training, information materials, technical bulletins, software cost estimation Free for replication nationwide. /.

Source: Editorial Board Electronic Portal MOH