Vientiane Capital, 18th of November 2025 – On 18 November 2025, a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between IPL and the Faculty of Medical Technology of the University of Health Sciences to strengthen the practical training of future medical technologists in Laos. The agreement was signed by A/Prof. Dr. [...]
At present no COVID-2019 confirmed case has been found in Lao PDR. [...]
The European Union has generously provided IP Laos with 1000 serological rapid tests for COVID-19 and 1000 surgical masks. In addition to the support of Canada, Luxembourg and France for genetic and serological COVID-19 testing, the rapid antibody tests from the EU allow IP Laos to test individuals in less than [...]
Special thanks to Global Affairs Canada and the Canadian people for their continuous support to Institut Pasteur du Laos for the purchase of personal protection equipment and reagents to be able to test for COVID-19 ! [...]
Institut Pasteur du Laos would like to express its deepest gratitude to the Government of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg for their unrelenting support to IP Laos. Luxembourg was one of the founding donors to establish the Institut Pasteur du Laos and continues to provide support via the PARECIDS programs, as well [...]
Thanks to the British Embassy in Laos, a project aiming to investigate the origin and natural history of SARS Coronaviruses in bats has been funded. Institut Pasteur du Laos scientists along with bat experts from the Lao National University will carry out field collections of bats in caves from Northern [...]
IPL is proud to announce that USAID has just granted a one-year program in the framework of the COVID-19 threat. This program aims at increasing the quantity and quality of the COVID-19 diagnostics in Lao PDR through an increase of samples tested, genetic analysis of COVID-19 strains by genomic sequencing, as [...]
Dr Paul Brey, former Director General of IPL (center) was made Officer of the Order of Merit of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg by H.E. Mr Patrick Hemmer, Ambassador of Luxembourg to Thailand, Laos, Malaysia, Singapore, Vietnam and ASEAN (1st on the right) in the presence of H.E. Dr Bounfeng Phoummalaysith, Minister of [...]
Infections with avian influenza viruses (AIVs) can cause severe respiratory illness with high fatality rates in humans. Live bird markets (LBMs) are known to facilitate recombination and transmission of AIVs with pandemic potential. To address this issue, the Virology Laboratory at the Institut Pasteur du Laos has received a $150,000 [...]
Thanks to the Ministry of Health, Department of Health Personnel (DHP), and to the Korea Foundation for International Healthcare, the Institut Pasteur du Laos invites you to look at the video presenting its activities. [...]
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