https://www.medsf.org/rss/laos en https://www.medsf.org/preparing-covid-19-south-east-asia MEDSF emergency coordinator Dr Tankred Stöbe visited several countries in South-East Asia to assess their preparedness for potential outbreaks of COVID-19 coronavirus. He describes providing training to healthcare staff in Cambodia and Papua New Guinea. Thu, 05 Mar 2020 15:31:06 +0000 7447693e-ec2a-47a7-b26d-e0f6d3e529ac https://www.medsf.org/supporting-preparedness-efforts-fend-covid-19-coronavirus MEDSF emergency coordinator Dr Tankred Stoebe is currently travelling across southeast Asia to assess how MEDSF can support countries for potential outbreaks of COVID-19 coronavirus. Fri, 14 Feb 2020 16:44:35 +0000 acac5e56-21b8-40a3-b241-efdd19fed1c1 https://www.medsf.org/hepatitis-b-virus-lao-peoples-democratic-republic-cross-sectional-serosurvey-different-cohorts Hepatitis B virus in the Lao People's Democratic Republic: a cross sectional serosurvey in different cohorts. Sat, 23 Aug 2014 08:16:50 +0000 9dbd1f9b-741e-409e-b440-8d5d4eb23563 https://www.medsf.org/international-womens-day-2014-forced-flee Stories from MEDSF's patients in Pakistan, Haiti, South Sudan, Philippines, Mauritania and Kenya. Fri, 07 Mar 2014 23:00:00 +0000 c39a4b23-7e60-4642-90c8-45e0d44abf23 https://www.medsf.org/hidden-behind-barbed-wire Plight of Hmong refugees held in detention camp in northern Thailand ignored amid ongoing deportations to Laos. Wed, 20 May 2009 00:00:00 +0000 3a14792c-ce76-48a7-b2ec-0cc321678de2 https://www.medsf.org/thailand-zeroing-aids MSF's early work in Thailand focused on refugees living near the borders with Laos, Cambodia and Vietnamese "boat people". Though MEDSF continues to provide health care to people in several camps and targets vulnerable populations along the country's borders, activities in Thailand in recent years have increasingly focused on HIV/AIDS. Wed, 18 Aug 2004 00:00:00 +0000 86b1da1f-c935-43c5-95cf-7d19d4aca317 https://www.medsf.org/msf-treats-first-patient-anti-retrovirals-laos In the future MEDSF aims to bring HAART to all patients suffering from HIV/Aids in and around Savannaketh. MEDSF is also looking for ways to expand its treatment programme to other parts of the country. Fri, 24 Oct 2003 02:30:00 +0000 416ba049-af1d-46ea-95ff-0f7cd0610092 https://www.medsf.org/urgent-need-kick-start-rd-killer-diseases-poor-countries International experts call for new public initiatives and global support. Thu, 14 Mar 2002 04:30:00 +0000 cebfa6af-3517-43a6-9fa7-8c1020bd0610