Fund for the Poor of Hanoi receives over 300,000 USD from organisations and individuals at a ceremony to launch the Month for the Poor. (Photo: mattran.org.vn)

According to the GHI 2019 report released last week by Irish aid agency Concern Worldwide and German organization Welt Hunger Hilfe, Vietnam is ahead of its Southeast Asian neighbors like Myanmar, Indonesia, the Philippines, Cambodia, and Laos.

The Vietnamese government has taken many steps to reduce malnutrition and eliminate hunger. Last year, the government launched a program to eradicate hunger through improved nutrition and sustainable food production.

The GHI is designed to raise awareness and understanding of the struggle against hunger, provide a way to compare levels of hunger between countries and regions, and call attention to those areas of the world where hunger levels are highest and where the need for additional efforts to eliminate hunger is greatest.