The Lao government has partnered with the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) and the Indian Government to prepare for the large-scale fortification of rice in a bid to reduce high rates of malnutrition and micronutrient deficiencies.
The initiative was introduced during the National Workshop on Fortification: Advancing Sustainable Nutrition...
Three villages in Borikhamxay province - Houayhai, Tapae and Pameuang in Pakkading, Borikhan and Viengthong districts - have now been officially announced as open-...
Laos continues to face a significant development challenge in reducing the high levels of malnutrition that prevail across the country.
Chronic malnutrition remains a big...
Infections with the mosquito-borne dengue virus have led to a reported nine deaths from 2,300 confirmed cases in Laos during the country's ongoing rainy...
Dismissing its neighbors' pleas, Laos is rapidly building a Mekong River dam that threatens fisheries crucial to millions of Southeast Asia's people.
The site of...