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From Government ministers in Vientiane to health professionals delivering vaccines along the Mekong River, listen to the hopes and concerns of the people driving Laos' journey to transition.
Six essential steps to sustainability:
Political will: Ensure Government commitment to the right of every citizen to vaccination
Finance: Secure a budget line guaranteeing full funding of vaccines
Immunisation: Connect with grassroot communities to make families aware of vaccines
Coverage: Build top to bottom public health structure to ensure the highest coverage possible
Health services: Train all health personnel to carry out vaccination
Partnership: Work as a team with Gavi to identify the right kind of technical support
Lao PDR: Q&A with manager for the National Expanded Programme on Immunization
VIDEO: Reaching isolated communities
It takes a long boat journey up the Mekong River to reach some of Lao PDR’s most isolated children.
VIDEO: Integrating health services
Immunisation efforts in Lao PDR bring much wider health benefits to communities.
VIDEO: The extraordinary bike of Keokou
How one motorcycle carries the futures of hundreds of children.