Highlighting harm of e-cigarettes, Homsavanh School wins World No Tobacco Day speech competition
In celebration of World No Tobacco Day 2025 and its theme of “Unmasking the appeal: Exposing industry tactics on tobacco and nicotine products,” an inter-school speech competition ...
New "Mother and Child Monitoring Book” vaccination education resources launched to support unreached groups
In a significant boost to routine immunization the Lao PDR Ministry of Health has launched a suite of new “Pink Book” vaccination education tools to support routine vaccination wit ...
Lao PDR Launches Groundbreaking Climate Health Resilience Initiative
The Lao PDR Ministry of Health (MoH), in partnership with Save the Children International (SCI) Laos and the World Health Organization (WHO), is set to launch Lao PDR’s first clima ...
“Healthy Beginnings, Hopeful Futures” for World Health Day 2025
Today, The Government of Lao PDR and partners came together to celebrate joint progress in maternal and newborn health over the last two decades, in recognition of the World Health ...
Strengthening e-cigarette enforcement through retailer engagement
In recent years Lao PDR has taken strong action against electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS), known as e-cigarettes or vapes, banning their import, export, sale, and distrib ...
Bridging the Gap - CONNECT Update: August 2024
Developed by the Lao Ministry of Health and Ministry of Home Affairs in response to COVID-19 with the support of WHO and partners, the CONNECT initiative is enhances local governan ...
Closer to Home: Australian support makes dialysis accessible for thousands in Lao PDR
"It was difficult for patients to travel for [dialysis] treatment, especially due to the costs involved. Patients had to go to Vientiane, Khammouan province, other provinces, and e ...
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