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  1. Patients suffering from dengue fever lie under mosquito nets at the Sir Ganga Ram Hospital in Lahore, Pakistan, Sept 13, 2011. REUTERS/Mohsin Raza

    Will climate change tip poor nations' health systems over the edge?

    26 April 2012 17:11 BST | Comments (1)

    thin-lei-win | Climate Conversations

    Evidence of how climate shifts are affecting people's health is weak, but some officials and aid agencies are starting to act

  2. Lao PDR - Malaria in Attapeu

    13 March 2012 07:33 GMT | Comments (0)

    echo-echo | Asia Views

    Angela Pollitzer, ECHO Desk officer in Brussels recounts her visit to Lao in February 2012. She visited local projects with ...

  3. Laos needs help developing legal aid –Asia Foundation

    29 September 2011 10:36 BST | Comments (1)

    thin-lei-win | TrustLaw Scrapbook

    There are only three legal aid clinics to support tens of thousands of Laotians

  4. Laos hydropower project deprives villagers of water, food, income

    07 April 2010 10:16 BST | Comments (1)

    International Rivers | AlertNet News Blog

    Ikuko Matsumoto is the Laos programme director for International Rivers. Back in November, I visited Navan Tai village on the...

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