Hanoi, Feb. 27 -- Disease prevention and maternal and child healthcare have received special attention from the Party and State through a range of resolutions, strategies, and national target programmes in recent years.

Despite constraints from limited resources, natural disasters, epidemics, and socio-economic volatility, the health sector met major targets in 2025, while advancing legal and institutional reforms, broadening service access, and outlining a long-term development roadmap through 2035.

Maternal and child healthcare targets achieved

Coverage of early essential newborn care reached 85.06%, underscoring the impact of standardised protocols at health facilities. Child mortality rates continued to fall sharply. The under-five...