VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN): The United States has provided US$700,000 to Population Services International in support of the Ministry of Health and the Strengthening Surveillance to Accelerate Malaria Elimination project in Laos.
The grant will be a significant boost to the project, which is part of the Impact Malaria Programme taking place in Laos from 2021 to 2023.
A grant agreement was signed on Wednesday by the Director General of the Department of Communicable Diseases Control under the Ministry of Health, Dr Rattanaxay Phetsouvanh, and PSI Country Director Viengsamay Vongkhamsao
Also present on the occasion were Deputy Minister of Health Dr Sanong Thongsana, USAID Country Office Representative to Laos, Michael Ronning, and a representative of the US President’s Malaria Initiative, along with senior ministry officials and other invited guests.
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