Lao PDR is a fast-growing economy – 7% in GDP on average over the last two decades – with the highest growth rate in Southeast Asia. Its population is projected to increase by 38% from 6.4 million in ...

This series of four policy notes provides a snapshot of health and nutrition in Lao PDR, with each note respectively focusing on government health spending, maternal and child expenditure, health care ...

Rice, the main staple crop in the Lao People’s Democratic Republic (PDR), is key to food security and employment. Over 80 per cent of the country’s farmers grow rice, which takes up about 60 per cent ...