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(484, 1, '2011-01-02 19:21:09', '2011-01-02 19:21:09', '<p>In Late 2004, the Lao Rehabilitation Foundation proposed plans for the construction of a new Health Care Center in the village of Maknao where it acquired land for that purpose in July 2004. The land, conveniently located on the bank of the river in the center of the village was donated to the foundation by four local families. It is located adjacent to the village&#8217;s major temple and away from traffic (motorbikes, agricultural equipment and buffalos) of the main dirt road.</p>\r\n<p> <img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/05_37.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" /> <img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/05_50.JPG\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" /><br />\r\nThe Existing Medical Facility to be Replaced</p>\r\n<p>Maknao Village is located on a dirt road on the bank of the   Mekong River 15km South of Simmano Village and 13km North of Ban Don   Village. Road 13 is accessible from Maknao by a dirt road at a distance   of 7km. The new Health Care Center will be placed under the   administrative jurisdiction of the Pargeum District Hospital located at   25km from there. Access to surrounding medical facilities is difficult,   particularly during monsoon season. The primary source of income among   villagers comes from rice farming. The average income per capita was   estimated at less than $20.00 per year in July 2004.</p>\r\n<p>Untill the construction of the new Health Care Center, there was only one old and inadequate dispensary staffed by one state-appointed nurse, leaving villagers to generally rely on traditional medicine for health care.<br />\r\n  According to a recent study conducted in Paxe and Paksong Districts, 77% of the population is relying entirely on traditional medicine (87% medicinal plants, 8% sauna, 3.5% massage, 2.8% acupuncture, 16% other methods including shamanism).<br />\r\n  <br />\r\n  The population of Maknao and surrounding areas is as follow:<br />\r\n  Central (Maknao North, South, Fields, Machiong and the six closest neighboring villages) approximately 6,000 people. In addition, it is expected that neighboring villages of Don Kalum and Vangpho with a population of approximately 4,000 people will also use the new medical facility. Thus, the new Health Care Center will serve a population of nearly 10,000 people.<br />\r\n  <br />\r\n  General statistics for the area (2004)</p>\r\n<table width=\"600\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"3\" cellspacing=\"0\">\r\n  <tr>\r\n    <th scope=\"col\">Roofs</th>\r\n    <th scope=\"col\">Families</th>\r\n    <th scope=\"col\">Population</th>\r\n    <th scope=\"col\">Women</th>\r\n    <th scope=\"col\">Children 0-5</th>\r\n  </tr>\r\n  <tr>\r\n    <td align=\"center\">1,953</td>\r\n    <td align=\"center\">2,028</td>\r\n    <td align=\"center\">10,110</td>\r\n    <td align=\"center\">5,148</td>\r\n    <td align=\"center\">954</td>\r\n  </tr>\r\n</table>\r\n<p>  The Ministry of Health for the Province of Vientiane has agreed to provide a staff of 3 nurses, an intern medical doctor, a visiting dentist and a local herbalist and healer to run the new facility.</p>\r\n<p>Archictect\'s rendering<br />\r\n</p>\r\n<p><img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/05_36.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"204\" /><br />\r\n  <br />\r\n  The new facility will provide room and equipment for general family practice, small emergencies, vaccinations, gynecology, pre and post natal care, dentistry and health education. In agreement with the Department of Health and under its supervision, it will be the first medical facility in Lao PDR to include traditional medicine in a Health Care Center.</p>\r\n<p><img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/05_40.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" /></p>\r\n<p> Memorandum of Understanding regarding the construction of the Maknao Health Carer Center was signed by Dr. Inlavanh, Director of Vientiane Public Health and Dr. Luc Janssens in January 2005.</p>\r\n<h2>The Construction of the Maknao Project\r\n</h2>\r\n<p><img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/05_41.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" /> <img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/05_31.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" /> <img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/05_47.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"221\" /> <img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/05_46.jpg\" width=\"295\" height=\"220\" /> <img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/05_48.JPG\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" /> <img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/05_49.JPG\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" /> <img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/05_45.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" /> <img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/05_44.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"224\" /> <img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/05_43.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"224\" /> <img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/05_42.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" /><br />\r\n</p>\r\n<p><img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/Land-Donor.jpg\" alt=\"\" vspace=\"7\" width=\"210\" border=\"0\" height=\"157\" /></p>\r\n<p>The woman who donated the land upon which the new Macknao   Health Center was built poses in front of the newly opened facility. She   is the daughter of the monk at the Maknao temple. She donated the first   parcel of land and convinced owners of 3 adjacent parcels to follow   suit. Consolidated, the 4 parcels became one. The ownership of the land   went to Maknao Village, ownership of the building went to the Health   Department. </p>\r\n<h2>Maknao Traditional Medecine\r\n</h2>\r\n<p> Traditional medicine is highly developed in Laos and the Ministry   of Health endorses its integration into public health services. In   addition to building the new Health Care Center and providing medical   equipment, medicine and supplies, the Lao Rehabilitation Foundation is   helping develop skills of local practitioners to produce traditional   medicines for use at the Health Care Center. Presently, with the support   of the foundation, about twenty medicinal plants are cultivated on a   small plot adjacent to the Center and are provided free to villagers.   The program is overseen by a state appointed doctor, under the   supervision and guidance of the Ministry of Health.</p>\r\n<p><img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/med1.jpg\" width=\"216\" height=\"162\" /> -<img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/med3.jpg\" width=\"216\" height=\"162\" /><br />\r\n  <br />\r\nMeeting with local herbalists - Preparation of the land</p>\r\n<p><img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/med2.jpg\" width=\"216\" height=\"162\" /> -<img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/med4.jpg\" width=\"216\" height=\"162\" /></p>\r\n<p>Pumping station in the Mekong River - Medicinal plants garden</p>\r\n<p><img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/med5.jpg\" width=\"216\" height=\"162\" /> -<br />\r\n  Medicinal plants garden</p>\r\n<h2>Maknao Medical Equipment\r\n</h2>\r\n<p>In 2006 we delivered a variety of medical and dental equipment   to the new Maknao clinic, including establishing and stocking a modern   pharmacy.</p>\r\n<p> <img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/makequ1.jpg\" width=\"216\" height=\"162\" hspace=\"5\" /> <img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/makequ2.jpg\" width=\"216\" height=\"162\" /> <img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/makequ3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"216\" border=\"0\" height=\"177\" hspace=\"5\" /><img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/makequ4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"216\" border=\"0\" height=\"162\" /> <img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/makequ5.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"216\" border=\"0\" height=\"162\" hspace=\"5\" /><img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/makequ6.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"216\" border=\"0\" height=\"162\" /> <img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/makequ7.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"216\" border=\"0\" height=\"162\" hspace=\"5\" /><img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/makequ9.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"216\" border=\"0\" height=\"162\" /> <br />\r\n</p>\r\n<p>  <img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/makequ10.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"216\" border=\"0\" height=\"248\" /></p>\r\n<h2>Maknao Temple\r\n</h2>\r\n<p><img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/05_53.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" />_ <img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/05_35.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" /> <img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/05_54.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" /></p>\r\n<p> It is hoped that the monks of the Temple located next to the new facility will become actively involved in providing their expertise in traditional medicine while giving spiritual guidance.</p>', 'Maknao Health Care Center', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'open', '', 'maknao-health-care-center', '', '', '2011-12-19 18:39:40', '2011-12-19 18:39:40', '', 0, 'http://lao-foundation.org/?p=484', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(485, 1, '2011-01-02 19:21:03', '2011-01-02 19:21:03', '<p>In Late 2004, the Lao Rehabilitation Foundation proposed plans for the construction of a new Health Care Center in the village of Maknao where it acquired land for that purpose in July 2004. The land, conveniently located on the bank of the river in the center of the village was donated to the foundation by four local families. It is located adjacent to the village&#8217;s major temple and away from traffic (motorbikes, agricultural equipment and buffalos) of the main dirt road.</p>\n<p> <img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/05_37.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" /> <img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/05_50.JPG\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" /><br />\nThe Existing Medical Facility to be Replaced</p>\n<p>Maknao Village is located on a dirt road on the bank of the   Mekong River 15km South of Simmano Village and 13km North of Ban Don   Village. Road 13 is accessible from Maknao by a dirt road at a distance   of 7km. The new Health Care Center will be placed under the   administrative jurisdiction of the Pargeum District Hospital located at   25km from there. Access to surrounding medical facilities is difficult,   particularly during monsoon season. The primary source of income among   villagers comes from rice farming. The average income per capita was   estimated at less than $20.00 per year in July 2004.</p>\n<p>Untill the construction of the new Health Care Center, there was only one old and inadequate dispensary staffed by one state-appointed nurse, leaving villagers to generally rely on traditional medicine for health care.<br />\n  According to a recent study conducted in Paxe and Paksong Districts, 77% of the population is relying entirely on traditional medicine (87% medicinal plants, 8% sauna, 3.5% massage, 2.8% acupuncture, 16% other methods including shamanism).<br />\n  <br />\n  The population of Maknao and surrounding areas is as follow:<br />\n  Central (Maknao North, South, Fields, Machiong and the six closest neighboring villages) approximately 6,000 people. In addition, it is expected that neighboring villages of Don Kalum and Vangpho with a population of approximately 4,000 people will also use the new medical facility. Thus, the new Health Care Center will serve a population of nearly 10,000 people.<br />\n  <br />\n  General statistics for the area (2004)</p>\n<table width=\"600\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"3\" cellspacing=\"0\">\n  <tr>\n    <th scope=\"col\">Roofs</th>\n    <th scope=\"col\">Families</th>\n    <th scope=\"col\">Population</th>\n    <th scope=\"col\">Women</th>\n    <th scope=\"col\">Children 0-5</th>\n  </tr>\n  <tr>\n    <td align=\"center\">1,953</td>\n    <td align=\"center\">2,028</td>\n    <td align=\"center\">10,110</td>\n    <td align=\"center\">5,148</td>\n    <td align=\"center\">954</td>\n  </tr>\n</table>\n<p>  The Ministry of Health for the Province of Vientiane has agreed to provide a staff of 3 nurses, an intern medical doctor, a visiting dentist and a local herbalist and healer to run the new facility.</p>\n<p>Archictect\'s rendering<br />\n</p>\n<p><img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/05_36.