{"id":31607,"date":"2017-01-04T08:02:37","date_gmt":"2017-01-04T07:02:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swisslaos.ch\/in-the-media\/"},"modified":"2026-05-09T07:50:23","modified_gmt":"2026-05-09T05:50:23","slug":"in-the-media","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.swisslaos.ch\/en\/in-the-media\/","title":{"rendered":"In the media"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"et_pb_section_0 et_pb_section et_pb_fullwidth_section et_section_regular et_block_section preset--group--divi-section--divi-background--default preset--group--divi-section--divi-layout--default preset--group--divi-section--divi-background--holx0rd--default preset--group--divi-section--divi-background--h1970n6--default preset--group--divi-section--divi-background--h1ts49l--default preset--group--divi-section--divi-background--h1xv09d--default preset--group--divi-section--divi-layout--hp3jn2g--default\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_fullwidth_image_0 et_pb_fullwidth_image et_pb_module preset--group--divi-fullwidth-image--divi-background--default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.swisslaos.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/SLHP_Header_P1000481.jpg\" width=\"1400\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.swisslaos.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/SLHP_Header_P1000481.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/www.swisslaos.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/SLHP_Header_P1000481-300x86.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.swisslaos.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/SLHP_Header_P1000481-768x219.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.swisslaos.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/SLHP_Header_P1000481-1024x293.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.swisslaos.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/SLHP_Header_P1000481-600x171.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.swisslaos.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/SLHP_Header_P1000481-60x17.jpg 60w, https:\/\/www.swisslaos.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/SLHP_Header_P1000481-1080x309.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1400px) 100vw, 1400px\" class=\"wp-image-696\" alt=\"Laotische Kinder\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_section_1 et_pb_section et_section_regular et_block_section preset--group--divi-section--divi-background--default preset--group--divi-section--divi-layout--default preset--group--divi-section--divi-background--holx0rd--default preset--group--divi-section--divi-background--h1970n6--default preset--group--divi-section--divi-background--h1ts49l--default preset--group--divi-section--divi-background--h1xv09d--default preset--group--divi-section--divi-layout--hp3jn2g--default\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_row_0 et_pb_row et_pb_gutters3 et_block_row preset--group--divi-row--divi-background--default preset--group--divi-row--divi-layout--default preset--group--divi-row--divi-layout--hp3jn2g--default\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_column_0 et_pb_column et_pb_column_4_4 et-last-child et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough preset--group--divi-column--divi-background--default preset--module--divi-column--default\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_text_0 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module preset--group--divi-text--divi-background--default preset--module--divi-text--6j35aewdft\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h1>In the media<\/h1>\n<p>Media reports on the Swiss Laos Hospital Project<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_blog_0 et_pb_blog et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_posts et_pb_module custom-blog preset--group--divi-blog--divi-background--default preset--group--divi-blog--divi-font--hhdju96--default preset--group--divi-blog--divi-font--hazxa49--default preset--group--divi-blog--divi-font--hm5q2bb--default preset--group--divi-blog--divi-background--h1n4ayo--default preset--group--divi-blog--divi-layout--hn6ffsy--default preset--group--divi-blog--divi-background--h194u2w--default preset--group--divi-blog--divi-background--h1xv09d--default preset--group--divi-blog--divi-layout--hp3jn2g--default preset--module--divi-blog--default\"><div class=\"et_pb_ajax_pagination_container\"><div class=\"et_pb_posts et_grid_module\"><article class=\"et_pb_post et_pb_post_id_31622 clearfix et_pb_blog_item_0_0 post-31622 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-hospital-management category-in-the-media\"><h1 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swisslaos.ch\/en\/hospital-autonomy-increases-service-qualityfor-patients-of-public-hospitals-in-laos\/\">Hospital Autonomy increases service qualityfor patients of public hospitals in Laos<\/a><\/h1><p class=\"post-meta\"><\/p><div class=\"post-content\"><div