Our work in Lao PDR

The Country Cooperation Strategy is WHO’s strategic framework to guide the Organization’s work in and with a country. The Ministry of Health of the Lao People’s Democratic Republic and the World Health Organization (WHO) are pleased to present the Country Cooperation Strategy 2024-2028.

WHO intends to deliver on the Country Cooperation Strategy via 3 strategic priorities: promoting sustainable and resilient health systems toward universal health coverage, providing protection for communities from health emergencies and diseases, and protecting health from climate change and environmental threats.

Combining technical expertise and practical support, several cross-cutting and critical enablers will support the implementation of the strategic agenda, including communicating for health, reaching the unreached, leveraging digital solutions for health, and driving and measuring country impact. This will be combined with cross-sectoral coordination, linking cooperation at the national level to the subnational level, and working across sectors with a wide range of governmental and nongovernmental partners.

The Country Cooperation Strategy is intended to support the Lao People’s Democratic Republic in the implementation of the 8 priority programmes under the national Ninth Health Sector Development Plan. These programmes strive towards reaching the health-related Sustainable Development Goals and aim to develop the basis for responding to the health challenges resulting from continued socioeconomic development, the long-term impacts of COVID-19, worsening climate change and environmental risks, and the increasing burden of noncommunicable diseases.