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"204\" /><br />\n  <br />\n  The new facility will provide room and equipment for general family practice, small emergencies, vaccinations, gynecology, pre and post natal care, dentistry and health education. In agreement with the Department of Health and under its supervision, it will be the first medical facility in Lao PDR to include traditional medicine in a Health Care Center.</p>\n<p><img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/05_40.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" /></p>\n<p> Memorandum of Understanding regarding the construction of the Maknao Health Carer Center was signed by Dr. Inlavanh, Director of Vientiane Public Health and Dr. Luc Janssens in January 2005.</p>\n<h2>The Construction of the Maknao Project\n</h2>\n<p><img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/05_41.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" /> <img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/05_31.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" /> <img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/05_47.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"221\" /> <img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/05_46.jpg\" width=\"295\" height=\"220\" /> <img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/05_48.JPG\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" /> <img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/05_49.JPG\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" /> <img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/05_45.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" /> <img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/05_44.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"224\" /> <img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/05_43.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"224\" /> <img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/05_42.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" /><br />\n</p>\n<p><img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/Land-Donor.jpg\" alt=\"\" vspace=\"7\" width=\"210\" border=\"0\" height=\"157\" /></p>\n<p>The woman who donated the land upon which the new Macknao   Health Center was built poses in front of the newly opened facility. She   is the daughter of the monk at the Maknao temple. She donated the first   parcel of land and convinced owners of 3 adjacent parcels to follow   suit. Consolidated, the 4 parcels became one. The ownership of the land   went to Maknao Village, ownership of the building went to the Health   Department. </p>\n<h2>Maknao Traditional Medecine\n</h2>\n<p> Traditional medicine is highly developed in Laos and the Ministry   of Health endorses its integration into public health services. In   addition to building the new Health Care Center and providing medical   equipment, medicine and supplies, the Lao Rehabilitation Foundation is   helping develop skills of local practitioners to produce traditional   medicines for use at the Health Care Center. Presently, with the support   of the foundation, about twenty medicinal plants are cultivated on a   small plot adjacent to the Center and are provided free to villagers.   The program is overseen by a state appointed doctor, under the   supervision and guidance of the Ministry of Health.</p>\n<p><img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/med1.jpg\" width=\"216\" height=\"162\" /> -<img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/med3.jpg\" width=\"216\" height=\"162\" /><br />\n  <br />\nMeeting with local herbalists - Preparation of the land</p>\n<p><img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/med2.jpg\" width=\"216\" height=\"162\" /> -<img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/med4.jpg\" width=\"216\" height=\"162\" /></p>\n<p>Pumping station in the Mekong River - Medicinal plants garden</p>\n<p><img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/med5.jpg\" width=\"216\" height=\"162\" /> -<br />\n  Medicinal plants garden</p>\n<h2>Maknao Medical Equipment\n</h2>\n<p>In 2006 we delivered a variety of medical and dental equipment   to the new Maknao clinic, including establishing and stocking a modern   pharmacy.</p>\n<p> <img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/makequ1.jpg\" width=\"216\" height=\"162\" hspace=\"5\" /> <img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/makequ2.jpg\" width=\"216\" height=\"162\" /> <img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/makequ3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"216\" border=\"0\" height=\"177\" hspace=\"5\" /><img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/makequ4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"216\" border=\"0\" height=\"162\" /> <img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/makequ5.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"216\" border=\"0\" height=\"162\" hspace=\"5\" /><img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/makequ6.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"216\" border=\"0\" height=\"162\" /> <img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/makequ7.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"216\" border=\"0\" height=\"162\" hspace=\"5\" /><img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/makequ9.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"216\" border=\"0\" height=\"162\" /> <br />\n</p>\n<p>  <img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/makequ10.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"216\" border=\"0\" height=\"248\" /></p>\n<h2>Maknao Temple\n</h2>\n<p><img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/05_53.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" />_ <img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/05_35.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" /> <img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/05_54.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" /></p>\n<p> It is hoped that the monks of the Temple located next to the new facility will become actively involved in providing their expertise in traditional medicine while giving spiritual guidance.</p>', 'Maknao Health Care Center', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'open', '', '484-revision', '', '', '2011-01-02 19:21:03', '2011-01-02 19:21:03', '', 484, 'http://lao-foundation.org/484-revision/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
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(487, 1, '2011-01-02 19:21:09', '2011-01-02 19:21:09', '<p>In Late 2004, the Lao Rehabilitation Foundation proposed plans for the construction of a new Health Care Center in the village of Maknao where it acquired land for that purpose in July 2004. The land, conveniently located on the bank of the river in the center of the village was donated to the foundation by four local families. It is located adjacent to the village&#8217;s major temple and away from traffic (motorbikes, agricultural equipment and buffalos) of the main dirt road.</p>\r\n<p> <img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/05_37.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" /> <img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/05_50.JPG\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" /><br />\r\nThe Existing Medical Facility to be Replaced</p>\r\n<p>Maknao Village is located on a dirt road on the bank of the   Mekong River 15km South of Simmano Village and 13km North of Ban Don   Village. Road 13 is accessible from Maknao by a dirt road at a distance   of 7km. The new Health Care Center will be placed under the   administrative jurisdiction of the Pargeum District Hospital located at   25km from there. Access to surrounding medical facilities is difficult,   particularly during monsoon season. The primary source of income among   villagers comes from rice farming. The average income per capita was   estimated at less than $20.00 per year in July 2004.</p>\r\n<p>Untill the construction of the new Health Care Center, there was only one old and inadequate dispensary staffed by one state-appointed nurse, leaving villagers to generally rely on traditional medicine for health care.<br />\r\n  According to a recent study conducted in Paxe and Paksong Districts, 77% of the population is relying entirely on traditional medicine (87% medicinal plants, 8% sauna, 3.5% massage, 2.8% acupuncture, 16% other methods including shamanism).<br />\r\n  <br />\r\n  The population of Maknao and surrounding areas is as follow:<br />\r\n  Central (Maknao North, South, Fields, Machiong and the six closest neighboring villages) approximately 6,000 people. In addition, it is expected that neighboring villages of Don Kalum and Vangpho with a population of approximately 4,000 people will also use the new medical facility. Thus, the new Health Care Center will serve a population of nearly 10,000 people.<br />\r\n  <br />\r\n  General statistics for the area (2004)</p>\r\n<table width=\"600\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"3\" cellspacing=\"0\">\r\n  <tr>\r\n    <th scope=\"col\">Roofs</th>\r\n    <th scope=\"col\">Families</th>\r\n    <th scope=\"col\">Population</th>\r\n    <th scope=\"col\">Women</th>\r\n    <th scope=\"col\">Children 0-5</th>\r\n  </tr>\r\n  <tr>\r\n    <td align=\"center\">1,953</td>\r\n    <td align=\"center\">2,028</td>\r\n    <td align=\"center\">10,110</td>\r\n    <td align=\"center\">5,148</td>\r\n    <td align=\"center\">954</td>\r\n  </tr>\r\n</table>\r\n<p>  The Ministry of Health for the Province of Vientiane has agreed to provide a staff of 3 nurses, an intern medical doctor, a visiting dentist and a local herbalist and healer to run the new facility.</p>\r\n<p>Archictect\'s rendering<br />\r\n</p>\r\n<p><img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/05_36.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"204\" /><br />\r\n  <br />\r\n  The new facility will provide room and equipment for general family practice, small emergencies, vaccinations, gynecology, pre and post natal care, dentistry and health education. In agreement with the Department of Health and under its supervision, it will be the first medical facility in Lao PDR to include traditional medicine in a Health Care Center.</p>\r\n<p><img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/05_40.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" /></p>\r\n<p> Memorandum of Understanding regarding the construction of the Maknao Health Carer Center was signed by Dr. Inlavanh, Director of Vientiane Public Health and Dr. Luc Janssens in January 2005.</p>\r\n<h2>The Construction of the Maknao Project\r\n</h2>\r\n<p><img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/05_41.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" /> <img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/05_31.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" /> <img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/05_47.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"221\" /> <img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/05_46.jpg\" width=\"295\" height=\"220\" /> <img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/05_48.JPG\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" /> <img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/05_49.JPG\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" /> <img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/05_45.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" /> <img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/05_44.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"224\" /> <img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/05_43.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"224\" /> <img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/05_42.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" /><br />\r\n</p>\r\n<p><img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/Land-Donor.jpg\" alt=\"\" vspace=\"7\" width=\"210\" border=\"0\" height=\"157\" /></p>\r\n<p>The woman who donated the land upon which the new Macknao   Health Center was built poses in front of the newly opened facility. She   is the daughter of the monk at the Maknao temple. She donated the first   parcel of land and convinced owners of 3 adjacent parcels to follow   suit. Consolidated, the 4 parcels became one. The ownership of the land   went to Maknao Village, ownership of the building went to the Health   Department. </p>\r\n<h2>Maknao Traditional Medecine\r\n</h2>\r\n<p> Traditional medicine is highly developed in Laos and the Ministry   of Health endorses its integration into public health services. In   addition to building the new Health Care Center and providing medical   equipment, medicine and supplies, the Lao Rehabilitation Foundation is   helping develop skills of local practitioners to produce traditional   medicines for use at the Health Care Center. Presently, with the support   of the foundation, about twenty medicinal plants are cultivated on a   small plot adjacent to the Center and are provided free to villagers.   The program is overseen by a state appointed doctor, under the   supervision and guidance of the Ministry of Health.