AGP Executive Report
Last update: 3 hours agoCross-Border Care: Lao patients are increasingly turning to a China-Laos border hospital in Yunnan for kidney stones, chronic disease care, maternal and child health, check-ups, and prevention—its Lao share of non-Chinese patients reached 97.5% in 2025. Kidney Capacity Building: Friendship Hospital, with the Lao Nephrology Society, launched a four-month training for nurses on hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis to standardize safer kidney disease treatment. Flood Relief in Northern Laos: Luang Namtha called for donations after flash floods hit 50+ villages, cutting roads and damaging homes and farmland; Oudomxay and Luang Prabang also reported flood impacts and recovery needs. Disaster Risk Financing: Laos received over US$1m in flood insurance payouts from the Southeast Asia Disaster Risk Insurance Facility after floods affected 260,000 people. Health Tech Upgrade: 103 Hospital and Tahua signed an agreement to develop extracorporeal lithotripsy technology and inaugurated a lithotripsy room in Vientiane. Regional Health Policy: Laos reaffirmed ASEAN labour cooperation to support decent work, safer migration, stronger labour standards, and skills certification.
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