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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...

Authorities Clarify Protest by Myanmar Laborers in SEZ

Authorities of the Golden Triangle Special Economic Zone (SEZ) have issued a statement regarding a protest by laborers from Myanmar. A video released on Friday...

China Provides a Further Million Doses of Covid-19 Vaccine to Laos

China has provided Laos with a further one million doses of its Sinopharm Covid-19 vaccine to assist in the country's vaccination program. This latest shipment...

Laos Confirms 260 New Cases of Covid-19, Doctors Clarify Eighth Death

Laos has confirmed 260 new cases of Covid-19 today, bringing the total number of cases to 8,392. Dr. Lattanaxay Phetsouvanh led the briefing by the...

Laos Reaches More than 8,000 Cases of Covid-19 with One New Death

Laos has confirmed 354 cases of Covid-19 today, bringing the total number of cases to 8,132, with one new death. Dr. Phonepaseuth Saymongkhoun led the...

Laos Increases State Quarantine Requirement to 28 Days

Laos has increased the quarantine period for those entering state quarantine centers from 14 days to 28 days following cases of community spread by...

Laos Confirms 206 New Cases of Covid-19

Laos has confirmed 206 new cases of Covid-19 today, bringing the total number of cases to 7,511. Dr. Sisavath Southanilaxay led the briefing by the...