Sterilization equipment will be provided to the three provinces of Vientiane, Borikhamxay and Khammuan, including essential equipment such as sprayers, disinfectants, cleaning chemicals and other items such as protective equipment, personal goggles, boots and gloves. This support is under the framework of the Lao-Luxembourg Health Support Program Phase II.

According to a statement by the Embassy of Luxembourg in Laos, the vehicles will be operated by a team of highly trained personnel that can respond effectively to decontamination/disinfection at high-risk Covid-19 infection sites such as hospital, isolation center … In addition to equipment financing, Luxembourg also supported the provinces of Vientiane, Bolikhamxay and Khammuan to establish a Covid-19 epidemic prevention isolation center.

Luxembourg has established a medical aid office in Laos since March 2020, when the Covid-19 outbreak began. In addition to its main objective of supporting the Ministry of Health to implement the Health Sector Reform Framework 2013-2025, this agency also supports three provinces of Laos in the prevention of Covid-19 epidemic.

Since the beginning of the Covid-19 epidemic, Luxembourg has been one of the partners actively supporting Laos in disease prevention and response, with total funding of € 3 million.

According to tapchilaoviet.org