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12 October 2021
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UNFPA Provides Telehealth Equipment to Ministry of Health for continuity of life saving reproductive health services during COVID-19
Today, the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) handed over telehealth equipment to the Ministry of Health (MoH) for the essential Reproductive Maternal Newborn Child Adolescent…
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11 October 2021
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International Day of the Girl Child 2021: Technology and innovation as accelerators of girls’ bodily autonomy
Led by the Lao Youth Union, the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), in collaboration with Plan International, Save the Children International (SCI), Population Services…
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01 October 2021
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UNFPA and Plan International Provide Essential Supplies to the Migrant Returnees
Approximately 12,000 women and young female migrants in the quarantine centers in the 5 southern provinces will receive essential sanitary and hygiene kits, including sanitary…
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26 September 2021
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One man’s tale: Family Planning is not just a women’s matter
“We have four kids, we are happy now and we do not want any more children. so, I decided to undergo a vasectomy. I believe that family planning is a couple’s matter. Therefore, my…
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14 September 2021
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Laos Innovates with Telehealth to Provide Maternal and Reproductive Health Services to Returning Female Migrants
The Ministry of Health (MoH) with support from the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), in August, have trained 42 health care workers on telehealth in six provinces: Vientiane…
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09 September 2021
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Advancing women’s rights in Lao PDR: the development of a Gender Equality Strategy through awareness and capacity building
The Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI) and the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) organized a two-day training to build capacity of MPI staff toward the development of…
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07 September 2021
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Integrating Comprehensive Sexuality Education into National Curriculums- including the National University of Laos
CSE is included in the National Adolescent and Youth Development Strategy and the 9th Education and Sports Development Plan. It aims to empower adolescents and young people,…
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03 September 2021
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Trained and Skilled Midwives Even More Essential for Reducing Maternal Deaths During COVID-19 Lockdown
The nationwide lockdown affected all learning institutions across the country, including the Public Health College located in Xiangkhuang province. All students had to fly back…
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31 August 2021
Press Release
The National Population and Development Policy Integration into Provincial Plans
Bolikhamxay Province, 31 August 2021 - The Ministry of Planning and Investments (MPI) and Bolikhamxay provincial authority, with support from the United Nations Population Fund …
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