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<td style="border-bottom:1px solid; padding-bottom:5px;"><p class="page_heading">SSO Latest Activities</p></td>
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<p class="page_heading"> First SSO Branch Office opened in Savannakhet</p>
<p style="text-align:left">Since starting its operation in June 2001, Social Security Organization at the present possesses its first branch office. <a href="news_item_3.htm" target="_top" class="main_menu">more....</a></p></td>
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<td bgcolor="#F4FBF4" style="border-bottom:1px solid; padding-top:5px; padding-bottom:5px"><p class="page_heading"><strong> <strong><img src="../images/assa_meeting.jpg" width="200" height="150" align="right" style="margin-left:10px"></strong>The 16 th ASSA Board Meeting in Vientiane, Lao PDR. </strong></p>
<p> Social Security Organization, Laos hosted the 16 th ASSA Board Meeting on September 29 to October 1, 2005. The meeting was held at Lao Plaza Hotel in Vientiane, which representatives of the 8 member countries as well as observers and distinguished speakers have attended more than 75 people. <strong><a href="news_item_1.htm" target="_top" class="main_menu">more….</a> </strong></p> <div align="right">
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<p><strong class="page_heading"> Visit to Social Security Organization by Cambodian delegates </strong></p>
<p> On December 1 – 30, 2005, an official visit to SSO was made by the delegates from Ministry of Labor Vocational Training, the Kingdom of Cambodia. <strong><a href="news_item_4.htm" target="_top" class="main_menu">more….</a></strong></p></td>
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<td bgcolor="#F4FBF4" style="border-bottom:1px solid; padding-top:5px; padding-bottom:5px"><p><strong><img src="../images/seminar.jpg" width="250" height="166" align="right" style="margin-left:10px"><span class="page_heading">A seminar on Health Insurance and Hospital Financing opened for SSO Officers.</span></strong></p>
<p>On December 19 - 23, 2005, SSO held a seminar on Health Insurance and Hospital Financing at Vansana Hotel Nam Ngum Resort, Vientiane province. The seminar was participated by 40 people representing SSO Board of Directors, SSO Medical Board, SSO Executives, SSO Technical Officers, Ministry of Health, Ministry of Labor and Social Welfare, and contracted hospitals of SSO. <a href="news_item_2.htm" target="_top" class="main_menu">More.... </a></p> </td>
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