External Review of the National Health Sector Response to HIV 2014: The Lao People Democratic Republic

The HIV epidemic in the Lao People's Democratic Republic is primarily affecting key populations in large urban areas, particularly in provinces situated along the Mekong River and Thailand. This report provides summary findings of the external reviews of the national health sector response to HIV conducted in 2014.

The review recognized a significant progress made on prevention, testing and treatment of HIV infection in the country, whereas identified two major gaps on diagnosing and linking people living with HIV to care and treatment. It provides a set of recommendations and key action points to further improve HIV response in the country.