Vientiane Capital — Continuing the United States’ support to the Lao PDR in strengthening academic institutions, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and the Ministry of Education and Sport (MOES) launched the new “Study and Modeling of Management Capacity and System Strengthening Project” at a ceremony in Vientiane on October 21, 2021. Vice Minister ... Read More»

On September 28, 2021, the United States donated food and hygiene packages valued at over $100,000 USD to the Provincial Emergency Operations Committees in Khammouane and Savannakhet provinces.  The supplies, funded by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) through Save the Children in Laos, will be distributed to quarantine centers to support returning migrants in ... Read More»

Vientiane, LAO PDR – On September 16, 2021, U.S. Ambassador to Laos Dr. Peter M. Haymond handed over new facilities and training spaces to Minister of Health Dr. Bounfeng Phoummalaysith at the Ministry of Health’s Center of Nutrition as part of the United States’ Lao-American Nutrition Initiative (LANI). The ceremony took place with officials from ... Read More»

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 antimalarial drugs, valued at more than $530,000 USD, to Minister of Health Dr. Bounfeng Phommalaysith at a ceremony in Vientiane on September 10.  The malaria commodities, funded by the United ... Read More»

VIENTIANE, LAO PDR — On September 7, 2021, the Ministry of Health (MoH) together with the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and Save the Children celebrated the success of the integrated Nutrition and Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) Project – USAID Nurture.  The closing ceremony was chaired by Minister of Health Dr. Bounfeng ... Read More»