U.S. Provides Supplies Worth $530,000 USD to Combat Malaria
VIENTIANE, LAO PDR —USAID Country Representative to Lao PDR Mr. Michael Ronning presented 70,000 mosquito nets, 450,000 malaria diagnostic kits, along with 200,000 tablets of…
Ministry of Health, USAID and Save the Children Celebrate the Success of the Nurture project
VIENTIANE, LAO PDR — On September 7, 2021, the Ministry of Health (MoH) together with the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and Save…
U.S. Provides More than $180,000 in Supplies and Training to Help Lao PDR Combat COVID-19
VIENTIANE, LAO PDR — Embassy of the United States of America Deputy Chief of Mission Joy Michiko Sakurai on August 18 handed over US$183,000 in…
Message to U.S. Citizens: U.S. Embassy Vientiane, Laos
Effective August 31, 2021, under the authority of the previously announced lockdown, the Mayor of Vientiane Capital ordered increased COVID-19 restrictions and imposed a curfew…
U.S. and Ministry of Justice Launch a Legal Aid Webpage
VIENTIANE, LAO PDR — The Ministry of Justice (MOJ) launched the Legal Aid Webpage at a ceremony in Vientiane Capital on August 26, 2021. The…
United States Provides $129,000 for preservation of Plain of Jars
XIENGKHOUANG PROVINCE, LAO PDR — The United States announced today it intends to provide $129,000 in funding for conservation of the Ancient (500 BC-500AD) Megalithic…
United States Provides $700,000 to Support Malaria Elimination in Lao PDR
VIENTIANE, LAO PDR — The United States provided $700,000 to Population Services International in support of the Ministry of Health, Department of Communicable Disease Control,…
U.S. Embassy, Diplomatic Security Service provides USD $48,000 of security equipment to Lao PDR
VIENTIANE, LAO PDR — On July 26th, 2021, Joy Sakurai, Deputy Chief of Mission of the U.S. Embassy to Laos, and officials from the U.S. Department…
United States Donates More than One Million COVID-19 Vaccines to Lao PDR Through the COVAX Facility
Vientiane, 19 July 2021 – Today, Lao PDR received a new shipment of COVID-19 vaccines donated by the United States through the COVAX Facility –…
U.S. Provides $500,000 to COPE to Improve the Well-being of Persons with Disabilities
VIENTIANE, LAO PDR — With funding support from the United States, World Education and Cooperative Orthotic and Prosthetic Enterprise (COPE) signed a grant agreement on…
U.S. Government Presents COVID-19 Relief Supplies to Ministry of Health
VIENTIANE, LAO PDR — On June 22, 2021, U.S. Ambassador to Laos, Dr. Peter Haymond and officials from the U.S. Department of Defense presented COVID-19…
U.S. Embassy congratulates Field Epidemiologist Training graduates
VIENTIANE, LAO PDR — A ceremony was held on June 18, 2021 for 8 graduates of the Field Epidemiology Training (FET) program, a world-class training…
U.S. Funded Project Supports Ministry of Health to Improve Nutrition Research in Laos
VIENTIANE, LAO PDR — On May 27, 2021, CRS and the Ministry of Health signed a Memorandum of Understanding for a new project “Applied Nutrition…
United States Presents Personal Protective Equipment and Supplies to the Minister of Health
VIENTIANE, LAO PDR — U.S. Ambassador Dr. Peter M. Haymond presented personal protective equipment and hygiene supplies to Minister of Health Dr. Bounfeng Phoummalysith, on…
Message to U.S. Citizens: U.S. Embassy Vientiane, Laos
Location: Laos Event: U.S. citizens may directly return to the United States with certain expired U.S. passports. If your passport expired on or after January…
Alert: COVID-19 Lockdown Extended Through June 4
On May 20, the Government of Lao PDR extended the previously announced lockdown through Friday, June 4. All previously announced restrictions remain in place (see…
Government Announces Lockdown of Vientiane Capital Province & Additional COVID-19
On April 21, the Lao P.D.R. Prime Minister’s Office issued a new order which will be effective from 6 A.M. on Thursday, April 22 until…
Alert: Government of Laos Announces Updated COVID restrictions
On April 12, the Government of Laos announced updated regulations to reduce and contain the spread of COVID-19. These regulations complement measures that the Government…
