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Japanese surgeons give new smiles to rural children
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 ...
Times Reporters
Official calls for improvements at private healthcare facilities
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 ...
Phetphoxay Sengpaseuth
Construction officially underway for new Mahosot Hospital
Construction of buildings to house the new Mahosot Hospital in Vientiane started on Friday to replace the existing century-old facility as part of efforts to overhaul the country’s health services. More ...
Phetphoxay Sengpaseuth
Health ministry vows to raise standards of medical staff
Health authorities say they will continue to develop the capacity and knowledge of doctors and nurses, aiming to improve the quality of health services.But they conceded that doctors’ knowledge in specialist fields was limited, including the ability to detect and identify diseases as well as ...
Phetphoxay Sengpaseuth
Lao medics partner with Thai university to battle bile duct cancer
A new project is underway at the Lao Tropical and Public Health Institute to improve the treatment of bile duct cancer in Laos and reduce the number of fatalities. More ...
Vientiane Times
Public Private Mix Network Expanded to Improve Malaria Control in Laos
(KPL) The Lao PDR Centre for Malaria, Parasitology, and Entomology’s (CMPE) 2016-2020 National Strategy to control and eliminate malaria, the fifth such strategy to eliminate malaria in Lao PDR, aims to eliminate and control malaria in northern and southern provinces where malaria can be found.More ...
KPL editor
Thousands Of People Vaccinated Against Typhoid In Sanamxay
(KPL) Health workers have vaccinated more than 9,100 people aged 6 months to 45 years against typhoid in Attapeu’s Sanamxay district. The district was hit by deadly flooding in late July.More ...
KPL editor
Regional workshop solidifies joint effort to combat emerging diseases
Laos is commited to partnering with other countries in the Greater Mekong Sub-region to prevent the spread of emerging infectious diseases and improve emergency health services. More ...
Phetphoxay Sengpaseuth
R. Korea Extents Help To Children With Heart Problems
(KPL) The government of the Republic of Korea has donated KRW 282 million (approximately US$249,329) to fund medical treatment of children with heart problems in flood-hit areas in the southern province of Attapeu.More ...
KPL
Mahosot Hospital targets private patients with hepato-gastro intestinal centre
The management of Mahosot Hospital met in Vientiane recently to discuss a health service centre for the diagnosis and treatment of conditions associated with gastroenterology and hepatology.More ...
Phetphoxay Sengpaseuth