class=\"post-content-inner\"><p>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&#8230;<\/p>\n<\/div><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swisslaos.ch\/en\/hospital-autonomy-increases-service-qualityfor-patients-of-public-hospitals-in-laos\/\" class=\"more-link\">read more&#8230;<\/a><\/div><\/article><article class=\"et_pb_post et_pb_post_id_5894 clearfix et_pb_blog_item_0_1 post-5894 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-hospital-management category-in-the-media\"><h1 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swisslaos.ch\/en\/provincial-hospitals-begin-rollout-of-autonomy-through-improved-management\/\">Provincial hospitals begin rollout of autonomy through improved management<\/a><\/h1><p class=\"post-meta\"><\/p><div class=\"post-content\"><div class=\"post-content-inner\"><p>Vientiane Times, February 11th, 2025<\/p>\n<\/div><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swisslaos.ch\/en\/provincial-hospitals-begin-rollout-of-autonomy-through-improved-management\/\" class=\"more-link\">read more&#8230;<\/a><\/div><\/article><article class=\"et_pb_post et_pb_post_id_5278 clearfix et_pb_blog_item_0_2 post-5278 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-hospital-management category-in-the-media\"><h1 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swisslaos.ch\/en\/mittaphab-hospital-staff-get-lessons-in-effective-management\/\">Mittaphab Hospital staff get lessons in effective management<\/a><\/h1><p class=\"post-meta\"><\/p><div class=\"post-content\"><div class=\"post-content-inner\"><p>Vientiane Times, 6th February 2024 Report by Vientiane Times on Alphons Schnyder&#8217;s hospital management training at Mittaphab Hospital in Vientiane.<\/p>\n<\/div><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swisslaos.ch\/en\/mittaphab-hospital-staff-get-lessons-in-effective-management\/\" class=\"more-link\">read more&#8230;<\/a><\/div><\/article><article class=\"et_pb_post et_pb_post_id_4621 clearfix et_pb_blog_item_0_3 post-4621 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-hospital-management category-in-the-media\"><h1 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swisslaos.ch\/en\/hospital-bosses-take-first-steps-towards-improved-management\/\">Hospital bosses take first steps towards improved management<\/a><\/h1><p class=\"post-meta\"><\/p><div class=\"post-content\"><div class=\"post-content-inner\"><p>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&#8230;<\/p>\n<\/div><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swisslaos.ch\/en\/hospital-bosses-take-first-steps-towards-improved-management\/\" class=\"more-link\">read more&#8230;<\/a><\/div><\/article><article class=\"et_pb_post et_pb_post_id_4884 clearfix et_pb_blog_item_0_4 post-4884 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-in-the-media\"><h1 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swisslaos.ch\/en\/special-bilingual-edition-of-the-ksw-staff-magazine\/\">Special bilingual edition of the KSW staff magazine<\/a><\/h1><p class=\"post-meta\"><\/p><div class=\"post-content\"><div class=\"post-content-inner\"><p>37\u00b0, August 2022 The Swiss Laos Hospital Project works closely with the Spitalpartnerschaft Phonsavan (Laos) &amp; Kantonsspital Winterthur\u00a0association. KSW&#8217;s long-standing partnership with the Xieng Khouang Provincial Hospital was comprehensively honored in the KSW&#8230;<\/p>\n<\/div><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swisslaos.ch\/en\/special-bilingual-edition-of-the-ksw-staff-magazine\/\" class=\"more-link\">read more&#8230;<\/a><\/div><\/article><article class=\"et_pb_post et_pb_post_id_3354 clearfix et_pb_blog_item_0_5 post-3354 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-in-the-media\"><h1 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swisslaos.ch\/en\/medics-get-lessons-in-diagnosis-management-of-mental-illness\/\">Medics get lessons in diagnosis, management of mental illness<\/a><\/h1><p class=\"post-meta\"><\/p><div class=\"post-content\"><div class=\"post-content-inner\"><p>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&#8230;<\/p>\n<\/div><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swisslaos.ch\/en\/medics-get-lessons-in-diagnosis-management-of-mental-illness\/\" class=\"more-link\">read more&#8230;<\/a><\/div><\/article><article class=\"et_pb_post et_pb_post_id_3360 clearfix et_pb_blog_item_0_6 post-3360 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-in-the-media\"><h1 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swisslaos.ch\/en\/paediatricians-build-network-in-neurology-epilepsy-child-development\/\">Paediatricians build network in neurology, epilepsy, child development<\/a><\/h1><p class=\"post-meta\"><\/p><div class=\"post-content\"><div class=\"post-content-inner\"><p>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 M\u00f6nkhoff was present to represent our&#8230;<\/p>\n<\/div><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swisslaos.ch\/en\/paediatricians-build-network-in-neurology-epilepsy-child-development\/\" class=\"more-link\">read