From 1 October 2016 until the end of 2017, birth certificates, health insurance cards and residence papers for a total of over 8,700 newborn babies in Da Nang were delivered directly to their homes on a trial basis.  

Municipal People’s Committee Chairman Huynh Duc Tho (left) presenting newborn baby’s documents to a family in Cam Le District’s Hoa Tho Tay Ward

Representatives from the city authorities also presented flowers to local couples and single-mothers on the arrival of their new family member.

In particular, newborn babies from needy, social policy and single-mother families were given with bank savings books, valued at 1 million VND each.

Highly lauded by the general public, the service is applied for local newborn babies whose births are registered by their relatives within 60 days, in accordance with Viet Nam’s laws on civil status.

Under the country’s previous regulations, the relatives of newborn babies were required to receive the birth certificates from the headquarters of the district or ward-level People’s Committees.

The meaningful service aims to help local residents save time and travel cost, as well as clearly demonstrates a friendly local government which operates for the benefit of citizens.

Such a service is one of the city’s great efforts to accelerate its administrative reforms more effectively, thereby creating a deeper connection between the local authorities and local citizens.  It also reflects the sense of responsibility the local authorities are showing to local newborn babies.

With its great significance, the city’s People’s Committee recently gave the go-ahead to the trial implementation of the service to run until the end of June this year.  After that, the municipal government will ask for permission from the municipal People’s Council to continue offering this service in the subsequent years.