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Health & Environment

Laos Launches National Heart Care Program to Strengthen Pediatric Health Services

Laos has introduced a nationwide program aimed at improving the detection and treatment of congenital heart disease among children, marking one of the country’s most comprehensive health initiatives in recent years. The Mekong Children’s Heart Care Project (2025–2027) was launched in Vientiane through a partnership between the Ministry of Health,...

Vientiane Launches Cervical Cancer Vaccination Campaign for 10-Year-Old Girls

The Vientiane Capital Department of Public Health launched a campaign to vaccinate 10-year-old girls...

Laos Reports 21 UXO Victims Amid Ongoing Clearance Efforts

The unexploded ordnance (UXO) sector in Laos continues to face significant challenges.  In the first...

China to Tax Condoms After Three Decades in Demographic Policy Shift

After three decades of tax-free status, condoms in China will soon be subject to...

Over 500 Women in Attapeu Receive Funding to Boost Nutrition, Household Farming

More than 500 women in Sanamxay district, Attapeu Province, have received over LAK 1.27...

Laos Confirms 1,140 New Cases of Covid-19 and Two Deaths

Laos has recorded 1,140 new cases of Covid-19 across the country today, as well as two new deaths. The National Taskforce for Covid-19 Prevention and...

Laos Confirms Over 1000 New Cases of Covid-19

  Laos has recorded 1049 new cases of Covid-19 across the country today, with three new deaths. The National Taskforce for Covid-19 Prevention and Control reported...

FAO and USAID Provide 12,000 COVID-19 Rapid Tests to Laos

  Continued efforts by Laos to detect and mitigate COVID-19 have received a boost from international partners. United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and the...

Laos Confirms 786 New Cases of Covid-19 and Four Deaths

Laos has recorded 786 new cases of Covid-19 across the country today, as well as four new deaths. The National Taskforce for Covid-19 Prevention and...

Laos and Thailand Discuss Land Border Reopening at Infrastructure Meeting

Officials from Laos and Thailand are to set up a working committee to discuss regulations regarding the reopening of land borders. The subject was broached...

Laos May Vaccinate 70 Percent of Adult Population By End of This Year

  Prime Minister Phankham Viphavanh says the Government of Laos hopes to vaccinate 70 percent of the adult population by the end of this year. Speaking...