Lao People’s Democratic Republic: a primary health care case study in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic
30 August 2023
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Overview
The Lao People’s Democratic Republic Ministry of Health (MoH) has overseen the development of an extensive network of health services from the community level through to tertiary referral hospitals, with the aim of improving efforts to move towards universal health coverage (UHC). This case study draws on published demographic and health service data and policy documents to identify key enabling factors, pathways and future directions for primary health care (PHC) incorporating lessons learned during the COVID-19 pandemic between January 2020 and July 2022.
WHO Team
WHO Western Pacific
Editors
World Health Organization
Number of pages
14
Reference numbers
ISBN: 9789240076709
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