Social development

A total of 248 private clinics operated or owned by foreign and Lao nationals around the country have been ordered to shut down temporarily after the Ministry of Health found them to be in breach of the healthcare regulations.More than 120 of the clinics are ...

The Lao Brewery Company has provided 500 million kip to the Ministry of Health to improve the nation’s health services in response to public demand. The ministry will use the funds to acquire modern medical equipment for dispensaries and district and provincial hospitals which will help ...

Prime Minister Thongloun Sisoulith has called on the Poverty Reduction Fund (PRF) to continue to help villagers rise above poverty after learning that a significant number of families remain impoverished.More ...

(KPL) The government of Japan has provided a grant worth US$ 292,195 to support income generation of people with disabilities in the Lao PDR. The grant extended at this time will fund activities in the first year of the two-year project.More ...

Bokeo provincial hospital in Laos and a major medical facility in Xishuangbanna province, China, have agreed to extend cooperation in sustainable medical practices in Laos-China border areas. Under the agreement, cooperation will aim at developing administration protocols, improving clinical standards and changing practices around service delivery ...

The University of the Ryukyus in Japan and the Okinawa-Laos Cleft Lip and Palate Centre in collaboration with Setthathirath Hospital in Vientiane on Thursday provided free cleft lip and palate surgery for disadvantaged Lao children.The surgery team consists of 15 doctors and nurses from Laos ...

Health authorities say the services offered through private health care have improved in recent years and that most people now have access to better quality servicesHowever, there have been some problems at private clinics amid complaints that the treatment offered was not up to standard ...

The Japanese government and people have provided grant aid for the Project for Improving Secondary School Environment in the central and southern provinces of Laos, to develop education and improve the secondary school environment.More ...

Local authorities must do more to alleviate poverty by teaching people about ways to earn a living, run a small business and invest their money so they have a better quality of life.Prime Minister Thongloun Sisoulith gave the advice when meeting with senior officials in ...

Government officials met with representatives of the Luxembourg government in Vientiane yesterday to review the progress of the LAO-031-Legal Teaching and Training and Promotion of the Rule of Law Concept project and make plans for the year ahead.More ...