Participants proposed that relevant ministries and branches to promote education campaigns on prostitution prevention while increasing crackdowns on prostitution operations, among other measures. According to report from 63 provinces and cities, there are 11, prostitutes on record nationwide, mostly in Red River Delta, North Central, South Eastern and Mekong Delta regions.
However, the real number is believed to much higher. Participants at the conference said that prostitution has been operated in more complicated ways with prostitutes seeking customers through social networks such as Facebook and Zalo.
Along with leaving negative impacts on society, prostitution has increased the risks of HIV and other sexually transmitted infections. Meanwhile, illegal drug trading as well as women and children trafficking are also on the rise. Binh Thuan province has invested in commercial and service infrastructure in ethnic minority-inhabited communities, while the healthcare network continues to be improved, basically meeting the primary healthcare demand of locals.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on February 8 issued an urgent dispatch on fixing the consequences of a tragic traffic accident in Phu Yen province that occurred in the early morning of the same day.
Dak Lak province currently has 5, households in need of housing improvements, including 4, requiring new homes and 1, needing repairs.
