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A Multi-pronged Approach to Maternal Health in Lao PDR is Getting Results

calendar_today 05 February 2013

A Multi-pronged Approach to Maternal Health in Lao PDR is Getting Results

Training health workers, reaching out to villagers and encouraging skilled birth attendance and birth spacing

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Laos marks International Day of Persons with Disabilities

calendar_today 06 December 2012

Laos marks International Day of Persons with Disabilities

Vientiane, Lao PDR.- Close to 1000 persons with disabilities from Vientiane gathered since early morning on December 6 in Patouxay Monument to participate in a mini-marathon…

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UNFPA provides midwifery kits and uniforms to Lao PDR

calendar_today 06 December 2012

UNFPA provides midwifery kits and uniforms to Lao PDR

Vientiane- The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) handed over to the Lao Ministry of Health 310 Midwifery kits to be used by Community Mdwives in remote areas to help pregnant…

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Family Planning can reduce maternal deaths and foster development: Population Report 2012

calendar_today 30 November 2012

Family Planning can reduce maternal deaths and foster development: Population Report 2012

VIENTIANE, Lao PDR - November 30, 2012. Making voluntary family planning available to everyone in developing countries would reduce maternal deaths and foster development by…

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Laos stands up to eliminate violence against women and girls

calendar_today 27 November 2012

Laos stands up to eliminate violence against women and girls

Vientiane, 27 November 2012 - To mark the celebration of the "International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women", the Lao National Commission for the Advancement of…

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Savannakhet youth pledges to be free of HIV

calendar_today 24 November 2012

Savannakhet youth pledges to be free of HIV

On the occasion of the celebration of the World Aids Day 2012, the Ministry of Education and Sports (MoES) and the Ministry of Health (MoH) with support from the Lao Youth Union …

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UNFPA Lao awarded by the National Assembly

calendar_today 02 November 2012

UNFPA Lao awarded by the National Assembly

The National Assembly and the Government of Lao PDR presented the United Nations Population Fund, UNFPA, Representative, Dr. Esther Muia, an award for the organization's…

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Parliamentarians discuss Population and Development issues in Lao PDR

calendar_today 30 October 2012

Parliamentarians discuss Population and Development issues in Lao PDR

Within the framework of the MDG Conference held in Champassak, the National Assembly with support of the United Nations Population Fund, UNFPA, held the Annual Meeting of the Lao…

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Lao Parliamentarians engage with MDGs

calendar_today 29 October 2012

Lao Parliamentarians engage with MDGs

The National Assembly (NA) of the Lao PDR and the Lao Association of Parliamentarians on Population and Development (LAPPD) with the support of the United Nations Population Fund,…

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