South Africa’s teenage pregnancy rate has jumped 60% amid the COVID-19 pandemic, an increase affecting the education of many young women and their hopes to escape the cycle of poverty.When schoolgirls in South Africa become pregnant, only one-third ret…
The top U.S. infectious disease expert said Tuesday that vaccinated Americans have “some degree of protection” against the new omicron variant of the coronavirus, but that scientists will not know for a few weeks how vaccines may need to be
Laos has recorded 1,291 new Covid-19 cases and four new fatalities over the previous 24 hours, bringing the total to 73,738 including 11,537 active cases and 170 deaths, the National Taskforce Committee for Covid-19 Prevention and Control reported tod…
On 12 November 2021, the Ministry of Health received essential medical equipment delivered through a grant of more than US$600,000 from the Government of Japan to tackle the on-going COVID-19 pandemic in the Lao PDR procured through the United
Laos-China railway will bring new opportunities and provide huge momentum in strengthening Laos’ economy, Valy Vetsaphong, vice president of the Lao National Chamber of Commerce and Industry and advisor to the Lao prime minister, has said.The streamlin…
Prime Minister Phankham Viphavanh has paid a two-day visit to Cambodia in response to the invitation of his Cambodian counterpart Hun Sen.The prime minister accompanied by high ranking officials arrived in Phnom Penh on Nov 29. Following a welcome cer…
