The beneficiaries include health workers, volunteers and other forces in the fight, who are working to protect pregnant women, the elderly and girls against domestic violence.

At the hand-over ceremony.

Naomi Kitahara, UNFPA Representative in Vietnam, said the pandemic has become a disaster for women and children who are also facing violence and discrimination.

She cited a study conducted by the UNFPA in 2019 as showing that nearly two-thirds (62.9 percent) of women in Vietnam experienced at least one or more types of violence in their lifetime by their husband.

In light of the Covid-19 pandemic, the situation has become even worse as the number of calls reporting domestic violence cases to the UNFPA-supported hotline has doubled, she said.

Kitahara stressed that the UNFPA’s aid demonstrates its commitment to accompanying the Vietnamese Government and providing services vital to reproductive health, sexual health and social support, as well as preventing and responding to gender-based violence.

According to Dinh Anh Tuan, deputy head of the Health Ministry’s Department of Maternal and Child Health, this is the fifth donation by the UNFPA to support Vietnam in maternal and child health, with total donations worth nearly 1 million USD.

Vietnam offers US$2.5 million, medical supplies to aid Laos’ pandemic fight

Vietnam has decided to urgently support the Lao Party, State and people with US$2.15 million and some medical supplies in aid of the nation’s efforts to combat the latest wave of Covid-19, informed Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Nguyen Quoc Dung at a ceremony held on October 25.

Bac Giang donates six tonnes of necessities and supplies to Covid-19 fight in Ha Nam

(BGO) – Implementing “one million welfare bags”programme to fight against Covid-19, the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union and Youth Federation in Bac Giang province on October 3 joined hands with relevant agencies to hand over six tonnes of necessities and medical supplies to support Ha Nam province to combat the pandemic.

WHO presents medical supplies to support Vietnam’s Covid-19 fight

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has handed over medical supplies and consumables to the Ministry of Health as part of its continuing support to the Vietnamese Government for Covid-19 response.

First Vietnamese flight carrying medical supplies from the US arrives in Hanoi

A flight operated by national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines carrying 277 Vietnamese people and 6.2 tonnes of medical supplies donated by Vietnamese people in the US arrived at Noi Bai International Airport on the morning of August 25.

Bac Giang presents nearly 360 tonnes of medical supplies and necessities to provinces in Covid-19 fight

(BGO) – At the checkpoint in Phu Dong bridge, the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union (HCMCYU) and Youth Federation in Bac Giang province on August 8 morning handed over nearly 30 tonnes of medical supplies and necessities totally worth over 650 million VND (28,300 USD) to support Hanoi city in Covid-19 fight.  

Source: NDO/VNA