On 17 February 2017, the first breast milk bank opened at the Da Nang Hospital for Women and Children aiming at providing milk for 3,000 – 4,000 at-risks infant each year. Indeed, not all women are able to provide breastmilk; sometimes the mother is too...
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On 31 January 2018, Viet Nam champions the SUN Movement and leads the way for other SUN Countries in an event that also kicked off the implementation of the Prime Minister’s Directive on strengthening multi-sectoral collaboration for nutrition in the country’s new context. The event marked...
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On 13th November 2017, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Leaders’ Declaration on Ending All Forms of Malnutrition was adopted by the leaders of the ASEAN member states during the 31st ASEAN Summit. The Declaration embodies the highest level of political commitment toward a...
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Enjoy our round-up from East Asia and Pacific SUN Countries of the 25th World Breastfeeding Week (WBW2017). Celebrated under the theme “Sustaining Breastfeeding Together!” these collective efforts are bringing attention to breastfeeding’s remarkable ability to provide the nourishment needed for the growth, development and survival...
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On 16 February 2017, in Ha Noi, Deputy Prime Minister Mr. Vu Duc Dam of the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam had a meeting with Scaling Up Nutrition (SUN) Movement Coordinator and Assistant UN Secretary-General Ms. Gerda Verburg to discuss progress in eliminating malnutrition by...
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From 16-23 October 2016, Vietnam's Bộ Y Tế (Ministry of Health) celebrated a national nutrition week under the theme “Nutritious and safe family meals in the context of climate change”. As part of the week, a communication campaign focused on raising community awareness on how...
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On 15 August 2016, a study tour on strategic behaviour change communication and young child feeding began in Vietnam for 24 Ministry of Health officials from Lao PDR. The event was hosted by Alive & Thrive in partnership with Viet Nam's National Institute of Nutrition. In addition...
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From 25 to 27 April 2016, government, civil society and development partner representatives from 18 countries across Asia came together in Bangkok to set a course for mobilising the estimated additional $7 billion needed globally, each year over the next decade - to help tackle...
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On 28 January 2016, Prime Minister of Vietnam, Nguyen Tan Dung, signed a decree to mandate food fortification as a means of improving people’s vitamin and mineral intake. Decree 09/2016/ND-CP on food fortification released last week and to take effect from 15 March 2016 regulates...
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From 3 to 4 December 2015, the Government of Indonesia and Indofood organised a regional workshop for over 100 delegates from 13 SUN countries in the region attended. Representatives came from Bangladesh, Cambodia, Indonesia, Kyrgyz Republic, Lao PDR, Indian state of Maharashtra, Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines,...
Read MoreIAEA Inter-Regional Project 'Contributing to the evidence base to improve stunting reduction programmes' Throughout 2015, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) is preparing a new inter-regional project on 'Contributing to the evidence base to improve stunting reduction programmes' covering Africa, Asia and Latin America.Stunting is caused...
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