US extends support for UXO accident victims in Laos

Bounpheng Sisawath (front, fourth left), Rebecca Derry (front, third right), and associated individuals attend the project launch in Vientiane. - VT

VIENTIANE: World Education, a division of JSI, and the National Regulatory Authority (NRA) last week launched a project to continue the US State Department funded “Medical Support Fund for UXO Victims in Laos” programme.

The project launch followed the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) by the Director General of the National Regulatory Authority, Mr Bounpheng Sisawath, and Country Director of World Education Laos, Rebecca Derry.