World Food Programme (WFP) Representative and Country Director, Mr Marc-André Prost, on Monday gives 2,512 million kip to Huaphan province authorities to help small-scale women farmers adapt to changing weather patterns. The funds will be distributed to villages that are particularly vulnerable to weather extremes, and to 1,005 women farmers in 23 villages of Xamtay and Xon districts, who will receive 2,500,000 kip per family.  --Photo Department of Agricultural Extension and Cooperatives

Officials from the Ministry of Public Security, Attapeu province’s public security department, military personnel, and schoolchildren gather at the public security office in Attapeu for a lecture on the harmful effects and dangers of drugs. The talk aimed to deter childrenn from using drugs and provide de-tailed information about different drugs and their effects on the human body.                                                       --Photo Pasaxon

Local residents and officials gather in Ngeun district, Xayabouly province, on Tuesday for activities aimed at getting rid of reducing the mosquito population to prevent the spread of malaria.                                                                                   --Photo Pathetlao

Lao Red Cross staff and members of the Investment Promotion and Sustainable Development Company on Thursday deliver 1,400 water filters to Pathoumphon district authorities in Champasak province for distribution to households in eight villages. The objective is to reduce the transmission of water-borne diseases and remove the need to boil water, saving both time and energy.                        --Photo Champamai newspaper