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Health & Environment

World Sight Day 2025: Investing in Eye Health Could Bring USD 31.2 Million Benefit to Laos Over the Next Five Years

A recent study revealed that an investment of USD 2.12 million in eye health could generate USD 31.2 million in economic benefits for Laos over the next five years. According to the Value of Vision report, investing in eye health provides some of the highest economic and social returns for...

Laos Reports Over 9,400 Dengue Fever Cases in the First Nine Months of 2025

Dengue fever continues to challenge communities across Laos, with 9,408 infections and one death...

Rising HIV Infections Among Youth in First Half of 2025 Highlight Ongoing Health Challenge

More than 1,100 people in Laos were newly infected with HIV in the first...

Lao Prime Minister Visits US to Strengthen Economic Ties, Seek Tariff Reductions

Prime Minister Sonexay Siphandone concluded a high-level working visit to Washington D.C., United States,...

“Sharing New Life” Campaign Launched to Support Maternal, Newborn Health

Crowne Plaza and Holiday Inn & Suites Vientiane have launched a new campaign turning...

United States and Norway Provide Over USD 20.8 Million to Increase UXO Clearance in Southern Laos

The Government of the United States of America and the Government of Norway have continued their long-term commitments to supporting the unexploded ordnance (UXO)...

Provincial Authorities Step In to Avert Healthcare Crisis in Laos

Provincial health departments in Laos have urgently intervened to countermand regulations issued by struggling provincial hospitals mandating patients bring their own medicines due to...

Khammouane Provincial Hospital Faces Medicine Shortage

Khammouane Provincial Hospital is currently facing a critical shortage of essential medicines, with patients now being asked to bring their own. In a recent notice...

Ministry of Health Launches Campaign to Combat Dengue Fever in Laos

With 10,000 cases and six deaths already being reported this year, the Ministry of Health in Laos is actively addressing the dengue fever outbreak...

Cassava Profits Conceal Alarming Environmental Threat in Laos

Cassava's lucrative short-term benefits as Laos' major agricultural export mask the devastating consequences of extensive slash-and-burn practices, putting the country's long-term ecological stability in jeopardy. Cassava has...

How South Korea’s Flash Flood Forecasting System Could Be Beneficial to Laos

A new flood forecasting and early warning system developed in South Korea could prove to be a lifesaving new technology for Laos and other...