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The addition of micronutrients to processed food as an efficacious and cost-effective way to improve the micronutrient status of the population is commanding the attention of health experts. A meeting held on Thursday to discuss the issue was attended by Country Director and Representative of ...

Some 50 health officials from the central and southern provinces met in Vientiane to build consensus on the national health research agenda, which will form the basis of government policy in this field. The consultative meeting on the preliminary results of the national health research ...

Violence against women in target villages of Vientiane has declined as more people gain understanding of women’s rights through the Bringing Justice Closer to Women Suffering from Gender Based Violence project. Government officials and partners including Helvetas Swiss Intercooperation to Laos yesterday reviewed their work ...

The United Kingdom’s Comic Relief charity is providing over US$700,000 from 2018 to 2020 to help prevent and control malaria in three provinces of Laos.More ...

(KPL) Revently, District Health Office of Sanamxay, Attapue Province and Disease Control Sector have promoted a campaign to increase public awareness on the prevention of dengue fever and distributed mosquito larvicides locals to control the spread of disease.More ...

Representatives of development partners and line departments of the Ministry of Health met yesterday in Vientiane to discuss point-of-entry preparedness to prevent the spread of disease in Laos.More ...

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Lao government have signed an agreement for a US$30 million policy-based grant for the second subprogramme of the Health Sector Governance Programme to help expand healthcare coverage and improve health services.  More ...

Health workers in Feuang district, Vientiane province, are turning to social media to help them in their daily work. Head of Feuang district Health Office, Dr Inpone Maniseng, told Vientiane Times that most staff and village health volunteers are using mobile phones to create a network for ...

Health officials plan to make the best use of an extension to Mittaphab Hospital in their efforts to raise the country’s health services to international standards. The new facility is expected to open in July to meet growing public demand for more health services. ...

(KPL) The Australian government announced renewed support of AU$ 1 Million funding for the World Food Programme (WFP) to support vulnerable communities in the Lao PDR in managing their own school feeding programmes and strengthening their resilience to the impacts of climate change.More ...