MALARIA IN LAOS
Lao PDR is a country with a population of around 6 million people. Most of these people live in hilly terrain and dense forests which makes them particularly vulnerable to Malaria carrying mosquitoes. It is estimated that more than half of the population is at risk for contracting the disease.
image: WHO World Malaria Report 2011 – http://www.who.int/malaria/publications/country-profiles/profile_lao_en.pdf
Lao PDR is a country with a population of around 6 million people. Most of these people live in hilly terrain and dense forests which makes them particularly vulnerable to Malaria carrying mosquitoes. It is estimated that more than half of the population is at risk for contracting the disease.
image: WHO World Malaria Report 2011 – http://www.who.int/malaria/publications/country-profiles/profile_lao_en.pdf
