In this talk of the Gatty Lecture Series, Kathryn Sweet (Social Development Advisor and Independent Scholar, Vientiane, Lao PDR) will explore the reasons for and the results of contestation within the Lao health sector during the initial decades of the Cold War from the early 1950s to 1975.
The presentation will provide much-needed context for the diverse health infrastructure, staffing, and professional and technical standardization inherited by the Lao PDR regime. It will also look at the Ministry of Health’s challenges when confronted with the task of uniting these divergent health services into a uniform national healthcare system.
