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Reproductive Health Indicators:
Total population (millions): 6.2
Life expectancy: M: 55.1
F: 57.6
Maternal mortality ratio (per 100,000 live births): 650
Infant mortality ratio (per 1,000 lives birth): 80
Contraceptive prevalence rate (Modern methods): 29
Birth per 1,000 women aged 15-19: 85
HIV prevalence rate (15-49): M: 0.2
F: <0.1
Reference:
UNFPA, state of the world population, 2007


UNFPA-JOICFP-LYU Joint Cooperation Project “Development of ASRH Advocacy Video”

Project Objectives
  To increase awareness regarding dangers faced by adolescents and youth in Lao P.D.R. regarding their reproductive health
Main Funding sources
  JOICFP / UNFPA
Project Period
  May 2004 – February 2005
Counterpart
  Lao Youth Union
Vientiane Youth Center
Center for Information and Education on Health (CIEH), Ministry of Health
2004 December
A Hard Way to Learn - New ASRH Video in Production
Activities
  An ASRH Advocacy TV Drama (30 min.) titled “A Hard Way to Learn” (Lao Title: Nam Fon’s Painful Lesson) was developed to increase awareness primarily among young people on the dangers faced by adolescents and youth regarding reproductive health. The production also served as on-the-job training for audio-visual production personnel.





 


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