</p>\r\n<p><img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/med1.jpg\" width=\"216\" height=\"162\" /> -<img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/med3.jpg\" width=\"216\" height=\"162\" /><br />\r\n  <br />\r\nMeeting with local herbalists - Preparation of the land</p>\r\n<p><img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/med2.jpg\" width=\"216\" height=\"162\" /> -<img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/med4.jpg\" width=\"216\" height=\"162\" /></p>\r\n<p>Pumping station in the Mekong River - Medicinal plants garden</p>\r\n<p><img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/med5.jpg\" width=\"216\" height=\"162\" /> -<br />\r\n  Medicinal plants garden</p>\r\n<h2>Maknao Medical Equipment\r\n</h2>\r\n<p>In 2006 we delivered a variety of medical and dental equipment   to the new Maknao clinic, including establishing and stocking a modern   pharmacy.</p>\r\n<p> <img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/makequ1.jpg\" width=\"216\" height=\"162\" hspace=\"5\" /> <img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/makequ2.jpg\" width=\"216\" height=\"162\" /> <img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/makequ3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"216\" border=\"0\" height=\"177\" hspace=\"5\" /><img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/makequ4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"216\" border=\"0\" height=\"162\" /> <img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/makequ5.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"216\" border=\"0\" height=\"162\" hspace=\"5\" /><img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/makequ6.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"216\" border=\"0\" height=\"162\" /> <img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/makequ7.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"216\" border=\"0\" height=\"162\" hspace=\"5\" /><img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/makequ9.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"216\" border=\"0\" height=\"162\" /> <br />\r\n</p>\r\n<p>  <img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/makequ10.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"216\" border=\"0\" height=\"248\" /></p>\r\n<h2>Maknao Temple\r\n</h2>\r\n<p><img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/05_53.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" />_ <img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/05_35.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" /> <img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/05_54.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" /></p>\r\n<p> It is hoped that the monks of the Temple located next to the new facility will become actively involved in providing their expertise in traditional medicine while giving spiritual guidance.</p>', 'Maknao Health Care Center', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'open', '', '484-revision-2', '', '', '2011-01-02 19:21:09', '2011-01-02 19:21:09', '', 484, 'http://lao-foundation.org/484-revision-2/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(488, 1, '2011-01-02 19:22:37', '2011-01-02 19:22:37', '<p>In Late 2004, the Lao Rehabilitation Foundation proposed plans for the construction of a new Health Care Center in the village of Maknao where it acquired land for that purpose in July 2004. The land, conveniently located on the bank of the river in the center of the village was donated to the foundation by four local families. It is located adjacent to the village&#8217;s major temple and away from traffic (motorbikes, agricultural equipment and buffalos) of the main dirt road.</p>\r\n<p> <img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/05_37.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" /> <img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/05_50.JPG\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" /><br />\r\nThe Existing Medical Facility to be Replaced</p>\r\n<p>Maknao Village is located on a dirt road on the bank of the   Mekong River 15km South of Simmano Village and 13km North of Ban Don   Village. Road 13 is accessible from Maknao by a dirt road at a distance   of 7km. The new Health Care Center will be placed under the   administrative jurisdiction of the Pargeum District Hospital located at   25km from there. Access to surrounding medical facilities is difficult,   particularly during monsoon season. The primary source of income among   villagers comes from rice farming. The average income per capita was   estimated at less than $20.00 per year in July 2004.</p>\r\n<p>Untill the construction of the new Health Care Center, there was only one old and inadequate dispensary staffed by one state-appointed nurse, leaving villagers to generally rely on traditional medicine for health care.<br />\r\n  According to a recent study conducted in Paxe and Paksong Districts, 77% of the population is relying entirely on traditional medicine (87% medicinal plants, 8% sauna, 3.5% massage, 2.8% acupuncture, 16% other methods including shamanism).<br />\r\n  <br />\r\n  The population of Maknao and surrounding areas is as follow:<br />\r\n  Central (Maknao North, South, Fields, Machiong and the six closest neighboring villages) approximately 6,000 people. In addition, it is expected that neighboring villages of Don Kalum and Vangpho with a population of approximately 4,000 people will also use the new medical facility. Thus, the new Health Care Center will serve a population of nearly 10,000 people.<br />\r\n  <br />\r\n  General statistics for the area (2004)</p>\r\n<table width=\"600\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"3\" cellspacing=\"0\">\r\n  <tr>\r\n    <th scope=\"col\">Roofs</th>\r\n    <th scope=\"col\">Families</th>\r\n    <th scope=\"col\">Population</th>\r\n    <th scope=\"col\">Women</th>\r\n    <th scope=\"col\">Children 0-5</th>\r\n  </tr>\r\n  <tr>\r\n    <td align=\"center\">1,953</td>\r\n    <td align=\"center\">2,028</td>\r\n    <td align=\"center\">10,110</td>\r\n    <td align=\"center\">5,148</td>\r\n    <td align=\"center\">954</td>\r\n  </tr>\r\n</table>\r\n<p>  The Ministry of Health for the Province of Vientiane has agreed to provide a staff of 3 nurses, an intern medical doctor, a visiting dentist and a local herbalist and healer to run the new facility.</p>\r\n<p>Archictect\'s rendering<br />\r\n</p>\r\n<p><img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/05_36.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"204\" /><br />\r\n  <br />\r\n  The new facility will provide room and equipment for general family practice, small emergencies, vaccinations, gynecology, pre and post natal care, dentistry and health education. In agreement with the Department of Health and under its supervision, it will be the first medical facility in Lao PDR to include traditional medicine in a Health Care Center.</p>\r\n<p><img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/05_40.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" /></p>\r\n<p> Memorandum of Understanding regarding the construction of the Maknao Health Carer Center was signed by Dr. Inlavanh, Director of Vientiane Public Health and Dr. Luc Janssens in January 2005.</p>\r\n<h2>The Construction of the Maknao Project\r\n</h2>\r\n<p><img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/05_41.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" /> <img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/05_31.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" /> <img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/05_47.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"221\" /> <img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/05_46.jpg\" width=\"295\" height=\"220\" /> <img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/05_48.JPG\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" /> <img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/05_49.JPG\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" /> <img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/05_45.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" /> <img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/05_44.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"224\" /> <img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/05_43.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"224\" /> <img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/05_42.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" /><br />\r\n</p>\r\n<p><img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/Land-Donor.jpg\" alt=\"\" vspace=\"7\" width=\"210\" border=\"0\" height=\"157\" /></p>\r\n<p>The woman who donated the land upon which the new Macknao   Health Center was built poses in front of the newly opened facility. She   is the daughter of the monk at the Maknao temple. She donated the first   parcel of land and convinced owners of 3 adjacent parcels to follow   suit. Consolidated, the 4 parcels became one. The ownership of the land   went to Maknao Village, ownership of the building went to the Health   Department. </p>\r\n<h2>Maknao Traditional Medecine\r\n</h2>\r\n<p> Traditional medicine is highly developed in Laos and the Ministry   of Health endorses its integration into public health services. In   addition to building the new Health Care Center and providing medical   equipment, medicine and supplies, the Lao Rehabilitation Foundation is   helping develop skills of local practitioners to produce traditional   medicines for use at the Health Care Center. Presently, with the support   of the foundation, about twenty medicinal plants are cultivated on a   small plot adjacent to the Center and are provided free to villagers.   The program is overseen by a state appointed doctor, under the   supervision and guidance of the Ministry of Health.</p>\r\n<p><img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/med1.jpg\" width=\"216\" height=\"162\" /> -<img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/med3.jpg\" width=\"216\" height=\"162\" /><br />\r\n  <br />\r\nMeeting with local herbalists - Preparation of the land</p>\r\n<p><img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/med2.jpg\" width=\"216\" height=\"162\" /> -<img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/med4.jpg\" width=\"216\" height=\"162\" /></p>\r\n<p>Pumping station in the Mekong River - Medicinal plants garden</p>\r\n<p><img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/med5.jpg\" width=\"216\" height=\"162\" /> -<br />\r\n  Medicinal plants garden</p>\r\n<h2>Maknao Medical Equipment\r\n</h2>\r\n<p>In 2006 we delivered a variety of medical and dental equipment   to the new Maknao clinic, including establishing and stocking a modern   pharmacy.</p>\r\n<p> <img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/makequ1.jpg\" width=\"216\" height=\"162\" hspace=\"5\" /> <img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/makequ2.jpg\" width=\"216\" height=\"162\" /> <img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/makequ3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"216\" border=\"0\" height=\"177\" hspace=\"5\" /><img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/makequ4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"216\" border=\"0\" height=\"162\" /> <img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/makequ5.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"216\" border=\"0\" height=\"162\" hspace=\"5\" /><img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/makequ6.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"216\" border=\"0\" height=\"162\" /> <img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/makequ7.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"216\" border=\"0\" height=\"162\" hspace=\"5\" /><img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/makequ9.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"216\" border=\"0\" height=\"162\" /> <br />\r\n</p>\r\n<p>  <img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/makequ10.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"216\" border=\"0\" height=\"248\" /></p>\r\n<h2>Maknao Temple\r\n</h2>\r\n<p><img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/05_53.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" />_ <img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/05_35.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" /> <img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/05_54.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" /></p>\r\n<p> It is hoped that the monks of the Temple located next to the new facility will become actively involved in providing their expertise in traditional medicine while giving spiritual guidance.</p>', 'Maknao Health Care Center', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'open', '', '484-revision-3', '', '', '2011-01-02 19:22:37', '2011-01-02 19:22:37', '', 484, 'http://lao-foundation.org/484-revision-3/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
