Mekong - U.S. Partnership
The President’s Malaria Initiative – Mekong Cross-Border Activities in Ranong Province, Thailand
Thailand and Burmese public health personnel are collaborating in the border provinces to provide innovative malaria services to migrant and cross-border community, which contribute to more than 50% of malaria case burden in Thailand. The photo below shows the CAP-Malaria project, in coordination with the Ranong, Thailand Provincial Health Office, providing training on malaria diagnosis…
Control and Prevention of Three Diseases Project – Reaching Key Populations
Walking alone to get an HIV test is scary, but going with a person you trust provides courage and a sense of shared responsibility to one another. The Sisters Center for Transgenders in Pattaya, Thailand, a partner of CAP-3D, used the Valentine’s Day festivities as an opportunity to declare a month of walking hand-in-hand with…
U.S.and Cambodia Conduct Lower Mekong Initiative Disaster Response Exercise and Exchange
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia – An engulfing front has lumbered down Phnom Aural, Cambodia’s highest mountain, resulting in the tiger, pilated gibbon, and bush pig to seek shelter from the imminent storm. The summer scene seems as commonplace as the humidity that warps and bends the Mekong basin into its magnificent splendor. However, this storm is different. …
Press Release: United States, Lower Mekong Countries Promote Disaster Preparedness
The closing ceremony for the Lower Mekong Initiative Pacific Resilience Disaster Response Expert Exchange will take place tomorrow, Thursday, June 13, 3:00 p.m., at the Raffles Le Royal Hotel in Phnom Penh. One hundred civilian and military representatives from the United States, Cambodia, Laos, Burma, Thailand, and Vietnam participated in the three-day tabletop exercise in…
Lower Mekong Initiative Pacific Resilience Disaster Response Exercise & Exchange STORYBOARD
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Lower Mekong Initiative Pacific Resilience Disaster Response Exercise & Exchange Agenda
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Lower Mekong Initiative: Connectivity Pillar
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Cambodian Airports Join “Wildlife Trafficking Stops Here” Campaign
On May 30 the Wildlife Alliance, a non-governmental organization fighting wildlife trafficking in Cambodia, finished installing the eye-catching new “Wildlife Trafficking Stops Here” exhibition at the Phnom Penh International Airport. The exhibits provide key facts about the illegal wildlife trade and serves to educate travelers about the impact of their actions and the steps they…
Media Note: Lower Mekong Initiative and Friends of the Lower Mekong Senior Officials Meetings in Brunei Darussalam
Senior officials from the Lower Mekong Initiative (LMI) and Friends of the Lower Mekong (FLM) member states met in separate meetings May 23 in Bandar Seri Begawan on the margins of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Regional Forum Senior Officials Meeting (ARF SOM). The members of LMI are Burma, Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, Vietnam,…
