Ethnic minorities have at last been offered mobile phone services in their own languages by the Viettel telecommunications group. Mobile phone coverage in some of Vietnam’s more remote and mountainous areas, which are traditionally home to higher concentrations of ethnic groups has been limited due to cost and low population density. The military-run telecommunications giants will also offer new content such as news, music and agriculture and other farming tips in ethnic languages. Deputy Head of the Government Committee for Ethnic Minorities Hoang Xuan Luong praised Viettel’s move at a recent press conference. Some nine million of Vietnam’s 12 million ethnic people currently do not use any mobile telecom services. … [Read more...] about Viettel provides ethnic minority language mobile phone services
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Communications work helps prevent malnutrition in ethnic minority children
Truong Tuyet Mai, Deputy Director of the National Institute of Nutrition under the Health Ministry, said at a workshop in Hanoi on December 8 that communications campaigns can help raise public awareness of undernourishment and encourage good practices in child care. Communications work helps prevent malnutrition in ethnic minority children. Photo for illustration The official said in 2016, 24.3 percent of under-five children were stunted in Vietnam. Of note, the stunted growth rate among ethnic minority children under five (32.1 percent) doubled that of children of the Kinh (Viet) group, the ethnic majority.She attributed the imbalance to the limited access to health care services of ethnic minorities and their inadequate feeding practices in early age. Dragana Strinic, Country Director at Save the Children International, said Vietnam has made marked progresses in reducing the malnutrition rate. However, she said, the stunted growth rate among ethnic minority children … [Read more...] about Communications work helps prevent malnutrition in ethnic minority children
Communication work helps prevent malnutrition in ethnic minority children
24.3 percent of under-five Vietnamese children were stunted in Vietnam in 2016 (Source: VNA)Hanoi (VNA) – Communication work is oneof the major solutions to prevent malnutrition in children, especially those ofethnic minority groups, a health official said. Truong Tuyet Mai, Deputy Director of the National Institute of Nutrition underthe Health Ministry, said at a workshop in Hanoi on December 8 that communicationcampaigns can help raise public awareness of undernourishment and encourage goodpractices in child care. The official said in 2016, 24.3 percent of under-five children were stunted inVietnam. Of note, the stunted growth rate among ethnic minority children underfive (32.1 percent) doubled that of children of Kinh (Viet), the ethnicmajority.She attributed the imbalance to the limited access to health care services ofethnic minorities and their inadequate feeding practices in early age. Dragana Strinic, Country Director at Save the Children International, saidVietnam has … [Read more...] about Communication work helps prevent malnutrition in ethnic minority children
Irish doctor and poverty reduction efforts for ethnic minority groups in Vietnam
Their love for him and their difficult lives encouraged Dr. Ross to call on the Vietnamese government and foreign non-government organizations to do more to assist these ethnic minority groups and improve their living conditions. VOV would like to bring you excerpts of our talk with Dr. Colman Patrick Ross about Vietnam’s poverty reduction efforts and changes among the ethnic minorities. Over the past 20 years, you have witnessed Vietnam's developments. What do you think of the changes in the living conditions of ethnic minorities in Vietnam and the effectiveness of the Vietnamese government's support policies for remote areas?There have been many changes since my first work in Da lat, Lam Dong to now in the north like in Son La, Lai Chau, Bac Kan, Cao Bang, Yen Bai, Quang Tri, and in all provinces I had worked. But I think it’s very hard to generalize because ethnic minority’s development is very diverse in Vietnam.It’s a tendency to look at ethnic … [Read more...] about Irish doctor and poverty reduction efforts for ethnic minority groups in Vietnam
Project supporting gender equality in ethnic minority areas approved
It aims to educate all staff members on ethnic minority tasks at the provincial level, 50 percent of staff at district and commune levels and village heads on policies and laws on gender equality. In addition, 80 percent of ethnic minority households are hoped to gain access to information on gender equality policies. Source: VNA … [Read more...] about Project supporting gender equality in ethnic minority areas approved