Laos Australia Institute

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Congratulations Phachongchit Bounmixay!🌍 Partnerships in Global Health with Australia Awards Scholarships building a healthier region for all!

🏥 The global statistics are eye-opening—nearly 300,000 women die annually from pregnancy-related causes and millions of infants face preventable deaths. Ensuring equitable access to healthcare is vital for creating a fairer, healthier world. 🤱

Meet Australia Awards alumna Phachongchit Bounmixay, a pediatrician from Laos 🇱🇦 and Master of Counselling, Rehabilitation and Mental Health graduate from LaTrobe University, who advocates for breastfeeding as a foundation of both infant and maternal health.

Breastfeeding provides essential nutrition, strengthens the mother-baby bond, and delivers vital antibodies that boost an infant’s immunity. It plays a crucial role in reducing the risk of infections, significantly lowers the risk of sudden infant death syndrome, and supports cognitive development in babies.

For mothers, breastfeeding aids postnatal recovery, helps regulate hormones, and reduces the risk of postnatal depression. 👶

Phachongchit’s holistic approach, integrating medical expertise with mental health counselling, demonstrates the importance of comprehensive maternal and child healthcare. A healthy, supported mother leads to a healthier child. 👩‍👧

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Laos Australia Institute

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𝐀𝐬 𝐏𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐞 𝐌𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐡 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓 🏳️‍🌈 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐚𝐧 𝐞𝐧𝐝, 𝐰𝐞 𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐤𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐀𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐚 𝐀𝐥𝐮𝐦𝐧𝐢 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐢 𝐕𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐡 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐡 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐥𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲.

ໃນເມື່ອເດືອນແຫ່ງຄວາມພາກພູມໃຈ 2025 🏳️‍🌈 ໃກ້ຈະສິ້ນສຸດ, ພວກເຮົາໄດ້ໂອ້ລົມກັບ ທ່ານ ມະໂນໄທ ວົງນະລາດ, ອາດີດນັກສຶກສາອົດສະຕຣາລີ, ກ່ຽວກັບຄວາມໝາຍຂອງເດືອນນີ້ ແລະ ຄວາມສຳຄັນຂອງການມີສ່ວນຮ່ວມໃນສະຖານທີ່ເຮັດວຽກ ແລະ ຊຸມຊົນ.

“ຂ້າພະເຈົ້າເຊື່ອວ່າ ການມີສ່ວນຮ່ວມບໍ່ໄດ້ເປັນພຽງແຕ່ຄ່ານິຍົມໃດໜຶ່ງ — ແຕ່ແມ່ນວິຖີຊີວິດ. ເດືອນແຫ່ງຄວາມພາກພູມໃຈ ເປັນໂອກາດທີ່ຈະຮັບຮູ້ເຖິງພະລັງ, ຄວາມອົດທົນ, ແລະ ກຽດສັກສີຂອງຊຸມຊົນ LGBTIQ+ ໃນທົ່ວໂລກ ແລະ ຢູ່ໃນ ປະເທດລາວ. 💪🌈

ຂ້າພະເຈົ້າເຊື່ອວ່າ ຄວາມເປັນຜູ້ນຳທີ່ແທ້ຈິງ ແມ່ນການສ້າງພື້ນທີ່ໃຫ້ທຸກຄົນຮູ້ສຶກວ່າ ມີຄວາມຫມາຍ, ໄດ້ຮັບການຮັບຟັງ ແລະ ປອດໄພທີ່ຈະເປັນຕົນເອງ. ສຳລັບຂ້າພະເຈົ້າ, ການເປັນພັນທະມິດ ແມ່ນການໃຊ້ສຽງຂອງຕົນເອງເພື່ອຍ້ອງຍໍຄົນອື່ນ, ທ້າທາຍຄວາມລໍາອຽງ ແລະ ຮຽນຮູ້ທີ່ຈະພັດທະນາຕົນເອງ ໃຫ້ດີຍິ່ງຂຶ້ນຢ່າງຕໍ່ເນື່ອງ. 🌱

ເຖິງໝູ່ເພື່ອນ, ຄູ່ຮ່ວມງານ, ແລະ ຄົນທີ່ຮັກແພງໃນ ຊຸມຊົນ LGBTIQ+ ຢູ່ລາວ: ທ່ານ ຄືແຮງບັນດານໃຈຂອງພວກເຮົາ ຂອບໃຈທີ່ກ້າສະແດງຄວາມເປັນຕົວຕົນ, ທ່ານ ສົມຄວນໄດ້ເປັ່ງປະກາຍໃນທຸກໆມື້ ບໍ່ພຽງແຕ່ໃນເດືອນແຫ່ງຄວາມພາກພູມໃຈ ເທົ່ານັ້ນ. 💖🌟

ພວກເຮົາມາຮ່ວມກັນສ້າງອະນາຄົດ ທີ່ເຮົາສະເຫຼີມສະຫຼອງ ໃນຄວາມຫຼາກຫຼາຍ ແລະ ຮ່ວມກັນສົ່ງເສີມຄວາມສະເໝີພາບ ໃຫ້ເປັນຄວາມຈິງ.”
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“I believe that inclusion is not just a value—it’s a way of life. Pride Month is a time to recognise the strength, resilience, and dignity of the LGBTIQ+ community, including here in Laos. 💪🌈

I believe true leadership is about creating spaces where everyone feels seen, heard, and safe to be themselves. For me, being an ally means using my voice to uplift others, challenge bias, and keep learning how to do better. 🌱

To our LGBTIQ+ friends, colleagues, and loved ones in Laos: you inspire us with your courage. You deserve to thrive—not just during Pride Month, but every day. 💖🌟

Let’s continue to build a future where diversity is celebrated and equality is a reality.”

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