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The United States has handed over a newly constructed Lao Red Cross Blood Center to Savannakhet Province, strengthening healthcare services and access to safe blood supplies in central Laos.
The handover ceremony was held this week, with US Chargée d’Affaires Michelle Y. Outlaw formally transferring the facility to provincial authorities.
The new center will provide essential services, including blood collection and storage, blood transfusions, and testing for blood-borne infections. It is expected to improve the availability and safety of blood supplies while strengthening the province's capacity to respond to medical emergencies and meet patients' needs.
The project forms part of the broader humanitarian cooperation between the United States and Laos. According to the US Embassy in Vientiane, it is one of more than 50 humanitarian assistance projects completed by the US Indo-Pacific Command and the US Army Corps of Engineers in coordination with the Lao Government and the US Embassy.
The new facility marks another step in US support for improving healthcare infrastructure and promoting the health and well-being of people in Laos, particularly those in central provinces.
KPL
