The Socialist Republic of Vietnam has embarked upon an ambitious five year socio - economic development plan. Included in this plan are poverty reduction and social developments targets to be achieved by 2010. A summary of the goals is provided below:
1. To reduce the proportion of poor households
2. To universalize and improve education quality
3. To implement gender equality, improve the position of women and
ensure the rights of female children.
4.Reduce the birth rate, death rate and children malnutrition rate
5. Improve mother's reproductive health
6. Prevent HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases
7.Ensure environmental sustainability
8. Ensure vital infrastructure works for poor people, poor communities
and communes
9.Generate jobs
10.Developing information, culture, improve people's spiritual life;
preserve the culture of ethnic minorities
11. Reduce vulnerability and develop social welfare networks to
support the disadvantaged adn the poor
12. Push up administrative reforms, provide the poor with legal
knowledge Click here to see a detail description of the targets to be achieved by 2010 | Brief facts about Vietnam
Population: 83.6 million (UN, 2005)
Capital: Hanoi
Area: 329,247 sq km (127,123 sq miles)
Life expectancy: 68 years (men), 72 years (women) (UN)
Major religion: Buddhism
Main exports: Petroleum, rice, coffee, clothing, fish
GNI per capita: US $620 (World Bank, 2006)
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