Minister of Health Bounfeng Phoummalaysith, Australian Ambassador to the Lao PDR Paul Kelly and UNICEF Lao PDR Operations Manager Helena Soldatova on May 31 visited the Pathana Secondary School, Sisattanak district, Vientiane to witness the demonstration of the vaccination system in the Lao PDR.
The visit also marked the 1st anniversary of the tripartite cooperation under the Covid-19 vaccination in the Lao PDR project funded by the Australian government and implemented by UNICEF and the Ministry of Health.
Australia’s Covid-19 vaccine support aims to ensure the safe and effective administration of Covid-19 vaccines, a key to pandemic control and economic recovery in the Lao PDR.
Across the Lao PDR, over 5.8 million people have been vaccinated with Covid-19 vaccines including 5.05 million given all recommended doses, sharing 68.8% of population in the country.
Source: Lao News Agency