ADB OKs $41m package to boost Lao PDR’s primary health care

The funding includes $30m from the bank’s ordinary capital resources.

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a $41m financing package to improve primary health care in the Lao People’s Democratic Republic (Lao PDR).

The package includes $30m from the bank’s ordinary capital resources, $10m from the Asian Development Fund, and $1m in technical assistance from the ADB-administered Community Resilience Partnership Program Trust Fund.

The ‘Green Primary Care Project’ will upgrade and equip primary care facilities and provide workforce training to ensure service continuity during extreme weather.

Key initiatives include improving water systems, implementing community climate adaptation plans, and training leaders, women, girls, and ethnic groups on adaptation strategies.

The project targets 51 districts, including 14 climate-vulnerable districts, across the five provinces of Champasak, Louangphabang, Oudomxai, Savannakhet, and Xiangkhouang.