In the media
Media reports on the Swiss Laos Hospital Project
Hospital Autonomy increases service qualityfor patients of public hospitals in Laos
Vientiane Times, 17 February 2026 Report on the meeting held on 13 February 2026 by Health Minister Baikham Khattiya with representatives of the Ministry of Health, the five central hospitals and the health departments of ten provinces on the subject of hospital…
Provincial hospitals begin rollout of autonomy through improved management
Vientiane Times, February 11th, 2025
Mittaphab Hospital staff get lessons in effective management
Vientiane Times, 6th February 2024 Report by Vientiane Times on Alphons Schnyder’s hospital management training at Mittaphab Hospital in Vientiane.
Hospital bosses take first steps towards improved management
Vientiane Times, 14th October 2022 After the end of the lockdown in Laos, our activities in the field of hospital management can also take place on site again. The Vientiane Times reports in detail about a workshop that Alphons Schnyder conducted with the management…
Special bilingual edition of the KSW staff magazine
37°, August 2022 The Swiss Laos Hospital Project works closely with the Spitalpartnerschaft Phonsavan (Laos) & Kantonsspital Winterthur association. KSW’s long-standing partnership with the Xieng Khouang Provincial Hospital was comprehensively honored in the KSW…
Medics get lessons in diagnosis, management of mental illness
Vientiane Times, Februar 14, 2020 In Laos there is no medical and nursing care for the mentally ill. The Swiss Laos Hospital Project is therefore supporting a project to develop the basic principles of psychiatry. This article reports on a three-day training course at…
Paediatricians build network in neurology, epilepsy, child development
Vientiane Times, November 7, 2019 A report from the Symposium on Neuropaediatrics, Epilepsy and Child Development in Vientiane, which was co-financed by the Swiss Laos Hospital Project. Our vice-president Dr. med. Marion Mönkhoff was present to represent our…
How Neuburger measuring instruments help children in Laos
Augsburger Allgemeine, April 3, 2019 In cooperation with Pfaff Medical, the Swiss Laos Hospital Project has equipped 15 Laotian hospitals with bilimeters. These devices allow newborns to be tested for life-threatening jaundice. Managing Director Tim Pfaff travelled to…
Lao Star TV
A television report on the workshop of 7 November 2018 with Alphons Schnyder.
Equal treatment for all, Lao hospitals vow
Vientiane Times, 10 July 2018 From 9 to 13 July 2018, Dr Alphons Schnyder led a 1-week course in hospital management at Setthathirath Hospital in Vientiane. Participants were over 50 high-ranking representatives from the medical profession, nursing and administration…
Mahosot leadership training sees management setting path to improvement
Vientiane Times, 4 July 2018 A report on the ,Hospital Management Intensive Course» which Dr. Alphons Schnyder conducted in collaboration with the Swiss Laos Hospital Project at the Mahosot Hospital in Vientiane from 2 to 6 July 2018.
Hospitals address critical need to improve management
Vientiane Times, 22 March 2018 «The one-week workshop, which is being led by the Swiss Laos Hospital Project, covers patient services management, quality health services, and issues surrounding human resources and development. Attendees are studying…
Hospital management workshop raising bar in healthcare
Vientiane Times, 20 March 2018 Coverage of the workshop on hospital management with Dr. Alphons Schnyder and Dr. med. Urs Lauper at Mahosot Hospital in Vientiane (19 – 23 March 2018).
Intensive course seeks to improve hospital managment
Vientiane Times, 22 March 2017 Extensive report on the 1-week intensive course in Hospital Management under the patronage of the Swiss Laos Hospital Project. Participants were executives of five major hospitals in Vientiane. The group picture on page 5 also shows the…