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Lao People’s Democratic Republic

National coordinating body

Ministry of Labour and Social Welfare

National policy on ageing

Decree on Older Persons, No. 473/GOS, 2021

Action plan

In preparation

Other national policy on ageing
  • National Strategy on Older Persons, No. 354/PM, 2024
Other policies
  • National Population and Development Policy (2019-2030)
  • 9th Five-Year National Socioeconomic Development Plan (2021-2025)
Health and wellbeing
  • Law on Health Insurance, 2019 (Lao version is also available here)
  • Law on Public Health (No. 094), 2023
  • Law on Primary Health Care (No. 007), 2024
  • Law on Persons with Disabilities (No. 146), 2019
Social protection and employment
  • Law on Social Security, Revised Version (No 213), 2018
  • National Social Protection Strategy 2025 (adopted by Decree No.224/PM in 2020)
  • Law on Labour, Revised Version (No. 068), 2014
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