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(493, 1, '2011-01-02 18:12:14', '2011-01-02 18:12:14', '<h2>Report of Mobile Health Care for Dental, E.N.T and Eye Diseases in Remote Areas of Oudomxay Province, September 2008</h2>\r\n\r\nA Cooperation between Oudomxay Hospital - Lao Rehabilitation Foundation and Women for World Health Organizations\r\n\r\nWe knew that Oudomxay province is home to many poor people living in remote areas with limited access to health care. The province’s population of 272,297 (2007) includes 60% Kamu, 25% Lao Loum and 15% Hmong ethnic minorities. The mobile health care for dental, E.N.T and eye diseases project is a cooperation between Oudomxay Hospital and Lao Rehabilitation Foundation, Inc. it is a large mission that combines an ENT doctor, dentists, ophthalmologists and nurses equipped with modern mobile equipment and all necessary medicine to treat E.N.T., dental and eye diseases.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Oudomxay_Report_Sept_08.pdf\">Click here to download the full PDF report of our surgery mission to Oudomxay Province.</a>\r\n\r\n<div style=\"clear: both;\"></div>\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_397\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"240\" caption=\"The remote Akha people\"]<a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Akha-People.jpg\"><img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Akha-People.jpg\" alt=\"The remote Akha people\" title=\"Akha-People\" width=\"240\" height=\"180\" class=\"size-full wp-image-397\" /></a>[/caption] [caption id=\"attachment_398\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"240\" caption=\"Akha mother and child\"]<a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Akha-People-Laos-Sept-08-Email.jpg\"><img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Akha-People-Laos-Sept-08-Email.jpg\" alt=\"Akha mother and child\" title=\"Akha mother and child\" width=\"240\" height=\"180\" class=\"size-full wp-image-398\" /></a>[/caption] [caption id=\"attachment_399\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"240\" caption=\"Eye patients in the Beng District\"]<a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Beng-District.jpg\"><img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Beng-District.jpg\" alt=\"Eye patients in the Beng District\" title=\"Eye patients in the Beng District\" width=\"240\" height=\"180\" class=\"size-full wp-image-399\" /></a>[/caption]\r\n<div style=\"clear: both;\"></div>\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_400\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"240\" caption=\"Cataract Surgeries\"]<a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Cataract-Surgeries.jpg\"><img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Cataract-Surgeries.jpg\" alt=\"Cataract Surgeries\" title=\"Cataract Surgeries\" width=\"240\" height=\"180\" class=\"size-full wp-image-400\" /></a>[/caption] [caption id=\"attachment_401\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"240\" caption=\"Dr. Leavitt with an Akha patient\"]<a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Dr-Leavitt.jpg\"><img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Dr-Leavitt.jpg\" alt=\"Dr. Leavitt with an Akha patient\" title=\"Dr. Leavitt with an Akha patient\" width=\"240\" height=\"180\" class=\"size-full wp-image-401\" /></a>[/caption] [caption id=\"attachment_402\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"240\" caption=\"Dr. Macko\"]<a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Dr.jpg\"><img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Dr.jpg\" alt=\"Dr. Macko\" title=\"Dr. Macko\" width=\"240\" height=\"180\" class=\"size-full wp-image-402\" /></a>[/caption]\r\n<div style=\"clear: both;\"></div>\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_403\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"240\" caption=\"Ear nose and throat check\"]<a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/E.N.T.jpg\"><img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/E.N.T.jpg\" alt=\"Ear nose and throat check\" title=\"Ear nose and throat check\" width=\"240\" height=\"180\" class=\"size-full wp-image-403\" /></a>[/caption] [caption id=\"attachment_404\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"240\" caption=\"Waiting for eye checks\"]<a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Eye-Check.jpg\"><img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Eye-Check.jpg\" alt=\"Waiting for eye checks\" title=\"Waiting for eye checks\" width=\"240\" height=\"180\" class=\"size-full wp-image-404\" /></a>[/caption] [caption id=\"attachment_405\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"240\" caption=\"Community health education\"]<a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Health-Education.jpg\"><img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Health-Education.jpg\" alt=\"Community health education\" title=\"Community health education\" width=\"240\" height=\"180\" class=\"size-full wp-image-405\" /></a>[/caption]\r\n<div style=\"clear: both;\"></div>\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_406\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"240\" caption=\"Eye patients in the Houn District\"]<a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Houn-District.jpg\"><img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Houn-District.jpg\" alt=\"Eye patients in the Houn District\" title=\"Eye patients in the Houn District\" width=\"240\" height=\"180\" class=\"size-full wp-image-406\" /></a>[/caption] [caption id=\"attachment_407\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"240\" caption=\"Patients in the La District\"]<a 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(494, 1, '2011-01-02 19:55:15', '2011-01-02 19:55:15', 'In cooperation with Oudomxay Hospital, Lao Rehabilitation Foundation has agreed to provide support for health care in remote areas of Oudomxay Province.\r\n\r\n<div style=\"clear: both;\"></div>\r\n<a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/team.jpg\"><img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/team.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"team\" width=\"210\" height=\"158\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-382\" /></a> <a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/hcra-2.jpg\"><img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/hcra-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"hcra-2\" width=\"210\" height=\"158\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-383\" /></a>\r\n<div style=\"clear: both;\"></div>\r\n\r\nThe first mobile team composed of Lao health care professionals and representatives of LRF visited Beng District in May 2008. One of seven districts in Oudomxay province, Beng is located at 65 km of Oudomxay.  With a population of 33,384 (2008), most people are living along the Mekong and Beng rivers in 65 villages of which 24 are not accessible by road. There is generally no electricity and the public health care system is limited to 1 poorly equipped district hospital and 6 dispensaries.\r\n\r\n<div style=\"clear: both;\"></div>\r\n<a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/hcra-3.jpg\"><img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/hcra-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"hcra-3\" width=\"210\" height=\"158\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-384\" /></a> <a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/hcra-4.jpg\"><img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/hcra-4.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"hcra-4\" width=\"210\" height=\"158\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-385\" /></a>\r\n<div style=\"clear: both;\"></div>\r\n\r\nThe team of two dentists, one ophthalmologist, one ENT specialist, several nurses and LRF staff examined and treated 741 patients. LRF provided equipment, supplies, medicine and general logistic for the mission.\r\n\r\n<div style=\"clear: both;\"></div>\r\n<a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/hcra-5.jpg\"><img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/hcra-5.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"hcra-5\" width=\"210\" height=\"158\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-386\" /></a> <a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/hcra-6.jpg\"><img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/hcra-6.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"hcra-6\" width=\"210\" height=\"158\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-387\" /></a>\r\n<div style=\"clear: both;\"></div>\r\n\r\nPlans are to visit La, Houn, Pakbeng and Beng districts in September 2008 to examine and provide treatment to an expected 2,100 patients.\r\n\r\n<div style=\"clear: both;\"></div>\r\n<a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/hcra-7.jpg\"><img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/hcra-7.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"hcra-7\" width=\"210\" height=\"158\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-388\" /></a> <a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/group.jpg\"><img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/group.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"group\" width=\"210\" height=\"158\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-389\" /></a>\r\n<div style=\"clear: both;\"></div>\r\n<a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/banner.jpg\"><img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/banner.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"banner\" width=\"430\" height=\"171\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-390\" /></a>\r\n<div style=\"clear: both;\"></div>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Report-of-HCRA-May-2008.pdf\">Click to download the health care in remote areas report (571 kb PDF)</a>\r\n', 'May 2008', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'open', '', 'may-2008', '', '', '2011-12-19 18:38:51', '2011-12-19 18:38:51', '', 0, 'http://lao-foundation.org/?p=494', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(651, 1, '2011-02-28 18:47:38', '2011-02-28 18:47:38', '<h2>Background</h2>\r\nHouixang village located in Namor District in Oudomxay province is home to three distinct ethnic groups, Hmong, Khamou and Lao Houi people, each having their own identity, culture, traditions, costumes and languages. The village is located at 18 Km North of Namor and at 3 Km off Road 13. The population of 1,014 (535 women) is divided into 3 communities living at 600 to 800m apart.\r\n\r\nThe main activity is farming, slash/burn dry field and latex trees. Education: there is one primary school (5 classrooms), 187 students. Public health is administered by one volunteer health worker. There is no health care center in the village. There are no toilets in the village.\r\n\r\nThe Houixang river runs year long at a distance of 200m from each of the three communities. The river is used from North to South for a variety of purposes which renders it quite polluted. Villagers rely on a water spring located at 5km for drinking water.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_557\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"292\" caption=\"Lao Hue children bringing water from river to their home\"]<a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/namor-1.jpg\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-557\" title=\"Lao Hue children bringing water from river to their home\" src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/namor-1.jpg\" alt=\"Lao Hue children bringing water from river to their home\" width=\"292\" height=\"200\" /></a>[/caption]\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_558\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"267\" caption=\"Drinking water\"]<a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/namor-2.jpg\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-558\" title=\"Drinking water\" src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/namor-2.jpg\" alt=\"Drinking water\" width=\"267\" height=\"200\" /></a>[/caption]\r\n<h2>The Project</h2>\r\nAlthough the river runs through the village providing ample water for irrigation, washing, etc., drinking water is only accessible at the springs. Capturing and filtering water at Huixang spring, then piping it to a concrete water tank above the village is feasible and sustainable. From the tank, drinking water can easily be made available at three locations in the village. Estimated cost $35,000.00\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/water-3.gif\"><img class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-559\" title=\"The Project\" src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/water-3.gif\" alt=\"The Project\" width=\"501\" height=\"646\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/gps-1.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-560\" title=\"Distance and elevation\" src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/gps-1.jpg\" alt=\"Distance and elevation\" width=\"549\" height=\"358\" /></a>\r\n\r\nGPS survey conducted in September 2010 showed a distance of 4 Km between the village center (right) and the Huixang water spring (left) and an elevation difference of 325 feet with no obstacle between the 2 points.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/gps-2.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-561\" title=\"Alternate view\" src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/gps-2.jpg\" alt=\"Alternate view\" width=\"549\" height=\"358\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Namor-Water-Project.pdf\">Click to download the clean water project for Namor (1.46 MB PDF)</a>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Namor-Clean-Water-Project.pdf\">Click to download project pictures (1.18 MB PDF)</a>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/Report-of-Water-Project.pdf\">Click to download the completed water project report (2.28 MB PDF)</a>', 'Namor Water Project', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'open', '', '556-revision-5', '', '', '2011-02-28 18:47:38', '2011-02-28 18:47:38', '', 556, 'http://lao-foundation.org/556-revision-5/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
