| Children benefit from free health checks, heart exams and nutritional support. Photo: Hoang le |
At the same time, investigate, follow and assess the nutritional state of children from 0 to less than 5 years in poor households, almost poor households and newly out of poverty in 2024 … The results were weighted for 3,804/4 111 children, reaching a rate of 92.5%. The health sector has also implemented activities such as: the purchase of electronic scales, size measuring devices with standing desks, health protection foods, etc.
District health centers organize intervention activities to prevent malnutrition and micronutrient deficiencies in poor and almost major children under the age of 16; Vitamin A supplementation for children from 6 to 60 months from poor and almost masters, malnourished children under the age of 5 from poor and quasi-goals …; Periodic deworming for children from 2 to less than 6 years old and deworming for primary students from poor and almost gone households once a year. At the same time, check and monitor the implementation regularly.
According to the evaluation of the Ministry of Health, the project to improve nutrition is very practical, helping poor households to have the conditions to escape poverty. In 2025, the Ministry of Health will continue to implement global, appropriate and complete policies in terms of support for children’s health and nutrition …
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