Posts Tagged ‘ Child Malnutrition ’

Vietnam aims to reduce malnutrition rates this year

January 26, 2010
Vietnam aims to reduce malnutrition rates this year

Vietnam is striving to reduce the rate of underweight children to 18% and children with stunted growth to less than 30% while keeping overweight kids to under five% in 2010. The targets were set at a recent conference to review child malnutrition prevention work in 2009 and set out tasks for 2010 To reach these [...]

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SOCIAL IN BRIEF 24/12

December 24, 2009
SOCIAL IN BRIEF 24/12

WB approves US$500 million to support Vietnam’s public investment reforms; Bank officers forge documents to steal money; Opening doors for PPP investment model; Increasing female members in political system    Noi Bai-Lao Cai expressway project gets underway The Phu Tho provincial People’s Committee in coordination with the Ministry of Transport organised a groundbreaking ceremony on December [...]

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Vietnam among top 20 malnourished countries

February 18, 2009
Vietnam among top 20 malnourished countries

LookAtVietnam – Vietnam is one of the top 20 countries in the world in terms of malnutrition, according to a national nutrition conference, which took place in Hanoi on February 17. Malnutrition is prevalent in many areas across the nation, with areas of particular concentration including the Central Highlands, the northwestern and northern central regions.As [...]

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Vietnam, Cuba foreign ministries to bolster ties

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Vietnam’s top diplomat has affirmed that the Foreign Ministry will closely cooperate with its Cuban counterpart to implement the agreements reached by the two...