(VOVworld) – Vietnam has been praised for impressive medical achievements over the past 20 years in reducing child and maternal deaths and malnutrition of under 5-year-old children. 

International delegates at the forum in Johannesburg, South Africa. (Photo: WHO)

The appraisal was made at the third forum of the Partnership for Maternal, Newborn, and Child Health that concluded in Johannesburg, South Africa, on Tuesday.
Delegates took interest in Vietnam’s experiences in providing medical services at the grass-roots level and its approach to achieving active involvement by the community. The delegates expressed their hope for co-operation with Vietnam to achieve future Millennium Development Goals.