Organizing the teaching and learning on reproductive health in educational establishments in Vietnam

According to Article 18 of the Decree No. 104/2003/NĐ-CP of the Government of Vietnam, forms of propagating, campaigning for, education and counseling on, population, reproductive health and family planning shall include:

- Propagating and campaigning on the mass media, Internet.

- Providing direct propagation, mobilization and consultancy.

- Organizing the teaching and learning thereof in educational establishments in the national education system.

Note: Agencies, organizations and individuals that are assigned the propagating and counseling tasks shall have the responsibility to regularly propagate, campaign for, educate and counsel on, population, reproductive health and family planning for their members and the entire society.

Moreover, according to Article 19 of the Decree No. 104/2003/NĐ-CP of the Government of Vietnam, responsibilities of establishments providing services on reproductive healthcare, family planning include:

- To provide consultancy to service users.

- To observe the regulations on reproductive healthcare and family planning standards.

- To ensure the quality of safe and convenient facilities, technical services.

- To monitor and settle side-effects and complications caused to users (if any).

Besides, according to Article 20 of the Decree No. 104/2003/NĐ-CP of the Government of Vietnam, forms of providing services on reproductive healthcare, family planning include:

- To distribute on the basis of communities, to supply free of charge, to socially market, to sell freely at requests, contraceptive means of different kinds.

- To employ the mobile technical teams, State-run medical establishments and private medical establishments to provide medically technical services under the provisions of law.

In addition, according to Article 21 of the Decree No. 104/2003/NĐ-CP of the Government of Vietnam, conditions on contraceptive users are specified as follows:

- To voluntarily use contraceptives.

- To be knowledgeable and aware of contraceptive measures.

- Having no medical contra-indications.

Conditions on persons and establishments that provide family planning services:

- Persons who provide family planning services must have professional knowledge and skills suitable to each contraceptive measure according to the Health Ministry’s regulations.

- Establishments which provide family planning services must satisfy all material conditions, hygiene, professional qualifications of their officials, equipment and facilities according to the Health Ministry’s regulations.

More details at the Decree No. 104/2003/NĐ-CP of the Government of Vietnam, effective from October 03, 2003.

Le Vy

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