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Funding

Project Description

The additional financing will support the current GMS Health Project, particularly the (i) regional disease control and treatment response for MMPs in border provinces; (ii) support for joint outbreak response; (iii) the piloting of a regional information and communication technology (ICT) platform for surveillance and outbreak response; (iv) monitoring and support of regional cooperation in health security; (v) regional knowledge management support; and (vi) surveillance , control, and prevention of emerging or remerging diseases;

Progress (as of March 2021)

Ongoing. The government of the Lao PDR requested $20 million for additional financing. The loan was approved by ADB on May 22, 2020 and became effective on June 17, 2020. As of July 31, 2020, equipment specifications have been completed and in the process of getting approvals for contracting and procurement. Contract approvals are aimed to be completed by August 2020.

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News and Multimedia

Consistent with the #GMS Program's mandate, this strategy focuses on #health issues that are regional in nature and require collective action to address. It is intended as a tool to guide programming and mobilize new project financing toward the realization of GMS health stakeholders' vision for health cooperation
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By focusing on improving #nutrition and through initiatives such as the National Nutrition Strategy and Plan of Action, #LaoPDR works toward achieving #SDG2 – End hunger, achieve food security and improve nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture.
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Organized by the Ministry of Health of the #LaoPDR in collaboration with the Asian Development Bank - ADB in September, a workshop gathered risk communication specialists from the #GMS to generate ideas on communicating and coordinating during #health emergencies on a regional scale.
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