AGP Executive Report
Last update: 9 hours agoCleft Care in Vientiane: Japanese and Lao medical teams will deliver free cleft lip and cleft palate surgery for eligible Lao children at Setthathirath Hospital (24–28 Aug 2026), with registration now open. Air Pollution & Haze Readiness: Laos is setting up a wildfire haze “war room” in Vientiane Province under the CLEAR Sky Strategy to monitor and curb PM2.5 impacts in border areas ahead of next year’s burning season. Cross-Border Health & Safety via Power Reliability: Electricité du Laos (EDL) plans scheduled power cuts across four Vientiane districts (1–5 July) that also affect the district hospital, with specific outage hours listed for villages. Agriculture for Nutrition Security: Laos and South Korea signed two agriculture MOUs in Vientiane (18 Jun), including pilot exports of Lao chili peppers and cabbage to South Korea and cooperation on tissue culture technology to support smarter, climate-resilient farming. Regional Health Risk Context: WHO-backed regional work is expanding across Asia-Pacific to tackle air pollution and heat as health threats, with Laos included among participating countries.
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