Public health

(KPL) Jan 23 witnessed a groundbreaking ceremony held at the Setthathirath Hospital, Vientiane, for the Japan-funded Improvement of the Setthathirath Hospital and the Champassak Provincial Hospital Project, which is worth more than US$ 17.3 million.The project includes the construction of necessary facilities and provision of ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Health experts met in Vientiane on Thursday to discuss developments in the prevention and control of HIV/AIDS and sexually transmitted infections (STI) around the country.Minister of Health, Associate Prof. Dr Bounkong Syhavong, told the ‘National Committee for the Control of AIDS ...

VIENTIANE, Jan. 20 (Xinhua) — The handover and opening ceremony of the China-aided comprehensive medical building of Lao Military Hospital 103 has been held in Lao capital Vientiane.The medical building, with a construction area of about 24,000 square meters, is equipped with nearly 300 beds ...

(KPL) Wednesday witnessed the Ambassador of the Republic of Korea to Laos, Mr Shin Sung Soon, presenting three ambulances worth US$ 156,000 to Minister of Health Bounkong Sihavong to be given to the Attapeu Provincial Department of Health and the Attapeu Provincial Hospital.More ...

Construction of a new hospital in Huaphan province to further cement the brotherly relations between Laos and Vietnam is now 25 percent complete.“Work on the hospital is making good progress and the building is 25 percent complete after construction began in June 2018. Completion is ...

(KPL) The malaria has claimed 19 lives with over 6,000 cases reported in 2018, according to the Department of Communicable Disease Control, Ministry of Health.The annual meeting of the department was told on Jan 2 that 10,067 malaria cases were reported and about 14 lives ...

The Children’s Hospital in Vientiane will continue to develop the capacity of paediatric doctors and nurses so they can build upon good healthcare results recorded for under-fives over the past year.More ...

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 ...

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 ...