News

Monday 6 August 2018

Mentorship Capacity Building: Sustainable Solutions

Officials from the Ministry of Health, central hospital managers, Paediatric and OB/GYN associations, WHO, UNFPA, UNICEF and NGO partners together with provincial and district leadership and maternal/newborn health care providers from Luang Prabang and Sayaboury met on 31 July 2018 to exchange experience and share learning from the mentorship approach.

Friday 3 August 2018

Responding to urgent needs of families and children in Attapeu

Following the Government of Laos’ appeal for support, Save the Children in Laos finalized delivery of urgent disaster relief and recovery support to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs following flash floods in Attapeu triggered by the collapse of a dam in the south of the country. The flooding has claimed several lives, with over a hundred still missing and thousands seeking refuge in temporary evacuation centres. 

Wednesday 25 July 2018

Save the Children to respond to catastrophic dam collapse in Laos

Save the Children staff in Laos are preparing an emergency response after at least 10 people were killed and hundreds more left missing when a dam collapsed in the south of the country.

Thursday 31 May 2018

Growing Together for a Brighter Future in Laos

Strong collaboration between the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), the Government of Lao People’s Democratic Republic (Lao PDR) and Save the Children is improving maternal and child nutrition in Laos, one village at a time.

Thursday 31 May 2018

Health Staff Help Families Make Big Changes

Strengthening nutrition services at health facilities is improving nutritional behaviors.

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