- Laos is a landlocked country located in Southeast Asia.
- It is officially called the Lao People’s Democratic Republic.
- Laos has eliminated lymphatic filariasis in October, 2023.
- In lymphatic filariasis, a person’s feet swell and become as heavy as an elephant’s foot.
- Laos has become the second country to eliminate this disease in the year 2023.
- Bangladesh is the first country to eliminate this disease in the year 2023.
- So far, a total of 19 countries have eliminated lymphatic filariasis.
- Out of these, 5 countries of South-East Asia are Bangladesh, Maldives, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Laos.
