Officials from the Muong La Regional Health Center are conducting awareness campaigns on population and development.

The Provincial Population Department has guided localities to organize activities in response to World Population Day in accordance with their actual conditions. Many practical messages have been disseminated, such as: "Having children is a right - Raising children well is a responsibility," "Avoid teenage pregnancy for your own future and happiness"... These messages have been widely disseminated on social media platforms such as Facebook, Zalo, TikTok, YouTube, etc., helping people, especially young people, to effectively reach them, a key target group in changing behavior.

Mr. Dinh Anh Tuan, Head of the Provincial Population Department, said: By June 30th, the province's population reached over 1.2 million people, and the need for access to reproductive health care services and the right to self-determination in reproduction is increasingly important. The Department has coordinated with regional health centers and commune/ward health stations to promote population communication through healthcare workers and communicators, thereby spreading knowledge and raising community awareness.

Locally, various forms of communication were organized, such as seminars, leaflet distribution, banner hanging, and mobile film screenings in remote areas. Regional health centers organized hundreds of direct communication sessions, attracting thousands of participants. In difficult areas, border regions, and ethnic minority areas, health stations brought family planning and reproductive health care services directly to people, making them easily accessible.

Doctors and medical staff at the City's Regional Health Center conduct health checkups for women.

Dr. Nguyen Van Chuc, Deputy Director of the Muong La Regional Health Center, said: "Since the beginning of the year, the unit has organized 148 direct communication sessions, with more than 5,500 participants, and nearly 450 indirect communication sessions. The content focused on the harmful effects of child marriage, consanguineous marriage, and the consequences of gender imbalance at birth; the benefits of pre-marital health check-ups, prenatal and newborn screening."

Ms. Lo Thi Mai from Muong La commune shared: "As a first-time mother, I received advice from the commune's health station staff, regular check-ups, and health examinations; I also received supplements to ensure both mother and child are healthy. In addition, I was advised and guided on newborn care skills, preparing me for motherhood and raising my child better."

Staff at the Púng Pánh commune health station distribute leaflets providing guidance on healthcare for the elderly.

In response to World Population Day, the City's Regional Health Station collaborated with various organizations to promote communication activities. Ms. Lu Thi Thu, Head of the Population - Communication - Reproductive Health Care Department, reported: The unit developed a plan to organize communication activities that are appropriate to the local conditions, such as: Organizing conferences to disseminate information and mobilize people in villages, hamlets, sub-districts, and residential clusters on implementing population policies, health education, gender equality, and reducing gender imbalance at birth.

With the concerted efforts of the entire political system and community, Son La province is gradually realizing the goal of sustainable population development for public health, for the future of each citizen and society as a whole.