Vietnam: What does population information include?

According to Article 6 of the Decree No. 104/2003/NĐ-CP of the Government of Vietnam, responsibilities of individuals, family members in implementing the population policy are specified as following:

- To materialize the objectives of the population policy on the basis of the standards on families with few children, with abundant, equitable, progressive, happy and sustainable life.

- To create conditions to help individuals attain the objectives of the population policy suitable to their age groups, health conditions, study and labor conditions, work, income, child raising and education, in line with the socio-economic development programs and plans of localities and the State.

- To implement the legislation and policies on population; regulations, charters or other rules of agencies, organizations; conventions, village codes of communities.

Particularly, Article 7 of the Decree No. 104/2003/NĐ-CP stipulates information on population as follows:

- Knowledge about population, reproductive health, family planning, gender equality, hereditary diseases, measures to raise the population quality.

- Contents and measures of regulating the population size, structure, raising the population quality and distribution of population.

- Rights and responsibilities of individuals and family members in implementing the population policy.

- Other population-related contents.

Moreover, according to Article 8 of the Decree No. 104/2003/NĐ-CP of the Government of Vietnam, assorted population services include:

- The supply of information, data; means and products in service of the work of propagating, campaigning for, educating in, and counseling on, population.

- Provision of contraceptive means; reproductive healthcare service, family planning; health check before marriage registration; examination of diseases and health problems related to hereditary elements, called hereditary diseases for short.

- Population quality-raising services.

- Other population services as provided for by law.

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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