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Lao PDR Hosts Launch of Four ASEAN Guidelines and Minimum Standards on Nutrition

Vientiane, Lao PDR, 7 August 2024 - Lao PDR in partnership with UNICEF hosted today the launch of four essential ASEAN Nutrition Guidelines and Minimum Standards, which will to support the member states in the region adopt comprehensive strategies and interventions for nutrition service delivery grounded in global...

Lao PDR Pledges to Address Inequalities in Support for Breastfeeding

Vientiane, Lao PDR, 6 August 2024 – Today, Lao PDR joins the global community in celebrating World Breastfeeding Week 2024 by pledging to address inequalities around support for breastfeeding mothers and infants. Government representatives from various sectors, development partners, civil society and health worker...

Lao PDR Commits to Prioritizing Nutrition

Vientiane, June 26, 2024 - At the Second Lao PDR Human Capital Summit today, the Lao government announced a renewed commitment to tackling malnutrition, recognizing that proper nutrition in a child’s first 1,000 days will determine a person’s intelligence and strength for life. The summit, titled Accelerated Nutri...

Lao PDR leads Regional Effort to Enhance Pre-service Nutrition Education among Health Professionals in ASEAN

Luang Prabang, 06 May 2024 – In a significant step towards bolstering delivery of maternal and child nutrition services across ASEAN members states, Lao PDR hosted the inaugural ASEAN consultation to standardize nutrition pre-service education for health professionals. This landmark meeting, supported by UNICEF, m...

Empowering Lao PDR Through Nutrition: Building the Foundation for a Prosperous Future

Vientiane, 6 March 2024 – Today the Deputy Prime Minister of Lao PDR and Chair of the National Nutrition Committee, H.E. Dr. Kikeo Khaykhamphithoune chaired the Ninth National Nutrition Forum, a key annual event about nutrition in Lao PDR. The event acknowledged that good nutrition and healthy diets is important f...

Annual Research Conference Unveils New Insights for Data-Driven Solutions to Malnutrition in Lao PDR

Vientiane, 5 March 2024 – Today, the Government of Lao PDR and development partners convened at the Fifth Annual National Nutrition Research Conference (formerly known as the Annual Dissemination Meeting for the National Information Platforms for Nutrition) to discuss new research findings on nutrition in an effor...

01 February 2024

Innovative Survey Sheds Light on Nutritional Challenges in Bokeo Province

Bokeo Province, 1 February 2024 – The Lao Statistics Bureau, in collaboration with the European Union and UNICEF, has disseminated a groundbreaking provincial household survey in Bokeo Province this week at an event hosted by the Vice-Governor of the province. This survey, an integral part of a broader initiative ...

14 December 2023

New study reveals high sugar and salt content in commercial foods marketed for young children in Southeast Asia

Vientiane, 14 December 2023 –  A new regional study released today revealed high sugar and salt content in commercially produced packaged foods marketed for children aged 6 months to 3 years in Southeast Asia, as well as widespread use of potentially misleading and deceptive labelling and lack of strict regulation...

26 October 2023

Lao PDR Hosts Meeting with Experts from Five Countries to Discuss Improved Data Monitoring to Address Malnutrition

Luang Prabang, 26 October 2023 – Today the Government of Lao PDR hosted a global meeting attended by nutrition experts and leaders from across five countries, UNICEF and the World Health Organization (WHO) Headquarter, regional and country office staff as well as representatives from GIZ, to discuss the role of da...

18 November 2022

$1.6 million worth of supplies handed over by the European Union and UNICEF to improve nutrition in Lao PDR

Vientiane, 17 November – Today, the European Union and UNICEF are handing over nutrition supplies with a total value of USD 1.6 million to the Ministry of Health (MoH) to support Lao PDR’s response to the high levels of malnutrition, which has been exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic. The supplies handed over wil...

Fighting Malnutrition with Quality Data

Mr. Misay Mivilay and Mr. Khamphone Duangchaleun are provincial assembly members of Lao PDR’s northern province, Luang Namtha. The Government of Lao PDR’s decentralization process allows for high-level policymakers like themselves to design policies and implement programmes in line with the National Socio-Economi...

France, UNICEF and WFP join hands to improve child health and nutrition in Phongsaly province

BOUNNEUA, LAO PDR – The Ministry of Health, provincial authorities, World Food Programme (WFP) and UNICEF have today launched a project supported by the Republic of France, focused on improving the nutrition status of children under five in Lao PDR’s northernmost province of Phongsaly. An investment of EUR 500,000...