On 13 December, medical staff at the Laos-Luxembourg Heart Institute performed Laos’s first-ever cardiac surgery.
A team of cardiac surgeons from Laos and Luxembourg performed the surgery at Vientiane’s Mahosot Hospital using the "beating-heart surgery" technique, a type of coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) that does not require stopping the...
The Lao Ministry of Health has issued a notice stating it has authorized Covid-19 vaccinations for pregnant women and 17-year-old children.
The Minister of Health...
Laos has confirmed a record 467 cases of Covid-19 today, with community spread worsening across the nation.
The National Taskforce for Covid-19 Prevention and Control...
The Lao Ministry of Health has officially approved vaccinations for people aged 17 years and above under certain conditions.
A notice authorizing the vaccines was...
A prisoner undergoing treatment for Covid-19 has fled from hospital in Luang Prabang province.
According to a notice issued by the Luang Prabang Detention and...
Vientiane Capital has issued a notice restricting interprovincial travel, with those entering the capital from certain provinces now required to undergo a 14-day quarantine.
According...