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(501, 1, '2011-01-02 20:02:30', '2011-01-02 20:02:30', 'In cooperation with Oudomxay Hospital, Lao Rehabilitation Foundation has agreed to provide support for health care in remote areas of Oudomxay Province.\r\n\r\n<div style=\"clear: both;\"></div>\r\n<a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/team.jpg\"><img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/team.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"team\" width=\"210\" height=\"158\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-382\" /></a> <a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/hcra-2.jpg\"><img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/hcra-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"hcra-2\" width=\"210\" height=\"158\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-383\" /></a>\r\n<div style=\"clear: both;\"></div>\r\n\r\nThe first mobile team composed of Lao health care professionals and representatives of LRF visited Beng District in May 2008. One of seven districts in Oudomxay province, Beng is located at 65 km of Oudomxay.  With a population of 33,384 (2008), most people are living along the Mekong and Beng rivers in 65 villages of which 24 are not accessible by road. There is generally no electricity and the public health care system is limited to 1 poorly equipped district hospital and 6 dispensaries.\r\n\r\n<div style=\"clear: both;\"></div>\r\n<a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/hcra-3.jpg\"><img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/hcra-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"hcra-3\" width=\"210\" height=\"158\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-384\" /></a> <a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/hcra-4.jpg\"><img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/hcra-4.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"hcra-4\" width=\"210\" height=\"158\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-385\" /></a>\r\n<div style=\"clear: both;\"></div>\r\n\r\nThe team of two dentists, one ophthalmologist, one ENT specialist, several nurses and LRF staff examined and treated 741 patients. LRF provided equipment, supplies, medicine and general logistic for the mission.\r\n\r\n<div style=\"clear: both;\"></div>\r\n<a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/hcra-5.jpg\"><img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/hcra-5.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"hcra-5\" width=\"210\" height=\"158\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-386\" /></a> <a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/hcra-6.jpg\"><img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/hcra-6.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"hcra-6\" width=\"210\" height=\"158\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-387\" /></a>\r\n<div style=\"clear: both;\"></div>\r\n\r\nPlans are to visit La, Houn, Pakbeng and Beng districts in September 2008 to examine and provide treatment to an expected 2,100 patients.\r\n\r\n<div style=\"clear: both;\"></div>\r\n<a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/hcra-7.jpg\"><img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/hcra-7.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"hcra-7\" width=\"210\" height=\"158\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-388\" /></a> <a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/group.jpg\"><img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/group.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"group\" width=\"210\" height=\"158\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-389\" /></a>\r\n<div style=\"clear: both;\"></div>\r\n<a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/banner.jpg\"><img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/banner.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"banner\" width=\"430\" height=\"171\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-390\" /></a>\r\n<div style=\"clear: both;\"></div>', 'May 2008', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'open', '', '494-revision-3', '', '', '2011-01-02 20:02:30', '2011-01-02 20:02:30', '', 494, 'http://lao-foundation.org/494-revision-3/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
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(503, 1, '2011-01-02 20:01:31', '2011-01-02 20:01:31', '<h2>Report of Mobile Health Care in Remote Area for Dental, E.N.T and Eye Diseases in September, 2009</h2>\r\n<em>Serving the Provinces of:</em> Oudomxay, Phongsaly and LuangNamtha\r\n<em>A Cooperation between:</em> Oudomxay Hospital, Foundation for Assisting the Poor People of Lao PDR (FAPPL), Lao Rehabilitation Foundation (LRF), and Women for World Health (WFWH).\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Report_of_Sept_2009_mission_in_remote_area_Laos.pdf\">Click here to download the full PDF report of our surgery mission to Oudomxay, Phongsaly and LuangNamtha Provinces</a>', 'Sept 2009', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'open', '', '496-revision-2', '', '', '2011-01-02 20:01:31', '2011-01-02 20:01:31', '', 496, 'http://lao-foundation.org/496-revision-2/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(504, 1, '2011-01-02 19:47:00', '2011-01-02 19:47:00', 'Rural communities get free health care checks, treatment and medicine.\r\n\r\nIn September 2010, a team of Lao doctors organized and financed by LRF visited the Bounneua and Bountai districts of Phongsaly province in Northern Laos. The mobile medical team offered free eye, ear nose and throat, dental, and pediatric care and echography scanning was provided for expectant mothers. More than 3,000 local residents showed up to take advantage of the opportunity.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/health-care-remote-areas.jpg\"><img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/health-care-remote-areas-300x98.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"health-care-remote-areas\" width=\"300\" height=\"98\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-490\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/Report-of-September-Mission-2010\">Click to download the complete report on the mission (950 kb PDF)</a>', 'Sept 2010', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'open', '', '489-revision-3', '', '', '2011-01-02 19:47:00', '2011-01-02 19:47:00', '', 489, 'http://lao-foundation.org/489-revision-3/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(505, 1, '2011-01-02 20:14:43', '2011-01-02 20:14:43', 'Rural communities get free health care checks, treatment and medicine.\r\n\r\nIn September 2010, a team of Lao doctors organized and financed by LRF visited the Bounneua and Bountai districts of Phongsaly province in Northern Laos. The mobile medical team offered free eye, ear nose and throat, dental, and pediatric care and echography scanning was provided for expectant mothers. More than 3,000 local residents showed up to take advantage of the opportunity.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/health-care-remote-areas.jpg\"><img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/health-care-remote-areas-300x98.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"health-care-remote-areas\" width=\"300\" height=\"98\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-490\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/Report-of-September-Mission-2010\">Click to download the complete report on the mission (950 kb PDF)</a>', 'Sept 2010', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'open', '', '489-revision-4', '', '', '2011-01-02 20:14:43', '2011-01-02 20:14:43', '', 489, 'http://lao-foundation.org/489-revision-4/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(506, 1, '2011-01-02 20:15:22', '2011-01-02 20:15:22', 'Rural communities get free health care checks, treatment and medicine.\r\n\r\nIn September 2010, a team of Lao doctors organized and financed by LRF visited the Bounneua and Bountai districts of Phongsaly province in Northern Laos. The mobile medical team offered free eye, ear nose and throat, dental, and pediatric care and echography scanning was provided for expectant mothers. More than 3,000 local residents showed up to take advantage of the opportunity.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/health-care-remote-areas.jpg\"><img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/health-care-remote-areas-300x98.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"health-care-remote-areas\" width=\"300\" height=\"98\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-490\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/Report-of-September-Mission-2010\">Click to download the complete report on the mission (950 kb PDF)</a>', 'Sept 2010', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'open', '', '489-revision-5', '', '', '2011-01-02 20:15:22', '2011-01-02 20:15:22', '', 489, 'http://lao-foundation.org/489-revision-5/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(507, 1, '2011-01-02 20:18:20', '2011-01-02 20:18:20', 'Rural communities get free health care checks, treatment and medicine.\r\n\r\nIn September 2010, a team of Lao doctors organized and financed by LRF visited the Bounneua and Bountai districts of Phongsaly province in Northern Laos. The mobile medical team offered free eye, ear nose and throat, dental, and pediatric care and echography scanning was provided for expectant mothers. More than 3,000 local residents showed up to take advantage of the opportunity.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/health-care-remote-areas.jpg\"><img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/health-care-remote-areas-300x98.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"health-care-remote-areas\" width=\"300\" height=\"98\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-490\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/Report-of-September-Mission-2010\">Click to download the complete report on the mission (950 kb PDF)</a>', 'Sept 2010', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'open', '', '489-revision-6', '', '', '2011-01-02 20:18:20', '2011-01-02 20:18:20', '', 489, 'http://lao-foundation.org/489-revision-6/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(508, 1, '2011-01-02 18:56:36', '2011-01-02 18:56:36', 'The construction of a new building at the Hatsayfong District Hospital was initiated by the Buddhist monks of Hatsayfong village in 2008 to provide eight additional rooms with toilets to the patients of the region who otherwise would not have shelter when under treatment.\r\n\r\n<div style=\"clear: both;\"></div>\r\n<a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/Hathsayfong05.jpg\"><img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/Hathsayfong05-300x168.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"Hathsayfong05\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-482\" /></a>\r\n<div style=\"clear: both;\"></div>\r\n\r\nFinanced at 50% by LRF and at 50% by the local community, this project was implemented in close collaboration with all involved parties. We expect to complete the building and hand it over to the Ministry of Health by the end January 2011.\r\n', 'Hatsayfong District Hospital', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'open', '', '481-revision-2', '', '', '2011-01-02 18:56:36', '2011-01-02 18:56:36', '', 481, 'http://lao-foundation.org/481-revision-2/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(509, 1, '2010-12-23 23:23:47', '2010-12-23 23:23:47', 'We met Ms Kamphor in Vientiane during our reconstructive surgery mission in January 2008. The poor seventy year old lady was hit by a run-away car six month earlier. Although the bones of her right leg were fractured and dislocated, she did not see a doctor during all this time because she could not afford medical care. We were happy to arrange for her surgery and provided her with a wheel chair as well. We expect that with our support for therapy she will soon be walking again.