Health & Environment

Laos Releases Dengue-Blocking Mosquitoes in Savannakhet

On 9 June, Savannakhet Province launched its first bacteria-enhanced mosquito release program, becoming the latest province to join Laos' expanding effort to curb dengue transmission. The launch took place in Kaysone Phomvihane City as part of the Driving Down Dengue in Laos project, led by the Ministry of Health in...

Xaysomboun Authorities Bust Illegal Gold Mining Operation

On 8 June, authorities in Xaysomboun Province shut down an illegal gold mining operation,...

Search Suspended for Two Missing Villagers in Xaysomboun Cave

Rescue teams have suspended operations inside a semi-flooded cave in Xaysomboun after part of...

UXO Clearance Uncovers 36 Explosives in Vientiane Province

A bomb clearance operation in Kasi district, Vientiane province, has uncovered 36 unexploded Authorities...

Authorities in Xaysomboun Arrest Three in Illegal Gold Mining Crackdown

Authorities in Xaysomboun have arrested three people and seized heavy equipment during a targeted...

A New Hope for Children in Laos with the Reopening of Schools

Over the weekend, Universal Children’s Day was celebrated all over the world, commemorating the Declaration and Convention of the Rights of the Child adopted...

Health Officials Urge Government to Increase Cigarette Pricing in Laos

Health officials have asked the government of Laos to boost the price of cigarettes by ten percent to try to reduce the number of...

Laos to Produce Molnupravir Antiviral Medication to Treat Covid-19

  The Ministry of Health has given the green light to produce Molnupravir for the treatment of Covid-19 in Laos. The ministry has authorized Pharmaceutical Factory...

Laos Confirms 921 New Cases of Covid-19 and Six Deaths

Laos has recorded 921 new cases of Covid-19 across the country today and six new deaths. The National Taskforce for Covid-19 Prevention and Control reported...

Laos Records Highest Daily Deaths from Covid-19

Laos has recorded 1,344 new cases of Covid-19 across the country today, and seven deaths, a new record for the highest number of deaths...

China Provides New Shipment of Sinopharm Covid-19 Vaccines to Laos

China has provided Laos with its ninth shipment of Covid-19 vaccines, as 1.9 million doses of Sinopharm land at Wattay International Airport. The latest shipment...