more&#8230;<\/a><\/div><\/article><article class=\"et_pb_post et_pb_post_id_3362 clearfix et_pb_blog_item_0_7 post-3362 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-in-the-media\"><h1 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swisslaos.ch\/en\/how-neuburger-measuring-instruments-help-children-in-laos\/\">How Neuburger measuring instruments help children in Laos<\/a><\/h1><p class=\"post-meta\"><\/p><div class=\"post-content\"><div class=\"post-content-inner\"><p>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&#8230;<\/p>\n<\/div><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swisslaos.ch\/en\/how-neuburger-measuring-instruments-help-children-in-laos\/\" class=\"more-link\">read more&#8230;<\/a><\/div><\/article><article class=\"et_pb_post et_pb_post_id_3451 clearfix et_pb_blog_item_0_8 post-3451 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-hospital-management category-in-the-media\"><h1 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swisslaos.ch\/en\/lao-star-tv\/\">Lao Star TV<\/a><\/h1><p class=\"post-meta\"><\/p><div class=\"post-content\"><div class=\"post-content-inner\"><p>A television report on the workshop of 7 November 2018 with Alphons Schnyder.<\/p>\n<\/div><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swisslaos.ch\/en\/lao-star-tv\/\" class=\"more-link\">read more&#8230;<\/a><\/div><\/article><article class=\"et_pb_post et_pb_post_id_3452 clearfix et_pb_blog_item_0_9 post-3452 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-hospital-management category-in-the-media\"><h1 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swisslaos.ch\/en\/equal-treatment-for-all-lao-hospitals-vow\/\">Equal treatment for all, Lao hospitals vow<\/a><\/h1><p class=\"post-meta\"><\/p><div class=\"post-content\"><div class=\"post-content-inner\"><p>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&#8230;<\/p>\n<\/div><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swisslaos.ch\/en\/equal-treatment-for-all-lao-hospitals-vow\/\" class=\"more-link\">read more&#8230;<\/a><\/div><\/article><article class=\"et_pb_post et_pb_post_id_3453 clearfix et_pb_blog_item_0_10 post-3453 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-hospital-management category-in-the-media\"><h1 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swisslaos.ch\/en\/mahosot-leadership-training-sees-management-setting-path-to-improvement\/\">Mahosot leadership training sees management setting path to improvement<\/a><\/h1><p class=\"post-meta\"><\/p><div class=\"post-content\"><div class=\"post-content-inner\"><p>Vientiane Times, 4 July 2018 A report on the\u00a0 ,Hospital Management Intensive Course\u00bb 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.<\/p>\n<\/div><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swisslaos.ch\/en\/mahosot-leadership-training-sees-management-setting-path-to-improvement\/\" class=\"more-link\">read more&#8230;<\/a><\/div><\/article><article class=\"et_pb_post et_pb_post_id_3454 clearfix et_pb_blog_item_0_11 post-3454 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-hospital-management category-in-the-media\"><h1 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swisslaos.ch\/en\/hospitals-address-critical-need-to-improve-management\/\">Hospitals address critical need to improve management<\/a><\/h1><p class=\"post-meta\"><\/p><div class=\"post-content\"><div class=\"post-content-inner\"><p>Vientiane Times, 22 March 2018 \u00abThe 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&#8230;<\/p>\n<\/div><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swisslaos.ch\/en\/hospitals-address-critical-need-to-improve-management\/\" class=\"more-link\">read more&#8230;<\/a><\/div><\/article><article class=\"et_pb_post et_pb_post_id_3455 clearfix et_pb_blog_item_0_12 post-3455 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-hospital-management category-in-the-media\"><h1 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swisslaos.ch\/en\/hospital-management-workshop-raising-bar-in-healthcare\/\">Hospital management workshop raising bar in healthcare<\/a><\/h1><p class=\"post-meta\"><\/p><div class=\"post-content\"><div class=\"post-content-inner\"><p>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 \u2013 23 March 2018).<\/p>\n<\/div><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swisslaos.ch\/en\/hospital-management-workshop-raising-bar-in-healthcare\/\" class=\"more-link\">read more&#8230;<\/a><\/div><\/article><article class=\"et_pb_post et_pb_post_id_3456 clearfix et_pb_blog_item_0_13 post-3456 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-hospital-management category-in-the-media\"><h1 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swisslaos.ch\/en\/intensive-course-seeks-to-improve-hospital-managment\/\">Intensive course seeks to improve hospital managment<\/a><\/h1><p class=\"post-meta\"><\/p><div class=\"post-content\"><div class=\"post-content-inner\"><p>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. 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