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Gender Analysis for Routine Immunization, HPV and COVID-19 Vaccination Programmes in Lao PDR
This report provides a comprehensive gender analysis of routine immunization, human papillomavirus (HPV) and COVID-19 vaccination programmes in Lao PDR and is aimed at understanding the intricate interplay of social norms, power dynamics and gender factors influencing vaccination patterns.
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Breaking Barriers
Lao PDR’s public health aspirations have seen remarkable progress in recent decades, especially in the area of immunization. The nation boasts vaccination rates for the human papillomavirus (HPV) and COVID-19 which are above regional averages - the former at 95 per cent compared to the region’s average of 22.5 per...
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World Immunization Week 2025
Timely Vaccination Helps Children Grow into Healthy Adults, Vaccines are most effective when given at the right time. But sometimes, parents and caregivers may forget appointments made by health workers, causing delays or missed doses. Sadly, missing certain vaccines can mean a child loses the chance to be protect...
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Lao Front for National Development and UNICEF Join Forces to Drive Nationwide HPV Vaccination Campaign
Bolikhamxay Province, 3 December 2024, – The Lao Front for National Development (LFND) and UNICEF today hosted a national media briefing in Bolikhamxay province, bringing on board media professionals to help drive the ongoing nationwide vaccination campaign against the Human Papillomavirus (HPV). In a major step t...
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Lao PDR launches nationwide HPV immunization campaign to protect girls against cervical cancer
Vientiane, 19 November 2024, – In a significant move to enhance girls' health, the Lao People's Democratic Republic (Lao PDR) Ministry of Health, in partnership with UNICEF, the World Health Organization (WHO) and Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, with support from the Government of Australia, has launched the 2024 huma...
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Attapeu Visit Highlights Australia’s Support for Vaccination and Early Childhood Education in Laos
Attapeu Province, 9 September 2024, – Over the past week, a delegation led by H.E. Dr. Bounfeng Phoummalaysith, Minister of Health of Lao PDR, joined by H.E. Aly Vongnorbountham, President of the Lao Women’s Union; H.E. Megan Jones, Australian Ambassador to Lao PDR; and Mr. Bilal Durrani, UNICEF Country Representa...
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From Village to Village
Bounying, a health education officer from Saravanh province, Lao PDR, has made it her mission to help ensure every child in her province is vaccinated. Vaccination is the safest method to protect children from many life-threatening diseases. However, equally important is helping parents and caregivers understand ...
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A Promise to One, A Promise to All
The morning sky was pouring in Nongno village as its inhabitants slowly awake from their slumber. It was raining heavily in this small village in Saravanh province, Lao PDR, and it would seem no one was willing to go out of their houses under such a weather. However, figures soon started emerging from their homes,...
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Mark of Protection
Vung Goh is a small village tucked away at the edge of Saravanh province, Lao PDR. Situated nearer to the Vietnamese border, the village acts as a passageway where culture and commerce are exchanged. But this exchange also carries a certain risk. The recent surge in measles globally and in the region meant that th...
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Lao PDR and Partners Commence Nationwide Measles and Rubella Vaccination Campaign
Vientiane Capital, 17 May 2024, – Lao PDR, in collaboration with its partners, today launched a crucial nationwide measles and rubella vaccination campaign. This initiative, unveiled at Vientiane Center in the capital, targets children under five, and focuses on immunizing over half a million children against thes...
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Measles-Rubella Vaccination Campaign - Communication Materials
The Ministry of Health of Lao PDR, Gavi, the Government of Australia, UNICEF, and WHO is launching a nationwide measles-rubella vaccination campaign. Over 630,000 children aged 9-59 months or under five years of age in Lao PDR will be provided with the measles-rubella vaccine during this campaign, including those ...
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Measles and Rubella Supplementary Immunization Activity (MR SIA) 2024
Measles is one of the leading causes of death among young children worldwide. It is also one of the most contagious communicable diseases in the world. It is so contagious that if one person has it, up to 90 per cent of the people close to that person who are not immune will also become infected. In the past few y...