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Laos to provide free health care for children

Children in Laos will enjoy free health care services in public hospitals from 2017 under a new policy of the government aiming to reduce fatality rateamong children under five.
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Hanoi (VNA) – Children in Laos will enjoy freehealth care services in public hospitals from 2017 under a new policy of thegovernment aiming to reduce fatality rate among children under five.

The Vientiane Times on April 24 quoted a Lao health officialas saying the new “strategy and action plan for maternal and child health”,will focus on providing free health care services for children, especiallyinfants and those under five.

The policy includes free health check-ups and treatmentprogrammes in public health care facilities across the country, said theofficial.

At the same time, it also targets pregnant women, helping themget easier access to medical services in public hospitals nationwide.

The policy has been launched in 2013, initially benefitingmothers and children from poor families in several localities.-VNA
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