Ministry reviews UNFPA country programme
The Ministry of Planning and Investment and the United Nations Fund for Population Activities organised the final review of the 5th Country Programme and the first planning meeting for the 6th Country Programme for Laos. The meeting highlighted key achievements in the areas of sexual and reproductive health, including the increased capacity of midwives and midwifery institutions, the expansion of family planning choices and other related commitments by the government. The achievements have increased information and services on sexual and reproductive health for young people and increased the aggregation of data through surveys and research. Some of the research achievements from the programme include the Lao Social Indicator Survey, the Population and Housing Census 2015 and the National Study on Violence against Women. The meeting took place in Vientiane on December 9 with support from the UNFPA. Director General of the ministry’s International Cooperation Department, Ms Sisomboun Ounavong, and a representative of the UNFPA in Laos, Ms Ulrika Rehnstrom, chaired the meeting.
