
Dr Tim Armstrong
@wr_laopdr
@WHO Representative to Lao PDR 🇱🇦
Building a healthier tomorrow for Lao PDR. #HealthForAll
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Another historic day at #WHA78: World Health Organization (WHO) Member States approved today 20% funding increase and 2026–27 budget in the Committee A: bit.ly/4dtJbrN




#Vaccines save lives - and everyone deserves to be informed Proud to see new multi-lingual, WHO-supported routine💉materials, based on well-known Pink Book, assisting health staff & community leaders with vax outreach/education 🙏UNICEF Laos Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance & 🇦🇺 ⏩shorturl.at/4IjAQ




The tobacco industry often claim it has a positive role in society. But any gains made will never come close to meeting the true cost to society. This #WorldNoTobaccoDay, we’re giving the facts: ⏩who.int/laos/news/comm… Martine Therer Bakhodir Burkhanov World Bank East Asia Pacific






90%+ of deaths in🇱🇦 occur outside health facilities. Most are never reported - we’re changing that With World Health Organization (WHO), 1000+ VHVs & Village Chiefs are training in Vientiane Province to report deaths to the national health info system - helping guide responses to keep people safer


Soon, National Assembly members will vote on measures to protect youth and community health, and also boost productivity and #VietNam’s economy. Here’s what World Health Organization (WHO) recommends for 🇻🇳: 🚭For #tobacco, a specific tax of 15,000 VND per pack by 2030, on top of the current percentage


🚶We’re visiting health facilities in Luang Prabang & Champasak to learn how health staff use routine data, to help guide better decisions for patients This study is led by Ministry of Health & WHO, with support from World Health Organization (WHO)’s Health Data Collaboration #HealthForAll #LaoPDR




