Ministry of Health proposes over 151 billion VND to support families who only have 2 daughters

(QNgTV) - The Ministry of Health is taking the lead in drafting the Population Law. The Ministry of Health has proposed providing cash or in-kind support to families who only have two daughters and women who have two children before the age of 35, with an estimated budget of more than 151 billion and 650 billion VND respectively, to address the gender imbalance and low birth rate nationwide.

The Ministry of Health proposes to provide cash or in-kind support to families who only have two daughters and women who give birth to two children before the age of 35 (illustrative photo)

According to the Ministry of Health , the national birth rate is decreasing every year, in 2024 it was 1.91 children/woman - the lowest in history and is forecast to continue to decrease. Gender imbalance at birth is also becoming a challenge. The sex ratio at birth is always high, in 2024 it was 111.4 boys/100 girls. Vietnam is expected to have a surplus of 1.5 million men aged 15-49 in 2039 and increase to 2.5 million in 2059.

Recently, the Ministry of Health continued to draft a proposal to provide support in cash or in kind when women give birth, give birth to 2 children, give birth to 2 children before the age of 35 (budget of 650 billion VND); support living expenses, food expenses for children in preschool; exempt or reduce the cost of regular pregnancy check-ups (budget of about 24.3 billion VND). Along with that is support in cash or in kind for families who only have 2 daughters (budget of more than 151 billion VND); the budget ensures the cost of consultation, health check-ups before marriage and screening, diagnosis, treatment of diseases, congenital defects before birth and newborn for pregnant women and newborns (budget of more than 3,000 billion VND)...

Source: https://quangngaitv.vn/bo-y-te-de-xuat-hon-151-ty-dong-ho-tro-cac-gia-dinh-chi-sinh-2-con-gai-6504845.html