Lao PDR

Oct 23, 2024 | ikot.ph | Richard Sanchez |Lao PDR

Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel, Jr. recently met with Lao PDR’s Minister of Agriculture and Forestry, Linkham Douangsavanh, at the World Food Forum in Rome to revitalize agricultural collaboration between the two Southeast Asian nations.

Oct 11, 2024 | menafn.com | Laura Gil |Lao PDR

Farmers Cultivate An Opium-Free Future For Lao PDR 10/11/2024 9:04:31 PM (MENAFN- Caribbean News Global) By Laura Gil, Lao PDRHigh in the mountains of Houaphanh province in the north of Lao People's Democratic Republic in an area historically known for opium cultivation, farmers are creating a more secure and sustainable future with the cultivation of coffee.

Oct 3, 2024 | thelancet.com | Sham Lal |Tropical Diseases |Lao PDR |Manophab Luangraj

Keywords Severity scores Prognostic scores Mortality qSOFA MEWS UVA Fever Area under the curve Abbreviations aOR (adjusted odds ratio) APVU (alert-voice-pain-unconscious) AUC (area under the curve) BPM (beats per minute) BRPM (breaths per minute) CI (confidence interval) EWS (early warning score) FCDO (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office) FIEBRE (Febrile Illness Evaluation in a Broad Range of Endemicities) GCS (Glasgow Coma Scale) HIV (human immunodeficiency virus) HR (heart rate)...

Aug 3, 2024 | link.springer.com | Lao PDR |Milton Keynes

AbstractThe government of Lao PDR has increased efforts to control malaria transmission in order to reach its national elimination goal by 2030. Weather can influence malaria transmission dynamics and should be considered when assessing the impact of elimination interventions but this relationship has not been well characterized in Lao PDR. This study examined the space–time association between climate variables and Plasmodium falciparum and Plasmodium vivax malaria incidence from 2010 to 2022.

Jul 2, 2024 | academic.oup.com | Task Force |emerging Diseases |Côte d’Ivoire |Lao PDR

While vaccination is the most effective way to prevent influenza infection and adverse outcomes, and despite WHO recommendations to vaccinate pregnant persons, access to seasonal influenza vaccines remains low. We explored knowledge, attitudes, and practices of pregnant persons about seasonal influenza vaccines to inform actions to improve vaccine uptake among this priority population.