Protected areas and development: Lessons from the Lao People’s Democratic Repub

Lao People’s Democratic Republic Country Report on the Implementation of the Habitat Agenda in the Lao People’s Democratic Republic

Challenges for strengthening the health workforce in the Lao People’s Democratic Republic: perspectives from key stakeholders

BACKGROUND The Lao People's Democratic Republic is facing a critical shortage and maldistribution of health workers. Strengthening of the health workforce has been adopted as one of the five priorities of the National Health Sector Strategy (2013-2025). This study aims to identify, explore, and better understand the key challenges for strengthening the Laotian health workforce. METHODS This s...

Factors Affecting Local People’s Fear of Brown Bears (Ursus Arctos) in Protected Areas of Alborz Province

Wildlife management and conservation is challenged by public perceptions and fear of carnivores in communities living in close proximity to wild habitats, where large carnivores occur. Fear of carnivores influences peoplechr('39')s attitudes towards wild animals, further exacerbating the problems associated with effective conservation and management of wildlife. Here, we aimed to investigate th...

Cholera in Lao P. D. R.: Past and Present

Lao People’s Democratic Republic (Lao PDR) is a mountainous country in Southeast Asia, situated along the Mekong and bordering China, Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand, and Myanmar. Cholera epidemics are known to have occurred in Laos during the time of the French colonial era and the Kingdom of Laos period prior to the establishment of Lao PDR in 1975. There are public records of cholera epidemics i...

The evolution of the national licensing system of health care professionals: a qualitative descriptive case study in Lao People’s Democratic Republic

BACKGROUND The introduction of a systematic framework for the licensing of health care professions, which is a crucial step in ensuring the quality of human resources for health (HRH), is still evolving in Lao People's Democraic Republic. The aim of this study was to review and document the evolution of Lao HRH policies and the development of its national licensing system. CASE PRESENTATION A...