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.
Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam will work to improvenutritional status of under five-year old children who are stunned, especially thosein ethnic minority-inhabited and mountainous areas, Deputy Minister of HealthNguyen Truong Son said at the Nutrition for Growth (N4G) Summit held virtuallyin Japan on December 7-8.
At the same time, the country will control overweightand obesity among children with ages ranging up to 18 years, he added.
To fulfill these targets, Vietnam has devised actionprogrammes in combination with commitments to policies and budget, according tothe official.
Pointing out malnutrition as one of the biggestchallenges facing the world, particularly in the context of the COVID-19pandemic, Son emphasised the need to enhance the role of parties, governments,ministries, agencies, associations, international organisations, businesses andpeople in this regard.
Nutrition is always a priority medical issue inresolutions and documents of the Vietnamese Party and Government, and is animportant indicator in national and local socio-economic development plans, hesaid.
N4G is a global pledging moment to drive greateraction toward ending malnutrition and helping ensure everyone, everywhere canreach their full potential.
The summit is an unprecedented opportunity to set theworld on a pathway towards achieving the SDG targets – in particular, to endmalnutrition 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 2025World Health Assembly targets, and 10 years to reach the 2030 SustainableDevelopment Goals./.
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