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Health & Environment

Laos Performs First Beating-Heart Cardiac Surgery

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...

Nearly 1,900 New HIV Cases Reported in Laos for 2024

The Lao Ministry of Health has reported 1,896 new HIV cases from January to...

Norovirus Outbreak Affects 1,436 in Rayong, Thailand, with Rapid Spread Among Children

A total of 1,436 people in Klaeng district, Rayong, Thailand have fallen ill with...

Lao Government Sign USD 150 Million Agreement with Asian Development Bank for Four Projects

On 12 December, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) signed a loan and 16 agreements...

Laos, Korea Launch Water Management Project to Boost Agriculture

Laos and South Korea have launched a USD 5.6 million partnership to improve water...

Covid-19 Sweeps Through Savannakhet as Laos Records 952 Cases

Savannakhet Province has recorded huge numbers of Covid-19 cases today as the Delta variant causes large outbreaks of community spread. Dr. Sisavath Soutthanalaxay led the...

Laos Confirms 336 New Cases of Covid-19

Laos has recorded 336 cases of Covid-19 today, bringing the total number of cases to 12,957. Dr. Latsamy Vongkhamsao led the daily announcement by the Covid-19 Taskforce...

Seven Thai Mushroom Foragers Repatriated to Thailand

Lao authorities have repatriated seven Thai citizens who illegally entered the territory of Laos while foraging for mushrooms earlier this month. The group was apprehended...

Laos Confirms 152 New Cases of Covid-19

Laos has recorded 152 cases of Covid-19 today, bringing the total number of cases to 12,621. Dr. Phetsouvanh Lattanaxay led the daily announcement by the...

China Provides 400,000 Doses of Sinopharm to Laos

Laos has received another batch of Sinopharm Covid-19 Vaccines containing 400,000 doses from the Chinese People’s Liberation Army. According to Lao National Radio, the sixth...

Authorities to Clear Wastewater Drainage Issues in Vientiane Capital

Authorities in Vientiane Capital have begun discussions on how to resolve blockages along the city's wastewater drains across the capital. According to a report by...