Child injury accidents are becoming a global problem that results in 2,000 fatalities every day, said Deputy Minister of Labour, Invalids, and Social Affairs Doan Mau Diep.
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Mr. Diep said this at a seminar on developing a child injury prevention programme for the 2011-2015 period, jointly held by the Ministry of Labour, Invalids, and Social Affairs (MOLISA) and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) on May 16 in Hanoi.
The Deputy Minister said, in Vietnam alone, an average of 20 children die every day from injuries caused by accidents. Drowning is the number one reason for child fatalities (50 percent), followed by traffic accidents, burns, and falls.
The new programme, co-ordinated by the MOLISA and related ministries and agencies, aims to reduce the number of child injury accidents.
Along with the national programmes for preventing traffic accidents and workplace safety, the child injury prevention programme aims to provide first aid skills to reduce child injuries and fatalities by 10 percent.
