A confident health workforce strengthens Lao PDR’s health system and COVID-19 response
A confident health workforce strengthens Lao PDR’s health system and COVID-19 response
10 December 2020
“When I got my licence, I felt confident in providing health services to the public and it also reminds me that I need to focus on providing good clinical care to patients,” said Ms Bounmala Sorpaseut who had just received an official licence to practice from the Government of Lao PDR. She is currently Deputy Head of Nursing at the Children’s Hospital in the country’s capital, Vientiane.
The hospital where she works is state-owned and treats over 100,000 children each year. This is critical in a country where it is still quite common for children to die from preventable and treatable diseases, such as dengue fever, pneumonia, and diarrhoea. During the time of COVID-19, strong nursing skills and a competent health workforce are more important than ever before