Staff from the Chinese Consulate General in Luang Prabang province, the China Media Group, representatives of the Party Central Committee’s Propaganda and Training Committee, and Luang Prabang province, on Monday attend a Laos-China seminar on the 4th plenary session of China’s current Communist Party.

Staff from the Chinese Consulate General in Luang Prabang province, the China Media Group, representatives of the Party Central Committee’s Propaganda and Training Committee, and Luang Prabang province, on Monday attend a Laos-China seminar on the 4th plenary session of China’s current Communist Party.

Participants from the Global Fund in Laos and senior officials from the Ministry of Health gather with the new Country Coordinating Mechanism (CCM) Chair and Deputy Minister of Health, Dr Phayvanh Keopaseuth, and the CCM leadership team for a committee meeting to finalise the restructuring process and elect a new leadership team, reaffirming commitment to transparent and effective governance in managing Global Fund grants to fight HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria. Dr Phayvanh pledged to lead the new CCM in strengthening coordination and oversight to ensure maximum effectiveness of programme implementation.

The Lao Red Cross (LRC) is stepping up relief efforts for victims of Typhoon Vipa, holding a kick-off meeting of the Disaster Relief Emergency Fund on November 18-19 in Vangvieng district, Vientiane province. ​The meeting discussed assistance for flood-affected communities in Vientiane, Xiengkhouang and Huaphan provinces. ​Highlighting the commitment to efficient project delivery, the LRC President (centre right) is pictured handing over laptops and printers, provided by the IFRC, to the heads of the three provincial Red Cross branches to enhance the mission’s logistical capacity and execution.