Private investment in mother-and-child healthcare service
(KPL) The Sengphachanh Company Limited has invested 32.6 billion kip (USD3.8 million) in developing a mother-and-child hospital in Vientiane Capital.
The construction of the five-storey 120-bed building is being carried out in Viengchaleun village, Saysettha district. The multibillion-kip construction project is scheduled to be over in 2012.
The ground-breaking ceremony of the first private mother and child hospital was held on Saturday, Mar 6 at the witness of Deputy Prime Minister, Mr. Asang Laoly, Minister of Public Health, Mr. Ponemek Daraloy, and relevant officials.
“The development of this mother-and-child hospital is to contribute to the improvement of healthcare service for Lao people and lessen the burden of patients at government hospitals and to reduce the flow of Lao patients to foreign countries for healthcare services,” said President of Sengphachanh Company Limited, Mrs. Kikeo Senesathith.
