7th Five-Year Health Sector Development Plan 2011-2015. Country/Territory Lao, People's Dem. Rep. Document type Date 2011 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Food & nutrition Keyword Public health Food security Nutrition Gender Special dietary uses Breastfeeding/infant food Potable water Institution Human rights Social protection Geographical area Asia, ASIA AND THE PACIFIC, Landlocked Developing Countries, Least Developed Countries, South-Eastern Asia Entry into force notes 2011-2015 Abstract The 7th Five-Year Health Sector Development Plan 2011-2015 establishes that by 2015, all programmes in health sector have to make every effort to fulfill their own task to make the reaching of MDGs possible. To this aim, it is necessary to: Pursue the strong promotion of IEC and hygiene-prevention to all community in a routine manner; Implement efficient prevention-surveillance and communicable disease control; education on awareness of good nutrition and promote physical exercise for health; Implement fee and fee exemption policy for all poor and under served targets, focusing on free delivery and care for children under five. Expand health care service network down to all rural and out of remote mountainous areas; Maintain the development of model healthy village; Ensure villages have their health centre with medicine and health service staffs. Improve the modernization and quality of health service in hospitals by focusing on the improvement of knowledge, special technical skill, including attitude of staff and nurse during their service. Research on traditional medicine, prompt to do the plantation, excavation, production, export and use of drug in health promotion and cure disease based on scientific principle. Improve food and drug laws and management system and develop health facilities at all levels. Pursue to promote and support private sector in the development of modern private hospitals to create a more choice for user and more satisfaction. Full text English Website www.wpro.who.int