Today, a donation of more than 600,000 doses of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine have arrived in the Lao PDR through the COVAX Facility – a partnership co-lead by the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI), Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance an…
The United States, through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), officially announced an additional 2.4 million USD grant to UNICEF and the World Health Organization (WHO) to further support the Lao PDR’s ongoing COVID-19 vaccination r…
Laos has confirmed 929 new Covid-19 cases and seven fatalities over the previous 24 hours, bringing the total to 72,447 including 11,378 active cases and 166 deaths, the National Taskforce Committee for Covid-19 Prevention and Control reported today.Th…
Laos has logged 999 new cases, detected among 4,793 people tested for Covid-19, and one new death attributed to the deadly virus over the past 24 hours, according to the National Taskforce Committee for Covid-19 Prevention and Control.Of the new
Over 6 million people across the country have been vaccinated against Covid-19 with over 3 million given second jab and over 3.6 million given first dose as of Nov 19, shows data of the Centre of Information and Education
The Ministry of Health and UNICEF, on the occasion of World Children’s Day (WCD), launched the first song in the Lao PDR that promotes the importance of vaccination and highlights messages around COVID-19 safety practices.The song, titled “Vaccinate La…
The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and the National University of Laos organized a two-day training for 20 youth volunteers under the “Me, My Body, My Planet, My Future” campaign.The training aimed to build capacities of these youth volunteers …
The Ministry of Health has warned that none of Covid-19 rapid test kitscan deliver 100% accurate results and none of them has been approved by the ministry.As the number of daily infections of Covid-19 is rising, many people are