\r\n\r\n<div class=\"clearfix\"></div>\r\n<a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Ms-K.jpg\"><img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Ms-K.jpg\" alt=\"Ms. Kamphor\" title=\"Ms. Kamphor\" width=\"260\" height=\"195\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-165\" /></a><a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Ms-Kanphor.jpg\"><img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Ms-Kanphor.jpg\" alt=\"Ms. Kamphor\" title=\"Ms. Kamphor\" width=\"260\" height=\"195\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-166\" /></a>\r\n<div class=\"clearfix\"></div>', 'Ms. Kamphor', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'open', '', '164-revision-2', '', '', '2010-12-23 23:23:47', '2010-12-23 23:23:47', '', 164, 'http://lao-foundation.org/164-revision-2/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(510, 1, '2010-12-23 23:21:15', '2010-12-23 23:21:15', 'In April 2007, while visiting Joey’s family in the province, we noticed that his sweet grandmother was having difficulty getting around as she could not see very well. We arranged a cataract surgery for her in September. Thanks to our assistant Sasithone who took good care of her, Joey’s grandmother has now recovered a perfect vision.\r\n\r\n<div class=\"clearfix\"></div>\r\n<a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/joey_s-grandmother.jpg\"><img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/joey_s-grandmother.jpg\" alt=\"Joey&#039;s grandmother\" title=\"Joey&#039;s grandmother\" width=\"260\" height=\"195\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-161\" /></a><a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/joey_s-grandmother2.jpg\"><img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/joey_s-grandmother2.jpg\" alt=\"Joey&#039;s grandmother\" title=\"Joey&#039;s grandmother\" width=\"260\" height=\"195\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-162\" /></a>\r\n<div class=\"clearfix\"></div>', 'Joey\'s Grandmother', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'open', '', '160-revision-2', '', '', '2010-12-23 23:21:15', '2010-12-23 23:21:15', '', 160, 'http://lao-foundation.org/160-revision-2/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(511, 1, '2010-12-23 23:18:21', '2010-12-23 23:18:21', 'While visiting our projects in January 2007, Ms. Santisouk Phimsavanh, a manager at Novotel Hotel, Vientiane, made us aware of Kheahk’s story and proposed to collaborate with the Lao Rehabilitation Foundation to take care of him and his family. Khaehk, 8 years old, has no parents and lives with his 82 years old grandmother and a little girl that may be his sister in a shack on the outskirts of Vientiane. He never attended school and spends most of his time playing in the rice fields or gathering food for his family. After giving him and his sister a well needed bath, a haircut and nail trimming, we took them shopping for new clothes, shoes, food and school materials. Ms. Ronda Carlson who was visiting at the time provided them with a bicycle and we made arrangements with the chief of the village to provide supervision for their school attendance. We replaced the old shack with a new modest home and gave the family a couple of pigs to start a little farm for sustainability. Kheahk is doing well in school today while still taking care of his family and the pigs. Our staff visits them regularly to provide any assistance they may need with food, clothing, medicine or moral support.\r\n\r\n<div class=\"clearfix\"></div>\r\n<a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/kaek1.jpg\"><img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/kaek1.jpg\" alt=\"The original home of Khaehk&#039;s family\" title=\"The original home of Khaehk&#039;s family\" width=\"260\" height=\"195\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-150\" /></a><a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/keak2.jpg\"><img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/keak2.jpg\" alt=\"Their first two pigs\" title=\"Their first two pigs\" width=\"260\" height=\"195\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-151\" /></a>\r\n<div class=\"clearfix\"></div>\r\n\r\nThe original home of Khaehk\'s family – Their first two pigs\r\n\r\n<div class=\"clearfix\"></div>\r\n<a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/kaek3.jpg\"><img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/kaek3.jpg\" alt=\"The plan&#039;s for Keahk&#039;s new home\" title=\"The plan&#039;s for Keahk&#039;s new home\" width=\"260\" height=\"192\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-152\" /></a><a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/kaek4.jpg\"><img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/kaek4.jpg\" alt=\"The new home where they now live\" title=\"The new home where they now live\" width=\"260\" height=\"195\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-153\" /></a>\r\n<div class=\"clearfix\"></div>\r\n\r\nThe plan\'s for Keahk\'s new home – The new home where they now live.\r\n\r\n<div class=\"clearfix\"></div>\r\n<a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/kaek5.jpg\"><img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/kaek5.jpg\" alt=\"Khaehk&#039;s new bicycle\" title=\"Khaehk&#039;s new bicycle\" width=\"260\" height=\"187\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-154\" /></a><a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/kaek6.jpg\"><img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/kaek6.jpg\" alt=\"Khaehk caring for his young sister\" title=\"Khaehk caring for his young sister\" width=\"260\" height=\"195\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-155\" /></a>\r\n<div class=\"clearfix\"></div>\r\n\r\nKhaehk\'s new bicycle – Khaehk caring for his young sister.\r\n\r\n<div class=\"clearfix\"></div>\r\n<a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/kaek7.jpg\"><img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/kaek7.jpg\" alt=\"Khaehk getting groomed and cleaned up in anticipation of going to school\" title=\"Khaehk getting groomed and cleaned up in anticipation of going to school\" width=\"260\" height=\"195\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-156\" /></a><a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/kaek8.jpg\"><img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/kaek8.jpg\" alt=\"Khaehk getting groomed and cleaned up in anticipation of going to school\" title=\"Khaehk getting groomed and cleaned up in anticipation of going to school\" width=\"260\" height=\"195\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-157\" /></a>\r\n<div class=\"clearfix\"></div>\r\n\r\nKhaehk getting groomed and cleaned up in anticipation of going to school.\r\n\r\n<div class=\"clearfix\"></div>\r\n<a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/kaek9.jpg\"><img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/kaek9.jpg\" alt=\"Khaehk attending school!\" title=\"Khaehk attending school!\" width=\"260\" height=\"195\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-158\" /></a>\r\n<div class=\"clearfix\"></div>\r\n\r\nKhaehk attending school!', 'Khaehk', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'open', '', '149-revision-2', '', '', '2010-12-23 23:18:21', '2010-12-23 23:18:21', '', 149, 'http://lao-foundation.org/149-revision-2/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(512, 1, '2011-01-03 16:26:17', '2011-01-03 16:26:17', 'While visiting our projects in January 2007, Ms. Santisouk Phimsavanh, a manager at Novotel Hotel, Vientiane, made us aware of Kheahk’s story and proposed to collaborate with the Lao Rehabilitation Foundation to take care of him and his family. Khaehk, 8 years old, has no parents and lives with his 82 years old grandmother and a little girl that may be his sister in a shack on the outskirts of Vientiane. He never attended school and spends most of his time playing in the rice fields or gathering food for his family. After giving him and his sister a well needed bath, a haircut and nail trimming, we took them shopping for new clothes, shoes, food and school materials. Ms. Ronda Carlson who was visiting at the time provided them with a bicycle and we made arrangements with the chief of the village to provide supervision for their school attendance. We replaced the old shack with a new modest home and gave the family a couple of pigs to start a little farm for sustainability. Kheahk is doing well in school today while still taking care of his family and the pigs. Our staff visits them regularly to provide any assistance they may need with food, clothing, medicine or moral support.\r\n\r\n<div class=\"clearfix\"></div>\r\n<a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/kaek1.jpg\"><img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/kaek1.jpg\" alt=\"The original home of Khaehk&#039;s family\" title=\"The original home of Khaehk&#039;s family\" width=\"260\" height=\"195\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-150\" /></a><a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/keak2.jpg\"><img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/keak2.jpg\" alt=\"Their first two pigs\" title=\"Their first two pigs\" width=\"260\" height=\"195\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-151\" /></a>\r\n<div class=\"clearfix\"></div>\r\n\r\nThe original home of Khaehk\'s family – Their first two pigs\r\n\r\n<div class=\"clearfix\"></div>\r\n<a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/kaek3.jpg\"><img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/kaek3.jpg\" alt=\"The plan&#039;s for Keahk&#039;s new home\" title=\"The plan&#039;s for Keahk&#039;s new home\" width=\"260\" height=\"192\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-152\" /></a><a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/kaek4.jpg\"><img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/kaek4.jpg\" alt=\"The new home where they now live\" title=\"The new home where they now live\" width=\"260\" height=\"195\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-153\" /></a>\r\n<div class=\"clearfix\"></div>\r\n\r\nThe plan\'s for Keahk\'s new home – The new home where they now live.\r\n\r\n<div class=\"clearfix\"></div>\r\n<a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/kaek5.jpg\"><img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/kaek5.jpg\" alt=\"Khaehk&#039;s new bicycle\" title=\"Khaehk&#039;s new bicycle\" width=\"260\" height=\"187\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-154\" /></a><a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/kaek6.jpg\"><img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/kaek6.jpg\" alt=\"Khaehk caring for his young sister\" title=\"Khaehk caring for his young sister\" width=\"260\" height=\"195\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-155\" /></a>\r\n<div class=\"clearfix\"></div>\r\n\r\nKhaehk\'s new bicycle – Khaehk caring for his young sister.\r\n\r\n<div class=\"clearfix\"></div>\r\n<a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/kaek7.jpg\"><img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/kaek7.jpg\" alt=\"Khaehk getting groomed and cleaned up in anticipation of going to school\" title=\"Khaehk getting groomed and cleaned up in anticipation of going to school\" width=\"260\" height=\"195\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-156\" /></a><a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/kaek8.jpg\"><img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/kaek8.jpg\" alt=\"Khaehk getting groomed and cleaned up in anticipation of going to school\" title=\"Khaehk getting groomed and cleaned up in anticipation of going to school\" width=\"260\" height=\"195\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-157\" /></a>\r\n<div class=\"clearfix\"></div>\r\n\r\nKhaehk getting groomed and cleaned up in anticipation of going to school.\r\n\r\n<div class=\"clearfix\"></div>\r\n<a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/kaek9.jpg\"><img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/kaek9.jpg\" alt=\"Khaehk attending school!\" title=\"Khaehk attending school!\" width=\"260\" height=\"195\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-158\" /></a>\r\n<div class=\"clearfix\"></div>\r\n\r\nKhaehk attending school!', 'Khaehk', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'open', '', '149-revision-3', '', '', '2011-01-03 16:26:17', '2011-01-03 16:26:17', '', 149, 'http://lao-foundation.org/149-revision-3/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(513, 1, '2010-12-23 23:11:44', '2010-12-23 23:11:44', 'We met Mong while visiting our school project in Simmano in January 2007. Mong was born with an intestinal malformation which was summarily corrected at birth. The problem became much more serious at age seven when we met him. With the relentless efforts of our local coordinator Ms. Sasithone Sengchang, the Lao Rehabilitation Foundation provided all necessary support to send him to Mahosoth Hospital where he underwent surgery by a team of Vietnamese surgeons. After two surgeries, it seems that Mong is now doing well and may hope to live a normal life among the other kids of the village. We will continue our support for Mong and his family until life has returned to normal.\r\n\r\n<div class=\"clearfix\"></div>\r\n<a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/mong1.jpg\"><img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/mong1.jpg\" alt=\"Mong\" title=\"Mong\" width=\"265\" height=\"353\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-145\" /></a><a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/mong2.jpg\"><img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/mong2.jpg\" alt=\"Mong\" title=\"Mong\" width=\"265\" height=\"199\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-146\" /></a><a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/mong3.jpg\"><img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/mong3.jpg\" alt=\"Mong\" title=\"Mong\" width=\"265\" height=\"199\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-147\" /></a>\r\n<div class=\"clearfix\"></div>', 'Mong', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'open', '', '144-revision-2', '', '', '2010-12-23 23:11:44', '2010-12-23 23:11:44', '', 144, 'http://lao-foundation.org/144-revision-2/', 0, 'revision', '', 0);
