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Lao Midwives’ Association preparing the launch of a new helpline with UNFPA support

calendar_today 04 November 2021

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Lao Midwives’ Association preparing the launch of a new helpline with UNFPA support

The helpline will target two groups: the first is pregnant women and lactating mothers and their families and their communities and surroundings, while the second will be midwives…

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Media plays key role in promoting women’s sexual and reproductive health and rights towards fulfilling the ICPD25 and SDGs

calendar_today 26 October 2021

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Media plays key role in promoting women’s sexual and reproductive health and rights towards fulfilling the ICPD25 and SDGs

Journalists from Lao media agencies and communications officers from the line ministries and mass organizations discussed the role of media in promoting women’s sexual and…

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COVID-19 impact on adolescents at the heart of the discussions of the sixth Adolescent Research Day

calendar_today 15 October 2021

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COVID-19 impact on adolescents at the heart of the discussions of the sixth Adolescent Research Day

October 15, 2021, Vientiane Capital- Researchers, experts and practitioners from the government, academic and development sectors in Laos and other countries presented recent…

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UNFPA Provides Telehealth Equipment to Ministry of Health for continuity of life saving reproductive health services during COVID-19

calendar_today 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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International Day of the Girl Child 2021: Technology and innovation as accelerators of girls’ bodily autonomy

calendar_today 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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UNFPA and Plan International Provide Essential Supplies to the Migrant Returnees

calendar_today 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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One man’s tale: Family Planning is not just a women’s matter

calendar_today 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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Laos Innovates with Telehealth to Provide Maternal and Reproductive Health Services to Returning Female Migrants

calendar_today 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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Advancing women’s rights in Lao PDR: the development of a Gender Equality Strategy through awareness and capacity building

calendar_today 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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