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Decarbonization in Financial Turbulent Times: Global Value Chains and Regulatory Framework

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study examines how participation in global value chains (GVCs) influences carbon emissions amid financial turbulence, with attention to cross‐country heterogeneity and distributional dynamics. Although existing research has explored trade–environment linkages, limited attention has been given to how GVC integration interacts with ...
Xiaoyong Xu, Lu Zhang, Kingsley Imandojemu, Felix Orole, Romanus Osabohien   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Assessing the Drivers of Distribution for a Cryptic Species Over a Large and Rugged Landscape: Occupancy Modeling of the Critically Endangered Northern White‐Cheeked Gibbon

Ecology and Evolution
Hunting and wildlife trade in Lao PDR (also known as Laos) has left species of larger wild fauna existing at low densities, almost exclusively in remote areas of rugged forest, and wary of human presence.
Jay White, Akchousanh Rasphone, Khamkeo Syxaiyakhamthor, Anong Thorya   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Decentralisation of the Healthcare Systems and the Functioning of Public Health Programmes in Single‐Party States: A Systematic Review

The International Journal of Health Planning and Management, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction Decentralisation is the transfer of authority from central to local governments, involving shared responsibilities in planning, management, and decision‐making. In public health, decentralisation might help improve service delivery by allowing local authorities to tailor interventions to the specific needs of diverse ...
Phonevilay Viphonephom, Ho Van Hoa, Sengchanh Kounnavong, Daniel Reinharz   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Helminth infection in southern Laos: high prevalence and low awareness [PDF]

, 2013
BACKGROUND: Helminthiasis is a public health concern in Lao People’s Democratic Republic (Lao PDR, Laos). This study aimed to understand helminth infection and associated risk factors in relation to existing local knowledge, attitudes and practices ...
Xayaseng, Vilavanh, Akkhavong, Kongsap, Vonghachack, Youthanavanh, van Eeuwijk, Peter, Phongluxa, Khampheng, Odermatt, Peter   +5 more
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Haemophilus influenzae serotype b seroprevalence in central Lao PDR before and after vaccine introduction [PDF]

, 2022
Introduction Vaccination has dramatically reduced invasive Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) disease worldwide. Hib vaccination was introduced in the Lao PDR in 2009, as part of the pentavalent vaccine.
Hefele, Lisa, Russell, Fiona M, Bounkhoun, Toukta, Balloch, Anne, Chanthaluanglath, Valin, Vilivong, Keoudomphone, Black, A., Hübschen, Judith M, Chanthongthip, Anisone, Lai, Jana, Muller, Claude P.   +10 more
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The specter of empty countrysides and wetlands—Impact of hunting take on birds in Indo‐Burma

Conservation Science and Practice, 2022
Hunting for the wild meat trade, medicines and other human uses has decimated Indo‐Burma's vertebrate biota and has led to widespread defaunation. Yet, there is surprisingly little data on how hunting impacts wild bird assemblages in different landscapes
Ding Li Yong, Anuj Jain, Sayam U. Chowdhury, Emily Denstedt, Kongsy Khammavong, Phonesavanh Milavong, Thiri Dae We Aung, Ei Thinzar Aung, Ayuwat Jearwattanakanok, Wich'yanan Limparungpatthanakij, Rongrong Angkaew, Khwankhao Sinhaseni, Trong Trai Le, Hoai Bao Nguyen, Punleu Tang, Porchhay Taing, Victoria R. Jones, Bou Vorsak   +17 more
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Use of traditional medicine in Lao PDR

Complementary Therapies in Medicine, 2005
Exploring the attitudes and knowledge of household members and health staff in Lao PDR regarding the use of traditional medicine.Along with modern medicine, traditional medicine utilisation is officially supported in Laos, being part of the cultural heritage and considered useful for this low-income country in relation to the problems with access to ...
K, Sydara, S, Gneunphonsavath, R, Wahlström, S, Freudenthal, K, Houamboun, G, Tomson, T, Falkenberg   +6 more
openaire   +2 more sources

Prenatal Screening for Common Aneuploidy in Southeast Asian Countries: A Systematic Review of Challenges and Opportunities

Prenatal Diagnosis, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Southeast Asian (SEA) countries face persistent challenges in equitable healthcare delivery. Given the high prevalence of aneuploidy, increasing use of advanced prenatal screening technologies, and challenges reported in other regions, this study aimed to identify and assess existing policies and guidelines as well as the enablers and barriers
Rapphon Sawaddisan, Lucinda Freeman, Erin Turbitt, Alison McEwen   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Community engagement and local governance for health equity through trust: lessons from developing the CONNECT Initiative in the Lao People’s Democratic Republic

BMJ Global Health
Community engagement and local governance are important components of health interventions aiming to empower local populations. Yet, there is limited evidence on how to effectively engage with communities and codevelop interventions, especially in ...
Marco J Haenssgen, Sengchanh Kounnavong, Shogo Kubota, Sayaka Horiuchi, Ying-Ru Jacqueline Lo, Elizabeth M Elliott, Ketkesone Phrasisombath, Phonepaseuth Ounaphom, Laty Phimmachak, Ounkham Souksavanh, William Robert Everett Seal, Vilaythone Sounthone Xaymongkhonh, Khanphoungeune Volaot, Sandra Bode, Asiya Odugleh-Kolev   +14 more
doaj   +1 more source

The Construction of an Environmental Villain: A Discourse Analysis of Upland Maize Farming in Thailand

Asia Pacific Viewpoint, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Since the mid‐2010s, Thai public discourse has villainised upland maize cultivation in northern Thailand for deforestation and environmental degradation through the popular imagery of bald mountains. The attention has prompted a new wave of land‐use interventions urging upland smallholders to replace maize with trees and perennials.
Pin Pravalprukskul, Cecilie Friis, Thilde Bech Bruun   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source