The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) in Vietnam on Wednesday handed over the Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and medical equipment to target health facilities in many localities in Vietnam including Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi.
UNFPA in Vietnam handed over the Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and medical equipment to Vietnam on December 15.
Worth more than USD 450,000, UNFPA’s medical supplies aims at ensuring the right and safety of vulnerable population groups in Vietnam and a continuous delivery of quality services on sexual and reproductive health, elderly care, and gender-based violence amid COVID-19.
Vietnam has confirmed over 1.44 million COVID-19 infections and the death toll of more than 28,000 or 2 percent of the national caseload, according to the Ministry of Health. And many of the COVID-19 affected are older persons. It is clear that the fatality rate for older persons is higher, and for those over 80, it is even five times higher than the global average.
The UNFPA Representative for Vietnam, Ms. Naomi Kitahata confirms that prioritizing the needs of the vulnerable population groups such as pregnant women, older persons, women and adolescent girls at risk of violence is a human rights imperative.
"UNFPA is working towards achieving a Vietnam with zero preventable maternal deaths, zero unmet need for family planning, and zero gender-based violence and other harmful practices for women and girls,” she said.
