Board of directors

IPL is governed by a Board of Directors composed of 3 Lao Members appointed by Lao Ministry of Health and 2 members appointed by Institut Pasteur Paris. A specificity of the Board meetings is the participation of the main contributors and stakeholders as observers in the spirit of transparency and partnership.

The actual composition of the Board of Directors:

Ass. Pr. Dr. Bounfeng Phoummalyaysith, (Chairman), Minister of Health, Lao PDR
Dr. Bounkong Syhavong, Former Minister of Health, Lao PDR
Dr. Manivanh Souphanthong, MD, Former Dean and Professor Faculty of Basic Sciences, University of Health Sciences Vientiane, Lao PDR
Pr. Dr. Yves Buisson, National Academy of Medicine, France
Mrs. Odette Tomescu-Hatto, PhD, Executive Vice-President for International Affairs, Institut Pasteur Paris, France

From the left, 1^st row: H.E. Mrs SivLeng Chhuor (Ambassador of France, Observer), H.E. Dr Bounkong Syhavong (Board Member), H.E. Dr Bounfeng Phoummalaysith (Minister of Health, Chairman), Dr Darouny Phonekeo (IPL’s Deputy Director). From the left, 2^nd row: Dr Manivanh Souphanthong (Board Member), Prof. Yves Buisson (Board Member), Mr Thomas Lammar (Chargé d’Affaires a.i., Embassy of Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, Observer), Mr Bob Paquin (Chargé d’Affaires, Embassy of Canada, Observer), Dr Philippe Buchy (IPL’s General Director).