Laos commits to prioritising nutrition to spur nation’s development

Prime Minister Sonexay Siphandone addresses the Lao PDR 2nd Human Capital Summit at the National Convention Centre on Wednesday. - Vientiane Times/ANN

VIENTIANE: The government has announced a renewed commitment to tackling malnutrition, recognising that proper nutrition in a child’s first 1,000 days of life will determine a person’s development and health status in future years.

The reiteration of this commitment came during the Lao PDR 2nd Human Capital Summit held in Vientiane on Wednesday (June 26), with the theme “Accelerated Nutrition Actions for Human Capital Development”.