Vietnam Attempts to Provide Best Care For Over 2,000 Covid Orphans Nationwide

Leaders of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee visit orphans whose parents died of coronavirus.. (Photo: hcmcpv.org.vn)

In case children lose their family environment, which means losing both parents or cannot live with their parents, it is necessary to provide them with an alternative family, which can be their remaining relatives or an adopted family. Raising orphans in concentrated facilities such as social protection institutes, boarding schools are only chosen when they cannot find a family environment.

International organizations such as the United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child, the United Nations Children's Fund, and other organizations working for children's rights all emphasize that child-centered care should be the last option.

According to Decree 20/2021/ND-CP, each orphan who loses both parents and is under 4 years old will receive a subsidy of more than VND 900,000 (nearly US$ 40) per month. Children over 4 years old are granted a subsidy of VND 540,000 (US$ 23,5) per month.

Minister of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs Dao Ngoc Dung has recently signed a decision to gift VND 2 million (US$ 87) for each child who has lost both parents or those who lost one parent and live in difficult circumstances. This money is provided by the National Fund For Vietnamese Children.

Ho Chi Minh City and other localities are making a list of Covid orphans who need support. Though all social support is welcome, there is a need for coordination from the local government so that those support does not overlap or is unevenly distributed. Orphans need to be quickly contacted by experts in psychology to minimize the negative effects of their parents' deaths.

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