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(514, 1, '2010-12-23 23:08:23', '2010-12-23 23:08:23', 'While visiting our projects in early January 2007, we were alerted by Dr. Leila Srour about the tragic accident of Pheng. The 20 year old boy had been struck by lightning while working in a rice field in his village near Luang Nam Tha. Pheng, who survived the ordeal, was burned over 70% of his body and left suffering several months with minimal care. In coordination with Her Excellency Karen Tan, Ambassador of Singapore in Laos, a team of surgeons headed by Professor ST Lee flew to Vientiane with necessary supplies and provided extensive surgery for Pheng. The Lao Rehabilitation Foundation coordinated the logistics of flying Pheng to Setthathirath Hospital in Vientiane, covered all hospital expenses, and provided food and lodging for his father who accompanied him on the journey. Pheng is now doing extensive rehabilitation work at Setthathirath Hospital and we hope to fly him back to his village by mid-April, after a 3 month stay in the hospital.\r\n\r\n<div class=\"clearfix\"></div>\r\n<a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/pheng1.jpg\"><img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/pheng1.jpg\" alt=\"Airlifting Pheng in to Vientiane\" title=\"Airlifting Pheng in to Vientiane\" width=\"260\" height=\"195\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-130\" /></a><a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/pheng2.jpg\"><img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/pheng2.jpg\" alt=\"Airlifting Pheng in to Vientiane\" title=\"Airlifting Pheng in to Vientiane\" width=\"260\" height=\"195\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-131\" /></a>\r\n<div class=\"clearfix\"></div>\r\n\r\nAirlifting Pheng in to Vientiane\r\n\r\n<div class=\"clearfix\"></div>\r\n<a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/pheng3.jpg\"><img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/pheng3.jpg\" alt=\"Pheng post-surgery\" title=\"Pheng post-surgery\" width=\"260\" height=\"195\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-132\" /></a><a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/pheng4.jpg\"><img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/pheng4.jpg\" alt=\"The Singapore surgical team\" title=\"The Singapore surgical team\" width=\"260\" height=\"195\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-133\" /></a>\r\n<div class=\"clearfix\"></div>\r\n\r\nPheng post-surgery – The Singapore surgical team\r\n\r\nAfter 7 months of hospitalization, numerous skin grafts and other surgeries, we brought Pheng and his father back to their village near Luang Namtha in the North of Laos in July 2007. To facilitate frequent visits from his family to the small hospital where he will reside for a few more months, we purchased a new motorbike for the family as they live at quite a distance from the medical facility.\r\n\r\n<div class=\"clearfix\"></div>\r\n<a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/pheng-with-poupy.jpg\"><img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/pheng-with-poupy.jpg\" alt=\"pheng-with-poupy\" title=\"Pheng with Poupy\" width=\"260\" height=\"195\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-134\" /></a><a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/pheng-flight.jpg\"><img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/pheng-flight.jpg\" alt=\"Pheng flight\" title=\"Pheng flight\" width=\"260\" height=\"195\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-135\" /></a><a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/phengmotorbike1.jpg\"><img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/phengmotorbike1.jpg\" alt=\"Pheng motorbike\" title=\"Pheng motorbike\" width=\"260\" height=\"195\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-136\" /></a><a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/phengmotorbike21.jpg\"><img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/phengmotorbike21.jpg\" alt=\"Pheng motorbike\" title=\"Pheng motorbike\" width=\"260\" height=\"195\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-138\" /></a>\r\n<div class=\"clearfix\"></div>\r\n\r\nPlaced under the dedicated care of Dr. Indara Phetsamone, ophthalmologist, LRF provided financial support for Pheng’s oculoplastic surgery in Bangkok in March 2008. The complex surgery was successfully performed by Dr. Nattawut Wanumkarng and his team. We expect to send Pheng back to Bangkok for corneal transplant surgery in a few months.\r\n\r\n<div class=\"clearfix\"></div>\r\n<a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/pheng-surgery.jpg\"><img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/pheng-surgery.jpg\" alt=\"Pheng surgery\" title=\"Pheng surgery\" width=\"260\" height=\"195\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-139\" /></a><a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/pheng5.jpg\"><img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/pheng5.jpg\" alt=\"Visiting Pheng\" title=\"Visiting Pheng\" width=\"260\" height=\"195\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-140\" /></a>\r\n<div class=\"clearfix\"></div>\r\n\r\nLRF provided Pheng with a new Yamaha keyboard in May 2008 when we went to visit him in Luang Namtha as he expressed a strong interest to play music. We expect him to do well, despite his handicap.\r\n\r\n<div class=\"clearfix\"></div>\r\n<a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/pheng6.jpg\"><img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/pheng6.jpg\" alt=\"Pheng with keyboard\" title=\"Pheng with keyboard\" width=\"260\" height=\"195\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-141\" /></a>\r\n<div class=\"clearfix\"></div>', 'Pheng', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'open', '', '129-revision-3', '', '', '2010-12-23 23:08:23', '2010-12-23 23:08:23', '', 129, 'http://lao-foundation.org/129-revision-3/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(515, 1, '2010-12-23 03:42:49', '2010-12-23 03:42:49', 'Without accurate records, we estimated Vang to be about five years old when we found her at Home of Light in early 2004. Like many other children there, she was born with congenital cataract. Our intuition however was that she could profit from eye surgery as we guessed that she underwent capsulotomy surgery at an early age and perhaps could recover some vision. We were fortunate to be able to arrange for laser surgery for her in 2005, followed by another capsulotomy surgery in 2006, performed in Laos by the Vietnamese Team of Professor Tien and his assistant Dr. Hoang. We later took Vang to Bangkok for a complete refractory exam.\r\n\r\nVang has recovered sufficient vision to follow the regular school curriculum and with our support is now enrolled at the Sengsavanh College, a local private elementary school.\r\n\r\n<div class=\"clearfix\"></div>\r\n<a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/vang11.jpg\"><img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/vang11.jpg\" alt=\"The Vietnamese surgical team\" title=\"The Vietnamese surgical team\" width=\"263\" height=\"200\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-117\" /></a><a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/vang2.jpg\"><img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/vang2.jpg\" alt=\"Vang receiving the laser surgery\" title=\"Vang receiving the laser surgery\" width=\"263\" height=\"197\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-118\" /></a>\r\n<div class=\"clearfix\"></div>\r\n\r\nThe Vietnamese surgical team - Vang receiving the laser surgery\r\n\r\n<div class=\"clearfix\"></div>\r\n<a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/vang3.jpg\"><img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/vang3.jpg\" alt=\"Vang with her corrective glasses\" title=\"Vang with her corrective glasses\" width=\"263\" height=\"212\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-119\" /></a><a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/vang4.jpg\"><img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/vang4.jpg\" alt=\"Vang with her first coloring book\" title=\"Vang with her first coloring book\" width=\"263\" height=\"217\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-120\" /></a>\r\n<div class=\"clearfix\"></div>\r\n\r\nVang with her corrective glasses. - Vang with her first coloring book.\r\n\r\n<div class=\"clearfix\"></div>\r\n<a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/vang5.jpg\"><img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/vang5.jpg\" alt=\"Vang on her first day of school\" title=\"Vang on her first day of school\" width=\"263\" height=\"415\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-121\" /></a><a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/vang6.jpg\"><img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/vang6.jpg\" alt=\"Vang studying piano\" title=\"Vang studying piano\" width=\"260\" height=\"346\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-122\" /></a>\r\n<div class=\"clearfix\"></div>\r\nVang on her first day of school. – Vang studying piano.\r\n', 'Vang', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'open', '', '115-revision-5', '', '', '2010-12-23 03:42:49', '2010-12-23 03:42:49', '', 115, 'http://lao-foundation.org/115-revision-5/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(516, 1, '2010-12-23 02:48:35', '2010-12-23 02:48:35', 'By luck, we met Joey in 2005 when visiting a remote village some 30 miles North of Vientiane. Joey who was born with cleft feet deformity was then three years old. Having no resources, his parents had accepted his fate. After much discussion, our coordinator Sommanouane convinced them that perhaps a medical intervention could improve Joey’s mobility. With their agreement and our support, we brought him to the National Rehabilitation Center for a series of progressive casts which lasted several months. The biggest problem was transportation as the village is not easily accessible and Joey needed to visit the center on a regular basis. Thanks to Sommanouane’s love, care and dedication, Joey finally underwent his first surgery at Mohosoth Hospital in May 2006, followed by a second surgery two months later. We were ecstatic to witness Joey’s first unassisted steps in late September 2006.\r\n<a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/joey1.jpg\"><img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/joey1.jpg\" alt=\"Picture of Joey\" title=\"Joey when we first met him\" width=\"263\" height=\"197\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-106\" /></a><a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/joey2.jpg\"><img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/joey2.jpg\" alt=\"Another picture of Joey\" title=\"Joey when we first met him\" width=\"263\" height=\"197\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-107\" /></a>\r\n<div class=\"clearfix\"></div>\r\nJoey when we first met him.\r\n<div class=\"clearfix\"></div>\r\n<a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/joey3.jpg\"><img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/joey3.jpg\" alt=\"Joey&#039;s feet in one of a series of casts\" title=\"Joey&#039;s feet in one of a series of casts\" width=\"263\" height=\"204\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-108\" /></a><a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/joey4.jpg\"><img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/joey4.jpg\" alt=\"Joey with his mom and grandparents\" title=\"Joey with his mom and grandparents\" width=\"263\" height=\"206\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-109\" /></a>\r\n<div class=\"clearfix\"></div>\r\nJoey\'s feet in one of a series of casts - Joey with his mom and grandparents.\r\n<div class=\"clearfix\"></div>\r\n<a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/joey5.jpg\"><img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/joey5.jpg\" alt=\"Joey says &quot;Thank you&quot; on the day we witness his first unassisted steps\" title=\"Joey says &quot;Thank you&quot; on the day we witness his first unassisted steps\" width=\"263\" height=\"197\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-110\" /></a>\r\n<div class=\"clearfix\"></div>\r\nJoey says \"Thank you\" on the day we witness his first unassisted steps.