The Possible Impact of the RCEP on Lao PDR

Cost-Effectiveness of Rural Incentive Packages for Graduating Medical Students in Lao PDR

Background The dearth of health workers in rural settings in Lao People’s Democratic Republic (PDR) and other developing countries limits healthcare access and outcomes. In evaluating non-wage financial incentive packages as a potential policy option to attract health workers to rural settings, understanding the expected costs and effects of the various programs ex antecan assist policy-makers ...

First case of human infection with Plasmodium knowlesi in Laos

1 Department of Tropical Medicine and Malaria, Research Institute, National Center for Global Health and Medicine, Tokyo, Japan, 2 SATREPS project (JICA/AMED) for Parasitic Diseases, Vientiane, Lao PDR, 3 Parasitology Laboratory, Institut Pasteur du Lao PDR, Ministry of Health, Vientiane, Lao PDR, 4 National Institute of Public Health, Ministry of Health, Vientiane, Lao PDR, 5 Department of Tro...

Country Report of the Asean Assessment on the Social Impact of the Global Financial Crisis: Lao Pdr

First Record of Paramphistomes Fischoederius cobboldi and Paramphistomum epiclitum Detected in Bovine Rumen from a Local Market of Savannakhet Province, Lao PDR

In the present study, we report on the occurrence of paramphistomes, Fischoederius cobboldi and Paramphistomum epiclitum, in Lao PDR with the basis of molecular data. Parasite materials were collected from bovines bred in Ban Lahanam area, Savannakhet Province, Lao PDR at Lahanam public market. Morphological observations indicated 2 different species of paramphistomes. The mitochondrial gene co...

Impact of Learning Content on World Heritage Site Preservation Awareness in Town of Luang Prabang, Lao Pdr: Application of Protection Motivation Theory

This paper addresses the need to systematically design learning content to promote world heritage site preservation awareness. Based on 212 samples from a local university in Luang Prabang, Lao PDR, impact of learning content designed according to Protection Motivation Theory (PMT) is assessed through a repeated-measure t-test. Findings show that PMT-based learning content influences respondent...