Participants from the Ministry of Health and development partners pose for a group photo with Deputy Minister of Health Dr Vannasay Xatthakoun (front centre) at a meeting in Vientiane on Wednesday to disseminate the Decree on Health Impact Assessment and a report on the Economic Impact Assessment of Phasing Out the Importation and Use of Asbestos in Laos.

President of Laos’ State Audit Organisation, Mr Viengthavisone Thephachanh, gathers with representatives of supreme audit institutions from 16 countries and member of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam and Vice Chairwoman of the National Assembly, Ms Nguyen Thi Hong, on October 25 at a conference in Hanoi to discuss the modernisation of public sector auditing.

The Lao Red Cross provides relief supplies worth more than 50.7 million kip to 48 low-income families affected by flooding in Ardxayaphoum commune, Phieng district, Xayabouly province, on October 28, with each family receiving essential household goods valued at over 1 million kip. In addition, the organisation donates washbasins worth 10 million kip to more than 10 primary schools to support hygiene and sanitation.

Training on ecotourism management skills was recently conducted for the Konglor-Natan Ecotourism Association team in Khammuan province, with the aim of preserving natural tourist attractions and promoting ecotourism. --Photo Mr Salycave Thongsavanh

SOS Children’s Villages Laos donates household supplies to residents of Nambak district in Luang Prabang province, to help them replenish food supplies and belongings lost or damaged during recent floods. The donation included nearly 27 tonnes of rice worth more than 587 million kip and clothing valued at more than 503 million kip. The goods will be distributed to people in eight villages, according to the Paxaxon Newspaper.