HCM City falls short in children’s servicesVietNamNet Bridge – When a local official informed her last year that her family was no longer poor, the 42-year-old woman in Ward 15 in HCM City’s District 8 was not happy. A child is given Vitamin A under French NGO E&D’s programme to improve living conditions for vulnerable children and families in HCM City’s District 8. According to UNICEF, HCM City is Viet Nam’s richest, fastest growing and most densely populated city with 10 million people, but its wealth hides the magnitude of poverty and disparities and typical challenges that affect the urban poor, including children. Public networkNghinh said a social work centre is being established in District 12 to counsel communities on how to access welfare services. Under national action programmes for the care, education, and protection of children, a network of staff and social workers specialising in children’s affairs has been established around the city.

Source: VietNamNet News July 14, 2016 23:48 UTC