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Our partners:
- European Union (EU)
- The United Nations Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF)
Our Stakeholders:
- Lao Statistic Bureau (LSB)
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NIPN Advisory Board Meeting 2025
2The NIPN Advisory Board Meeting was held on 25 November 2025 at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, chaired by Dr. Keovivone Outthachack, Vice President of LASES. The hybrid event brought together representatives from government line ministries, NIPN Advisory Board, Secretariat,...
Training for Trainers: Developing Provincial Capacity in Nutrition Data Analysis
The National Information Platforms for Nutrition (NIPN) Project officially launched a Training of Trainers (TOT) on the topic "Nutrition Data Analysis for Policy Making" for the project team at the provincial level. The training took place from November 3 to 7, 2025,...
Brief Summary of the Joint Validation Workshop on 2025 NIPN Research Topics
The Joint PAU–DAU Research Question Formulation Workshop for the 2025 National Information Platforms for Nutrition (NIPN) Research Topics was held on 31 October 2025 at the Amari Hotel, chaired by Mr. Ousavanh Thiengthepvongsa, Director General of the Socio-Economic...
Training of Trainers (TOT) at the Central Level
The National Information Platforms for Nutrition (NIPN) Project officially launched its Training of Trainers (TOT) on the topic: “Nutrition Data Analysis for Policy Making” from October 27-29, 2025. The training lasted for three full days and included participants...
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- Ministry of Education and Sport (MoES)
- Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (MAF)
- Scaling Up Nutrition Civil Society Alliance in Lao PDR (SUN CSA)
About Lao PDR
Geography
- Country Area 23680 K2
- Land Area 23080 K2
- Agriculture Area 2104.7 K2
- Forest Area 16630 K2
| Nutritional Status of Childen U5(%) | |
| Stunting | 33 |
| Wasting | 9 |
| Underweight | 21.1 |
| Overweight | 3 |
| Anemia in Children | 44.1 |
| Source: LSIS II (2017) | |
Demographics
Total population (000) 7.5
Total under five population (%) 19.1
Total number of birth (000) 19
Under five mortality rate 10
Infant mortality rate 15
Population below poverty line(%) 18
| Infants and Young Child Feeding (%) | |
| Early Initiation of Breastfeeding | 50.1 |
| Exclusive Breastfeeding first 6 months | 45 |
| Appropriate Breastfeeding | 51 |
| Minimum Diet Diversity | 45.3 |
| Minimum Acceptable Diet | 26.2 |
| Source: LSIS II (2017) | |