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Poor diets damaging children’s health, warns UNICEF

16 October 2019

Poor diets damaging children’s health, warns UNICEF

In Viet Nam, one in three children under five is either undernourished or overweight

Lo Van Tuyet, 34 years, and his premature birth baby boy born at the 30th week in the Kangaroo room at Dien Bien General Hospital.

1 in 7 babies worldwide born with a low birthweight – The Lancet Global Health, UNICEF, WHO

The number of low birthweight babies stayed almost constant in Viet Nam over 15 years.

Joint Press Statement: WHO and UNICEF call on Vietnamese authorities to enforce food fortification regulations

Joint Press Statement: WHO and UNICEF call on Vietnamese authorities to enforce food fortification regulations

Ms. Gerda Verburg meet with Viet Nam PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc

31 January 2018

Viet Nam: Launch of the Scaling Up Nutrition (SUN) Movement

Iodising Salt and Fortifying Flour: The Best Investment for Viet Nam’s National Economic Development

01 October 2013

Iodising Salt and Fortifying Flour: The best investment

Protecting the growth and development of today’s children is the key to fuelling tomorrow’s economic and social development.

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Policy Brief (PDF, 2 MB)

Salt Iodisation in Viet Nam: Learning from the Past and Building Back Better

01 October 2013

Salt Iodisation in Viet Nam

UNICEF Viet Nam supported documentation and analysis of the history, achievements and current status of the salt iodisation programme in Viet Nam

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Main report (PDF, 1 MB)

Decree 120 ND-CP (PDF, 55 KB)

Decree 163 ND-CP (PDF, 48 KB)