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Laos, China ink deal to improve healthcare in Bokeo
Bokeo provincial hospital in Laos and a major medical facility in Xishuangbanna province, China, have agreed to extend cooperation in sustainable medical practices in Laos-China border areas. Under the agreement, cooperation will aim at developing administration protocols, improving clinical standards and changing practices around service delivery ...
Times Reporters
Japanese surgeons give new smiles to rural children
The University of the Ryukyus in Japan and the Okinawa-Laos Cleft Lip and Palate Centre in collaboration with Setthathirath Hospital in Vientiane on Thursday provided free cleft lip and palate surgery for disadvantaged Lao children.The surgery team consists of 15 doctors and nurses from Laos ...
Times Reporters
Official calls for improvements at private healthcare facilities
Health authorities say the services offered through private health care have improved in recent years and that most people now have access to better quality servicesHowever, there have been some problems at private clinics amid complaints that the treatment offered was not up to standard ...
Phetphoxay Sengpaseuth
PM urges Xekong officials to ramp up efforts against poverty
Local authorities must do more to alleviate poverty by teaching people about ways to earn a living, run a small business and invest their money so they have a better quality of life.Prime Minister Thongloun Sisoulith gave the advice when meeting with senior officials in ...
Times Reporters
Construction officially underway for new Mahosot Hospital
Construction of buildings to house the new Mahosot Hospital in Vientiane started on Friday to replace the existing century-old facility as part of efforts to overhaul the country’s health services. More ...
Phetphoxay Sengpaseuth
Nation celebrates universal declaration of human rights
Government agencies and diplomatic and international organisation representatives gathered in Vientiane to mark the 70th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and its lasting impact, which was supported by the United Nations, European Union and Australia.The event held on December 10, was also ...
Times Reporters
Poverty reduction programme makes impressive progress
About 150 thousand people from four provinces have benefited from a Local Development Programme known as ‘LAO/030’ thanks to funding through the Luxembourg government’s poverty reduction initiatives in Laos.That was the message from the Programme Steering Committee Meeting of the ‘Local Development Programme for Bokeo, ...
Times Reporters
DPM urges ongoing nutrition investment in local communities
Laos still needs to continue investing in nutrition at the local level to create an enabling environment in which communities can produce and access nutritious food for themselves.While the Lao Social Indicator Survey (LSIS-II, 2017) reported stunting has decreased from 44 percent in LSIS-I to ...
Phetphoxay Sengpaseuth
Health ministry vows to raise standards of medical staff
Health authorities say they will continue to develop the capacity and knowledge of doctors and nurses, aiming to improve the quality of health services.But they conceded that doctors’ knowledge in specialist fields was limited, including the ability to detect and identify diseases as well as ...
Phetphoxay Sengpaseuth
Lao medics partner with Thai university to battle bile duct cancer
A new project is underway at the Lao Tropical and Public Health Institute to improve the treatment of bile duct cancer in Laos and reduce the number of fatalities. More ...
Vientiane Times
