Vietnam achieves healthcare Millennium Development Goals

 24-Feb-15, VietnamPlus

Recent years have seen a renewed effort and substantial achievements in the healthcare sector, providing improved quality of life to the Vietnamese people.

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Thanks to the sector’s efforts, Vietnam has successfully achieved Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) to decrease the maternal and child mortality rate. With efficient measures such as standardised post-natal care in line with the latest guidance from the World Health Organisation (WHO), many of the maternal and child health indicators have shown strong progress.

The rate of pregnant women receiving prenatal care increased to 96.4 percent, the rate of pregnant women receiving the recommended two tetanus vaccines rose to 95.7 percent, and the rate of mothers and children receiving postnatal care grew to 89.9 percent.

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