Some Thoughts on Tourism in Lao PDR: Communist Ideology and Touristic Reality

Periodontal Disease in Lao Pdr

The objective of this study was to evaluate the prevalence of periodontal diseases in Savannakhet Province, Lao PDR. This survey was conducted 14 years after the country reformed its economic structure towards the free market. Thirty villages were picked by simple random sampling from a total of 1,560 villages. Two thousand four hundred and fifty-three individuals, aged twelve and over, were in...

Dengue infection in Lao PDR.

Epidemiology of dengue infection in Lao PDR Dengue disease is widely distributed in the whole country of Lao PDR, which consists of seven provinces. There has been a significant burden of dengue diseases over the past 4 years (Fig 1) (Khampapongpane et al, 2014). In 2010, there is a high burden of disease covering the whole country of Lao PDR with more than 400 cases per 100,000 population in m...

Dengue Vectors in Lao Pdr

An ecological survey of dengue vector mosquitos was carried out in June 2000 in central Lao PDR. Two areas in Khammouane Province, Nongbok and Thakhek, were selected for the survey. Of the 7 mosquito species identified, Aedes aegypti was dominant in both study areas. The container index for Ae. aegypti in Nongbok was 51.8% and was significantly higher than that of Thakhek (40.2%); moreover, sig...

SME Development in Lao PDR

Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) play a very important role in enhancing economic development in Laos. However, SMEs in Laos are small and lack competitiveness. The inflow of foreign direct investment (FDI) and trade liberalization in Laos bring opportunities and challenges for SMEs in Laos. Moreover, issues of SMEs and assessment of SMEs promotion policy are not well understood for la...

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