Scaling-up towards Universal Access Lao People's Democratic Republic

The Lao PDR started a participatory, consultative process to update its National Strategy and Action Plan for 2006-2010 in early 2005. Based on the mid-term review of the national strategy and action plan 2002-2005, stakeholder meetings at provincial and at central level provided the opportunity to discuss achievements, obstacles and opportunities to stabilize the HIV epidemic in Laos at the current low levels. The final consultation was held on 23 January 2006, and the strategy and action plan were endorsed by the National Committee for the Control of AIDS on 24 January 2006. At the same time the national policy was revised.