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Lao Midwives’ Association preparing the launch of a new helpline with UNFPA support
November 2021, Vientiane Capital - The Lao Midwives' Association (LMA), with the support from the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), held a virtual workshop in late September with the Regional... Read more

Media plays key role in promoting women’s sexual and reproductive health and rights towards fulfilling the ICPD25 and SDGs
26 October 2021, Vientiane Capital - Journalists from Lao media agencies and communications officers from the line ministries and mass organizations discussed the role of media in promoting women’s... Read more

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 research evidence on... Read more

UNFPA Provides Telehealth Equipment to Ministry of Health for continuity of life saving reproductive health services during COVID-19
12 October 2021, Vientiane Capital - Today, the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) handed over telehealth equipment to the Ministry of Health (MoH) for the essential Reproductive Maternal Newborn... Read more

International Day of the Girl Child 2021: Technology and innovation as accelerators of girls’ bodily autonomy
International Day of the Girl Child 2021: Technology and innovation as accelerators of girls’ bodily autonomy Vientiane Capital, 11 October 2021 - Led by the Lao Youth Union, the United Nations... Read more

UNFPA and Plan International Provide Essential Supplies to the Migrant Returnees
Vientiane Capital, 1 October 2021 – Approximately 12,000 women and young female migrants in the quarantine centers in the 5 southern provinces will receive essential sanitary and hygiene kits,... Read more

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 wife and I discuss... Read more

Laos Innovates with Telehealth to Provide Maternal and Reproductive Health Services to Returning Female Migrants
Vientiane Capital - 6 September 2021 - 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... Read more

Advancing women’s rights in Lao PDR: the development of a Gender Equality Strategy through awareness and capacity building
Vientiane Capital, 09 September 2021 - 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... Read more

Integrating Comprehensive Sexuality Education into National Curriculums- including the National University of Laos
Vientiane Capital, 7 September 2021 - The National University of Laos (NUOL) and the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), in collaboration with the Ministry of Education and Sports, and UNESCO,... Read more