Tag: population

Vietnam to conduct population survey next year

VietNamNet Bridge – A national survey on population and housing will start from April 1, 2009, said a representative from the General Statistics Office (GSO) at a press briefing in Hanoi on November 1. A national survey on population and housing will start from April 1, 2009.The survey, the fourth of its kind in the country, aims to collect basic population... Read more

Experts sound population alarm in Ha Noi, HCM City

VietNamNet Bridge – Population experts have warned that the nation’s family planning campaign has not been effective in Ha Noi and HCM City, with both the number of new births and that of familes with third children rising sharply this year. A nurse at Ha Noi’s National Obstetrics Hospital takes care of new-born babies.Failed family planning... Read more

0.43 per cent of population visually disable in Vietnam

VietNamNet Bridge – An estimated 1.9 million people in Vietnam are visually disabled. Of those, 400.000 persons are two-eye blindness, recently revealed a report by the Vietnam Ophthalmology Association. A pupil is in an eye-examination in HCMC. (File Photo) diseases, said the report.Prevention and treatment of vision loss are among the most cost-effective... Read more