(KPL) Minister of Health, Dr Ponmek Dalaloy, on behalf of the Lao government on Wednesday awarded a Friendship Medal to Dr Shigeru Omi, Director of World Health Organisation for Western Asia-Pacific Region, in an honour to his contribution to developing the health sector of Laos.
Dr Omi has assisted the Ministry of Health in promoting communicable disease prevention, the control of the outbreak of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) and the eradication of polio as well as the national measles vaccination.
He has also helped mobilise the provision of medicines and technical assistance from international donors to Laos to support its food and drug management.
In addition, he has also mobilised up to two million US dollars of cash supporting the improvement of health area in the country.
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