On 3 August 2016, Mrs. Suphatra Srimaitreephithak, Director - General of Thailand International Cooperation Agency (TICA), Ministry of Foreign Affairs, co-chaired with representative of Ministry of Health, Lao PDR, on the steering committee meeting of Paksong Hospital development Project, Champasak province, Laos PDR. This occasion was joined by Ubon Ratchathani Provincial Public Health Office, the Royal Thai Embassy to Vientiane, Lao PDR, the Royal Thai Consulate-General in Savannakhet, Ministry of Health and Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Lao PDR.
The project is funded and implemented by TICA and Ubon Ratchathani Provincial Public Health Office, aims to develop the Paksong hospital be model in the south areas. The project is comprised of medical services building, the supply center and 10-bed patient building, Wastewater treatment plant by soil using, and hospital landscape improving included to support human resource development by organized the training course and relevant equipment in Ubon ratchathani hospital for servicing in Champasak, Sekong, and Saravane in the future.