GOVERNMENT
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SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM
Independence - Freedom - Happiness
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No. 35/2001/QD-TTg
Hanoi March 19, 2001
 
DECISION
APPROVING THE STRATEGY FOR PROTECTION AND CARE OF THE PEOPLE’S HEALTH IN THE 2001 – 2010 PERIOD
THE PRIME MINISTER
Pursuant to the September 30th 1992 Law on Organization of the Government;
Pursuant to the June 30th 1989 Law o­n protection of the People's Health;
At the proposal of the Minister of Health in Report No.3769/TTr-BYT of June 1st , 2000;
 
DECIDES:
Article 1
To approve the Strategy for Protection and Care of the People's Health in the 2001 - 2010 period, with the following principal contents:
1. Objectives
a. General objectives: To strive for all the population to enjoy primary health care services, have access to and use quality health services. All people shall live in safe community, develop well physically and spiritually. To reduce the morbidity rate, enhance physical strength, increase life expectancy and develop our race.
b. Specific objectives
- Health-related targets to be achieved by the year 2010:
+ The average life expectancy: 71 years.
+ The ratio of maternal death to reduce to 70/100,000 live births.
+ The mortality rate of under-1children to reduce to below 2.5% of live births.
+ The mortality rate of under-5 children to reduce to below 3.2% live births.
+ The percentage of newborns weighing under 2,500 grains to reduce to below 6%.
+ The percentage of malnourished under-5 children to reduce to below 20%.
+ The average height of adolescents to reach 1.60 meters or higher.
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