Skip to main content
  • World Health Organization Global
  • Regions
    World Health Organization WHO Regional websites
    • Africa Africa
    • Americas Americas
    • South-East Asia South-East Asia
    • Europe Europe
    • Eastern Mediterranean Eastern Mediterranean
    • Western Pacific Western Pacific
  • Countries
    World Health Organization Countries, territories and areas in the WHO Western Pacific Region:
    • American Samoa (USA) American Samoa (USA)
    • Australia Australia
    • Brunei Darussalam Brunei Darussalam
    • Cambodia Cambodia
    • China China
    • Cook Islands Cook Islands
    • Fiji Fiji
    • French Polynesia (France) French Polynesia (France)
    • Guam (USA) Guam (USA)
    • Hong Kong SAR (China) Hong Kong SAR (China)
    • Indonesia Indonesia
    • Japan Japan
    • Kiribati Kiribati
    • Lao People's Democratic Republic Lao People's Democratic Republic
    • Macao SAR (China) Macao SAR (China)
    • Malaysia Malaysia
    • Marshall Islands Marshall Islands
    • Micronesia, Federated States of Micronesia, Federated States of
    • Mongolia Mongolia
    • Naoero Naoero
    • New Caledonia (France) New Caledonia (France)
    • New Zealand New Zealand
    • Niue Niue
    • Northern Mariana Islands (USA) Northern Mariana Islands (USA)
    • Palau Palau
    • Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea
    • Philippines Philippines
    • Pitcairn Islands (UK) Pitcairn Islands (UK)
    • Republic of Korea Republic of Korea
    • Samoa Samoa
    • Singapore Singapore
    • Solomon Islands Solomon Islands
    • Tokelau Tokelau
    • Tonga Tonga
    • Tuvalu Tuvalu
    • Vanuatu Vanuatu
    • Viet Nam Viet Nam
    • Wallis and Futuna (France) Wallis and Futuna (France)
When autocomplete results are available use up and down arrows to review and enter to select.
World Health Organization
Western Pacific
Lao People's Democratic Republic
Home
  • Home
  • Health topics
  • Our work
  • News
  • Emergencies
  • About us
  • Home/
  • News/
  • Detail Global
20 October 2023
Departmental update

Our children’s future: a call to end childhood lead poisoning

19 October 2023
News release

WHO releases new list of essential diagnostics; new recommendations for hepatitis E virus tests, personal use glucose meters

19 October 2023
Departmental update

13 critical interventions that support countries to address antimicrobial resistance in human health

19 October 2023
News release

WHO outlines considerations for regulation of artificial intelligence for health

17 October 2023
Statement

WHO statement on attack on Al Ahli Arab Hospital and reported large-scale casualties

17 October 2023
Departmental update

First meeting of the Technical Advisory Group on Genomics

17 October 2023
Departmental update

United Nations partners call for investments in self-care interventions to improve sexual and reproductive health

17 October 2023
Statement

Health leaders at the WHS support WHO commitment to build climate resilient, low carbon sustainable health systems (ATACH)

16 October 2023
Departmental update

WHO announces the elimination of lymphatic filariasis as a public health problem in the Lao People’s Democratic Republic

16 October 2023
Departmental update

WHO announces the release of ScreenTB - a web-based tool to help countries prioritize action for TB screening and prevention

14 October 2023
Statement

Evacuation orders by Israel to hospitals in northern Gaza are a death sentence for the sick and injured

13 October 2023
Statement

WHO pleads for immediate reversal of Gaza evacuation order to protect health and reduce suffering

12 October 2023
Departmental update

France's new Global Health Strategy

12 October 2023
Departmental update

Towards a “PRET” workforce: field epidemiologists in pandemic planning

12 October 2023
Departmental update

Improving the experience of pregnant and birthing women

12 October 2023
Departmental update

WHO launches the WHOeyes app on World Sight Day

12 October 2023
Departmental update

UN NCD Task Force agrees to independent joint evaluation ahead of 2025 high-level meeting

11 October 2023
Departmental update

Strengthening WHO's disaster response: DEMA and WHO extend the partnership agreement for 5 more years

11 October 2023
Departmental update

WHO releases updated guidance on adolescent health and well-being

11 October 2023
News release

WHO issues global plan to tackle leading cause of death in childbirth

  • «
  • 81
  • 82 (current)
  • 83
  • 84
  • 85
  • 86
  • 87
  • 88
  • 89
  • 90
  • »
15 November 2023
Departmental update

WHO Costing and Budgeting Tool for National Action Plans on Antimicrobial Resistance: Catalysing collaboration in the United Republic of Tanzania

15 November 2023
Departmental update

WHO Costing and Budgeting Tool for National Action Plans on Antimicrobial Resistance: Catalysing collaboration in South Sudan

