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Laos reports more HIV/AIDS cases

December 03, 2007
 
HIV infections and AIDS deaths seem to be increasing in Laos, Lao newspaper Vientiane Times on Monday quoted a local health official as saying. Deputy Minister of Public Health, Khamhoung Heuangvongsy, said the 2006 statistics indicated that 470 HIV/AIDS patients sought treatment at hospitals nationwide, and the figure is 870 now.
The increase of cases in Laos was mainly due to small-scale HIV/AIDS campaigns which did not reach communities in remote areas, coupled with the increasing number of high-risk entertainment venues, he said.

"Laos has a lower HIV infection rate compared with other countries, but we still need to maintain awareness of the disease and ensure people know how to prevent it and protect themselves in high-risk situations," the deputy minister said.

He urged officials to increase their campaigns among young people and high-risk groups about the dangers of the disease.

 
Thailand: US Says Laos Not Responding To Requests For Information On 3 Missing Hmong Americans
Updated:2007-09-06 17:43:13 MYT

 BANGKOK, THAILAND: Laos' government has not responded to repeated requests for information about three Hmong-American men who are missing in the country after reportedly being taken into custody by security forces, a U.S. Embassy official said Thursday (6 September).

Laos denies Hmong-Americans arrested

 On September 5, 2007 (dpa) - The Lao government on Wednesday denied reports that authorities had arrested three US citizens of Hmong decent in Vientiane, the capital.

 Thousands of Hmong in Thailand to be screened for repatriation to Laos

 Plublished on September 4,2007

Bangkok Thailand : Thai officials plan to screen thousands of ethnic Hmong in northern Thailand to determine which should be repatriated to Laos, Thai and Lao authorities said Tuesday.

Thai military officials who control an informal refugee settlement in the northern province of Phetchabun, located about 100 kilometers (62 miles) from the Laos border, will screen the camp's nearly 8,000 Hmong to decide which should be deported, said Lt. Gen. Nipat Thonglek

No independent observers, Laos says

 

Laos and Thailand would proceed with the bilateral plan to repatriate nearly 8,000 Hmong refugees now sheltered in Phetchabun province to Laos - with no third party involvement, a Lao senior official insisted yesterday.

Published on September 5, 2007

Repatriation of the Hmong had been delayed over recent months because international organisations "intervened" and accused the process of being inhumane, Lao deputy chief of staff Brig General Buaxiang Champapanh said.

 At least three U.S. citizens, possibly four, of ethnic Hmong descent have recently disappeared in Laos, at the hands of Laotian security forces, following their recent arrest and imprisonment on unknown charges.

 PressZoom) - At least three U.S. citizens of ethnic Hmong descent, possibly four, have recently disappeared in Laos, at the hands of Laotian security forces, following their recent arrest and imprisonment in Vientiane, Laos on unknown charges.

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