Laos

• National Centre for Laboratory and Epidemiology (NCLE), Vientiane. | Active | Human health
• Settathireth Central Hospital, Vientiane. | Active | Human health
• National Animal Health Laboratory (NAHL), Vientiane. | Active | Veterinary
• Vientiane Capital Animal Health Laboratory | Active | Veterinary
• Vientiane Provincial Hospital, Vientiane. | Active | Human health
• National Centre of Food and Drug Analysis, Vientiane. | Active | Food safety
• Khammouan Provincial Hospital, Thakhek. | Active | Human health
• Luang Prabang Provincial Hospital, Luang Prabang. | Active | Human health
• Luang Prabang Animal Hospital, Luang Prabang. | Active | Veterinary
• Champasack Animal Health Laboratory | Active | Veterinary
• Xieng Khouang Provincial Hospital, Phonsavan. | Active | Human health
• Luang Namtha Provincial Hospital, Luang Namtha. | Active | Human health
• Champasak Provincial Hospital, Pakse. | Active | Human health
• OudomXay Provincial Hospital, Muang Xai. | Active | Human health
• Xainyabouli Provincial Hospital, Xayaboury. | Active | Human health
• Savannakhet Provincial Hospital, Savannakhet. | Active | Human health
• Salavan Provincial Hospital, Salavan. | Active | Human health

AMR Governance Structure

Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance and Control Committee

Contributing Ministries: Ministry of Health; and Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry. There are plans to include the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment and the Ministry of Industry and Commerce into the committee in the future.

AMR Action Plan

Laos has a National Strategic Plan on Antimicrobial Resistance (2019 – 2023) which has been endorsed by both the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry. The ‘National Emerging Infectious Diseases, Public Health Emergencies and Health Security Workplan (2016-2020)’, developed with the support of WHO, also provides an important framework for antimicrobial resistance (AMR) activity and provides more detail of proposed activities.