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Vietnam commits to improving children’s nutritional status
Vietnam commits to improving children’s nutritional status
Vietnam will work to improve nutritional status of under five-year old children who are stunned, especially those in ethnic minority-inhabited and mountainous areas, Deputy Minister of Health Nguyen Truong Son said at the Nutrition for Growth (N4G) Summit held virtually in Japan on December 7-8.
At the same time, the country will control overweight and obesity among children with ages ranging up to 18 years, he added.
To fulfill these targets, Vietnam has devised action programmes in combination with commitments to policies and budget, according to the official.
Pointing out malnutrition as one of the biggest challenges facing the world, particularly in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, Son emphasised the need to enhance the role of parties, governments, ministries, agencies, associations, international organisations, businesses and people in this regard.
Nutrition is always a priority medical issue in resolutions and documents of the Vietnamese Party and Government, and is an important indicator in national and local socio-economic development plans, he said.
N4G is a global pledging moment to drive greater action toward ending malnutrition and helping ensure everyone, everywhere can reach their full potential.
The summit is an unprecedented opportunity to set the world on a pathway towards achieving the SDG targets – in particular, to end malnutrition in all its forms by 2030 and strengthen the link between diet, food systems and health. Its timing is key, with five years to achieve the 2025 World Health Assembly targets, and 10 years to reach the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals./.
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The average height of Vietnamese youths has shown remarkable improvements, reaching 168.1cm for 18-year-old males in 2020, up 3.7 cm, and 156.2cm for 18-year-old females, up from 154.8cm
Excessive weight and obesity are rising in both urban and rural areas and among people of different ages, leading to an uncontrollable rise in non-communicable diseases relating to diet.
The use of micro-nutrients and the rate of breastfeeding in the first six months of a new-born’s life improved significantly, from 19.6 percent in 2010 to 45.4 percent in 2020
The rate of people accessing official information on food safety has doubled since 2010.
Vietnamese also consumes more vegetable and fruits, averaging 231 grams and 140.7 grams per person a day respectively compared to 190.4 grams and 60.9 grams in 2010.
Vietnam is facing a triple burden of nutrition, including stunting, overweight, obesity and micronutrient deficiency
More than one in four urban children are overweight or obese, the survey found, with the average nationwide prevalence of 19 percent, up from just 8.5 percent in 2010
Vietnamese people now don't have to worry about having food to eat but how to eat properly and healthily
Vietnam will work to improve nutritional status for its people, especially children
Viet Nam will actively contribute to expediting the transformation of global food systems as a food providing country that upholds “transparency, responsibility and sustainability.” This would serve to create comprehensive and sustainable breakthroughs for the entire system, and fulfill the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Viet Nam wishes to become a Food Innovation Hub of Asia.
Viet Nam has made digital transformation a key priority in the agricultural sector, and encouraged the application of digital technology in agricultural production and business activities.
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