Universal health cover still a challenge
While economic growth and poverty reduction has been impressive, health outcomes improved and Millennium Development Goals 4, 5, 6 and 7 are on tract; Universal Health Coverage is still a major challenge. The symposium was held on 13 June in Vientiane and also attended by President of Nagoya University Prof. Seiichi Matsuo, World Health Organisation Representative Dr Juliet Fleishl, Minister’s Secretariat under the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare Japan Dr Hiroyuki Yamaya, other representatives from department partners.
