On the 2nd week of October 2019 the Eye Unit of Oudomxay provincial hospital in cooperation with the Lao Rehabilitation Foundation (LRF) offered mobile eye care service in 3 districts (Beng, Houn and Xai) of Oudomxay, providing eye exams, refraction testing, dispensing eyeglasses, performing eye surgery when needed and donating Read more…
On the 3rd and 4th week of October 2018 the Eye Unit of Oudomxay provincial hospital in cooperation with the Lao Rehabilitation Foundation (LRF) offered mobile eye care service in 3 districts (Houn, Beng and Xai) of Oudomxay Province for eye disease exams, refraction testing, dispensing eyeglasses and providing cataract Read more…
This mission was the fourth oculoplastic surgery mission in Laos, this time held at Mahosot and 113 Hospitals in Vientiane. It was also the second cataract surgery mission in the northern provinces. The mission was funded by doctors from Bumrungrad Hospitals of Thailand and SEE International of California in association Read more…
This mission was the third oculoplastic surgery and DCR mission at Oudomxay Provincial Hospital and the first time dacryocustorhinostomy was performed by Endo DCR in Laos. The mission was funded by generous doctors from Bumrungrad, Mettapracharak, Nakhornrajsema, Bhumibol Adulyadej, Rutnin Eye Hospitals of Thailand in association with Lao Rehabilitation Foundation Read more…
The primary focus for this mission was the training of two local ophthalmologists to perform cataract surgery by phacoemulsification technique on a machine donated by Lao Rehabilitation Foundation. During this mission, 274 patients were examined and surgery performed on by phacoemulsification on 44 patients. Click here to download the report
Lao Rehabilitation Foundation (LRF) provides support for two children of Oudomxay Province A little boy with both arms and one leg fractured, a little girl with congenital heart disease October, 2016 – Somchan and Lina are two of the many children Lao Rehabilitation Foundation took care of in Laos. Read more…
Hadset is a small Akha village of Bountai district, Phongsaly province, Lao PDR. It is located in Bountai district at a distance of 24 km of dirt road from the district center. The access is difficult. For many years, the village of 71 families living in 51 houses did not Read more…
This is the first time a mobile health care team visited BanKhon and Nahom Health Centers in Beng District, Oudomxay province. Health care in Beng District is provided by 6 health centers covering 57 villages. Ban Khon health center covers 9 villages (Thaidam and Khamou) with a catchment population of Read more…
This is the first time a mobile health care team visited Ban Khouang Health Center in Namor District, Oudomxay province. The team was staffed by Lao physicians, dentists and nurses. Namor district is one of 7 districts of ODX province. The population numbers 38,891 people (2014). 90% of the land Read more…
At the request of Vientiane Health Department, LRF drilled a deep well at Naxaythong village located at an hour drive North of Vientiane Capital. The borehole, 180 feet deep, now provides the community of several thousand residents supplemental clean water which is particularly needed during the dry season. Click here Read more…