African swine fever has spread across Laos, with 11,369 pigs dead or culled since the outbreak began in Xayabouly Province in June.
The virus has since reached Phongsaly, Houaphanh, Xaysomboun, Luang Prabang and Vientiane Capital, prompting authorities to impose tighter controls on the movement of pigs and pork products.
Vehicles carrying...
n Sikhottabong district, Vientiane, are still complaining about air pollution and bad odours from a nearby recycling factory.
Meanwhile, Sikhottabong district environment officials have been...
Further support in providing better healthcare to local communities, especially in rural areas of Bokeo, Luang Namtha and Oudomxay provinces, is the main aim...
The Southern Laos Food and Nutrition Security and Market Linkages Programme (FNML) based in Attapeu province and funded by the International Fund for Agricultural Development...
More than 2,200 people across the country have contracted dengue fever since January this year, of whom nine people died,
the Laophatthana newspaper reported on...
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has reaffirmed its continuing support for the nation's health sector for 2017-2021, pledging to work with the government
for the...
