Laos’ Ministry of Health and the Sharing Arts and Cultural Exchange Association of the Republic of Korea sign a cooperation agreement on public health support in Laos. The agreement was signed on Tuesday by the Head of Office of the Ministry of Health, Dr Bounxou Keohavong, and President of the Sharing Arts and Cultural Exchange Association, Dr Yoo Hyun Sook, witnessed by Deputy Minister of Health Dr Vannasay Sattakoun. Under the agreement, the Sharing Arts and Cultural Exchange Association will provide administrative vehicles and ambulances to support public health and medical services, as well as medical supplies, materials, and equipment to strengthen healthcare service delivery.

Representatives of Champasak province’s Labour and Social Welfare Department and Deseret International Charities Laos on Monday provide more than 30 tonnes of rice for 2,290 families in 31 villages affected by recent floods. --Photo Champamai Newspaper

To mark National Teachers’ Day on October 7, members of a cycling group hand over renovated facilities at Mounla primary school in Naly village to Xaybuathong district authorities and the school’s teachers and children after carrying out repairs at a cost of 64 million kip, funded by members of the public and foreign entities. --Photo Khammuan News

Livestock and fisheries officials under the Champasak provincial Agriculture and Environment Department check cattle for foot-and-mouth disease following an outbreak in Pakse city. --Photo Pathetlao