14 November 2023
Departmental update

WHO launches new 5-year roadmap to prevent and treat TB in children and adolescents

15 November 2023
News release

WHO launches commission to foster social connection

14 November 2023
Departmental update

Quitting smoking cuts your risk of developing type 2 diabetes by 30–40%

13 November 2023
Departmental update

World Diabetes Day 2023: Equitable access to care for people with TB and diabetes

8 November 2023
Departmental update

Germany reaffirms its commitment to WHO and key health priorities

15 November 2023
Departmental update

Lancet Countdown report calls for climate-driven health action

7 November 2023
Departmental update

More than 800 delegates convene to discuss local production to support access to medicines and other health technologies

10 November 2023
Departmental update

Accelerating Vaccine Development for Global Health Impact - a WHO Initiative to Prioritize Key Endemic Pathogens

10 November 2023
News release

Children with cancer evacuated from Gaza for treatment to Egypt and Jordan

9 November 2023
Departmental update

Training in Assistive Products: One year on!

12 December 2023
Departmental update

New evidence on cervical cancer screening and treatment for women living with HIV

9 November 2023
Departmental update

Investing in the radical reorientation of health systems towards Primary Health Care: The best and only choice to achieve universal health coverage

9 November 2023
News release

WHO unveils framework for climate resilient and low carbon health systems

8 November 2023
Statement

UNRWA-WHO medical supply convoy reaches Al-Shifa hospital

8 November 2023
Departmental update

WHO, UNICEF, and Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance pass the mid-point of the global 10-year strategy to eliminate yellow fever epidemics

8 November 2023
Departmental update

Piloting the WHO global guidance framework for the responsible use of the life science in Uganda

8 November 2023
Departmental update

National stakeholder workshop for piloting the WHO global guidance framework for the responsible use of the life science in Uganda

8 November 2023
News release

Working under the sun causes 1 in 3 deaths from non-melanoma skin cancer, say WHO and ILO

  • «
  • 81
  • 82 (current)
  • 83
  • 84
  • 85
  • 86
  • 87
  • 88
  • 89
  • 90
  • »
15 November 2023
Departmental update

WHO Costing and Budgeting Tool for National Action Plans on Antimicrobial Resistance: Catalysing collaboration in the United Republic of Tanzania

15 November 2023
Departmental update

WHO Costing and Budgeting Tool for National Action Plans on Antimicrobial Resistance: Catalysing collaboration in South Sudan

14 November 2023
Departmental update

WHO launches new 5-year roadmap to prevent and treat TB in children and adolescents

15 November 2023
News release

WHO launches commission to foster social connection

14 November 2023
Departmental update

Quitting smoking cuts your risk of developing type 2 diabetes by 30–40%

13 November 2023
Departmental update

World Diabetes Day 2023: Equitable access to care for people with TB and diabetes

8 November 2023
Departmental update

Germany reaffirms its commitment to WHO and key health priorities

15 November 2023
Departmental update

Lancet Countdown report calls for climate-driven health action

7 November 2023
Departmental update

More than 800 delegates convene to discuss local production to support access to medicines and other health technologies

10 November 2023
Departmental update

Accelerating Vaccine Development for Global Health Impact - a WHO Initiative to Prioritize Key Endemic Pathogens

10 November 2023
News release

Children with cancer evacuated from Gaza for treatment to Egypt and Jordan

9 November 2023
Departmental update

Training in Assistive Products: One year on!

12 December 2023
Departmental update

New evidence on cervical cancer screening and treatment for women living with HIV

9 November 2023
Departmental update

Investing in the radical reorientation of health systems towards Primary Health Care: The best and only choice to achieve universal health coverage

9 November 2023
News release

WHO unveils framework for climate resilient and low carbon health systems

8 November 2023
Statement

UNRWA-WHO medical supply convoy reaches Al-Shifa hospital

8 November 2023
Departmental update

WHO, UNICEF, and Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance pass the mid-point of the global 10-year strategy to eliminate yellow fever epidemics

8 November 2023
Departmental update

Piloting the WHO global guidance framework for the responsible use of the life science in Uganda

8 November 2023
Departmental update

National stakeholder workshop for piloting the WHO global guidance framework for the responsible use of the life science in Uganda

8 November 2023
News release

Working under the sun causes 1 in 3 deaths from non-melanoma skin cancer, say WHO and ILO

  • «
  • 81
  • 82 (current)
  • 83
  • 84
  • 85
  • 86
  • 87
  • 88
  • 89
  • 90
  • »
  • Quick links
    • Newsroom
    • Emergencies
    • Head of WHO Office
  • Regional links
    • Data
    • Publications
    • Campaigns
    • Careers
  • Help
    • Contact us
    • Cyber security
    • Ethics
Lao People's Democratic Republic
Home
Privacy legal notice
© 2026
WHO