Capacity strengthening is at the heart of LASER PULSE’s Applied Nutrition Research Capacity Building (ANRCB) project, which is nearing the end of its 5th and final year. Working with the Lao Ministry of Health, the Lao University of Health Sciences, and the Lao Tropical and Public Health Institute, the project supports several locally-led activities,...
Cover photo: Hongkham Xayavong (Lao TPHI) presenting her team’s poster on the nutritional status of adolescent students in Lao PDR. The LASER PULSE Applied Nutrition Research Capacity Building (ANRCB) project, which recently entered its 5th year, has as a long-term objective the strengthening of research capacity among colleagues in the Lao Peoples Democratic Republic. This capacity...
In November 2022, representatives from three US-based universities visited Vientiane, Laos in support of the Applied Nutrition Research Capacity Building (ANRCB) project in Lao PDR, funded by USAID via the LASER PULSE program. It was the first team visit since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. Led by Purdue University’s College of Agriculture and College...
In Rwanda, the livestock sector, especially dairy cattle farming, contributes substantially to food and nutrition security, poverty reduction, and farmer income generation. Despite successes in cattle production systems, farmers and technicians encounter several challenges that impede the full expression of cattle’s performance. The main hindrances to full expression are inadequate cattle breeding management (including genetics...
Catholic Relief Services (CRS) and the Ministry of Health have signed a Memorandum of Understanding for a new project "Applied Nutrition Research Capacity Building (ANRCB)." This project is funded by the US Agency for International Development (USAID) through its LASER PULSE programme led by Purdue University. Read the full story at vientianetimes.org.
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – A four-year project will seek to alleviate malnutrition in the Lao People's Democratic Republic by helping to strengthen its research capabilities. The project is being supported by USAID's (the United States Agency for International Development) Long-Term Assistance and Services for Research (LASER) Partners for University Led Solutions Engine...