\r\n<div class=\"clearfix\"></div>', 'Joey', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'open', '', '105-revision-5', '', '', '2010-12-23 02:48:35', '2010-12-23 02:48:35', '', 105, 'http://lao-foundation.org/105-revision-5/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(517, 1, '2010-12-24 08:17:59', '2010-12-24 08:17:59', 'In cooperation with the villagers, the foundation provided matching funds to build this steel bridge over the river bordering Simmano, giving farmers an easy access to their rice fields. The bridge was built with scrap metal left over from the Indochinese conflict of the 70’s.\r\n\r\n<div class=\"clearfix\">\r\n<a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/bridge1.jpg\"><img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/bridge1.jpg\" alt=\"bridge\" title=\"bridge\" width=\"263\" height=\"197\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-181\" /></a><a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/bridge2.jpg\"><img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/bridge2.jpg\" alt=\"bridge\" title=\"bridge\" width=\"263\" height=\"197\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-182\" /></a>\r\n</div>', 'New Bridge at Simmano Village', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'open', '', '180-revision-2', '', '', '2010-12-24 08:17:59', '2010-12-24 08:17:59', '', 180, 'http://lao-foundation.org/180-revision-2/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(519, 1, '2010-12-24 08:20:47', '2010-12-24 08:20:47', 'Food Relief Mission in Attapeu Province: In cooperation with the Foundation for Assisting Poor People of Lao PDR, in August 2007 we provided over 20 tons of food and supplies to villagers in the poorest and remote villages of Attapeu Province. While the supplies were mostly given by Thai monks, the Lao Rehabilitation Foundation covered the cost of trucking the goods; the FAPPL provided the logistics, a difficult venture during monsoon months as many villages are not easily accessible. Note the presence of de-mining teams on the photos as the area is still heavily plagued by land mines.\r\n\r\n<div class=\"clearfix\">\r\n<a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/foodmission1.jpg\"><img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/foodmission1.jpg\" alt=\"food mission\" title=\"food mission\" width=\"260\" height=\"195\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-185\" /></a><a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/foodmission2.jpg\"><img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/foodmission2.jpg\" alt=\"food mission\" title=\"food mission\" width=\"260\" height=\"195\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-186\" /></a><a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/foodmission3.jpg\"><img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/foodmission3.jpg\" alt=\"food mission\" title=\"food mission\" width=\"260\" height=\"195\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-187\" /></a><a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/foodmission4.jpg\"><img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/foodmission4.jpg\" alt=\"food mission\" title=\"food mission\" width=\"260\" height=\"195\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-188\" /></a>\r\n</div>\r\n', 'Food Relief Mission', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'open', '', '184-revision-2', '', '', '2010-12-24 08:20:47', '2010-12-24 08:20:47', '', 184, 'http://lao-foundation.org/184-revision-2/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(520, 1, '2010-12-24 16:15:03', '2010-12-24 16:15:03', 'In cooperation with Standard Chartered Bank (Thai IT Division), we installed a computer classroom at the Department of Health in April 2007 to provide computer skills to the medical staff. The 20 computers were loaded with a variety of software including Lao language and were installed in a room at the Department of Health which we remodeled and air conditioned. We then retained the services of a skilled local teacher and began a series of three month instructional programs at beginning, intermediate and advanced levels.  The first group of 15 students graduated in August 2007. We expect this program to be long term.\r\n\r\n<div class=\"clearfix\">\r\n<a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/itlabclassroom1.jpg\"><img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/itlabclassroom1.jpg\" alt=\"IT lab classroom\" title=\"IT lab classroom\" width=\"260\" height=\"195\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-260\" /></a><a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/itlabclassroom2.jpg\"><img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/itlabclassroom2.jpg\" alt=\"IT lab classroom\" title=\"IT lab classroom\" width=\"260\" height=\"195\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-261\" /></a>\r\n</div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"clearfix\">\r\n<a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/graduation1.jpg\"><img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/graduation1.jpg\" alt=\"Graduation\" title=\"Graduation\" width=\"260\" height=\"195\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-262\" /></a><a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/graduation2.jpg\"><img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/graduation2.jpg\" alt=\"Graduation\" title=\"Graduation\" width=\"260\" height=\"195\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-263\" /></a>\r\n</div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"clearfix\">\r\n<a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/bankteam.jpg\"><img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/bankteam.jpg\" alt=\"bank team\" title=\"bank team\" width=\"260\" height=\"186\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-264\" /></a>\r\n</div>\r\n', 'Health department computer classroom', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'open', '', '259-revision-2', '', '', '2010-12-24 16:15:03', '2010-12-24 16:15:03', '', 259, 'http://lao-foundation.org/259-revision-2/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(521, 1, '2010-12-24 16:09:00', '2010-12-24 16:09:00', 'Committed to help with education in remote areas, the Lao Rehabilitation Foundation is presently reviewing plans to build a new school at Vienthong Village, in cooperation with the villagers. Located at two and a half hour drive North of Vientiane, the elementary school will house nearly 300 students and will be outfitted with new furniture. We hope to begin construction in the spring of 2007.\r\n\r\n<div class=\"clearfix\">\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_256\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"520\" caption=\"Views of the existing school building\"]<a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/vschool1.jpg\"><img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/vschool1.jpg\" alt=\"Views of the existing school building\" title=\"Views of the existing school building\" width=\"520\" height=\"192\" class=\"size-full wp-image-256\" /></a>[/caption] \r\n</div>\r\n<div class=\"clearfix\">\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_255\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"520\" caption=\"The site where we hope to build the new school.\"]<a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/vschool3.jpg\"><img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/vschool3.jpg\" alt=\"The site where we hope to build the new school.\" title=\"The site where we hope to build the new school.\" width=\"520\" height=\"140\" class=\"size-full wp-image-255\" /></a>[/caption]\r\n</div>\r\n<div class=\"clearfix\">\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_257\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"520\" caption=\"The proposed plans for the new school\"]<a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/vschool4.jpg\"><img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/vschool4.jpg\" alt=\"The proposed plans for the new school\" title=\"The proposed plans for the new school\" width=\"520\" height=\"209\" class=\"size-full wp-image-257\" /></a>[/caption]\r\n</div>', 'Vienthong school renovations', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'open', '', '254-revision-2', '', '', '2010-12-24 16:09:00', '2010-12-24 16:09:00', '', 254, 'http://lao-foundation.org/254-revision-2/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(522, 1, '2010-12-24 15:27:07', '2010-12-24 15:27:07', '<div class=\"photos clearfix\">\r\n<a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/NRC_sign.jpg\"><img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/NRC_sign.jpg\" alt=\"National Rehabilitation Center sign\" title=\"National Rehabilitation Center sign\" width=\"432\" height=\"304\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-217\" /></a>\r\n</div>\r\n\r\nIn cooperation with the Lao Ministry of Education, the center opened its doors to children with impairments in 1992. It is the only school in Laos offering special education to children (amputees, movement-impaired, deaf, mute and visually impaired persons). The maximum capacity of the school is presently 75 children with many children on a waiting list. During their 3 years at the school, often victims of land-mines, children learn Braille, orientation and mobility skills.\r\n\r\n<div class=\"photos clearfix\"><a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/SCHOOL1_eating.jpg\"><img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/SCHOOL1_eating.jpg\" alt=\"school eating\" title=\"school eating\" width=\"344\" height=\"264\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-218\" /></a><a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/SCHOOL_doorway.jpg\"><img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/SCHOOL_doorway.jpg\" alt=\"school doorway\" title=\"school doorway\" width=\"344\" height=\"264\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-219\" /></a>\r\n</div>\r\n\r\nCommitted to provide health care in the best possible physical environment, the organization provides food and items of personal hygiene to the children on a needed basis, as a relatively small percentage of the needs are funded by the government and other charitable organizations\r\n\r\n<div class=\"photos clearfix\">\r\n<a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/05_20.jpg\"><img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/05_20.jpg\" alt=\"Photo\" title=\"Photo\" width=\"225\" height=\"168\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-220\" /></a><a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/05_21.jpg\"><img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/05_21.jpg\" alt=\"Photo\" title=\"Photo\" width=\"225\" height=\"168\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-221\" /></a><a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/classroom.jpg\"><img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/classroom.jpg\" alt=\"classroom\" title=\"classroom\" width=\"225\" height=\"168\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-222\" /></a><a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/WHEELC1.jpg\"><img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/WHEELC1.jpg\" alt=\"wheelchair\" title=\"wheelchair\" width=\"225\" height=\"168\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-223\" /></a><a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/LUC3.jpg\"><img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/LUC3.jpg\" alt=\"Photo\" title=\"Photo\" width=\"225\" height=\"168\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-224\" /></a><a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/BUILDING.jpg\"><img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/BUILDING.jpg\" alt=\"Building\" title=\"Building\" width=\"225\" height=\"168\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-225\" /></a><a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/KIDSSI1.jpg\"><img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/KIDSSI1.jpg\" alt=\"Photo\" title=\"Photo\" width=\"225\" height=\"168\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-226\" /></a><a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/LUC-KIDS.jpg\"><img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/LUC-KIDS.jpg\" alt=\"Photo\" title=\"Photo\" width=\"225\" height=\"168\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-227\" /></a>\r\n</div>\r\n<div class=\"photos clearfix\">\r\n<a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Bou.jpg\"><img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Bou.jpg\" alt=\"Bou\" title=\"Bou\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-228\" /></a>\r\n</div>\r\n\r\nMs. Sommanouane Rattana, local coordinator in Vientiane, purchasing food\r\nfor the schools.\r\n\r\n<div class=\"photos clearfix\"><a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/05_5.jpg\"><img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/05_5.jpg\" alt=\"Construction of a water drainage system\" title=\"Construction of a water drainage system\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-229\" /></a><a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/05_6.jpg\"><img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/05_6.jpg\" alt=\"Construction of a water drainage system\" title=\"Construction of a water drainage system\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-230\" /></a>\r\n</div>\r\n\r\nConstruction of a water drainage system around the school and water storage.\r\n\r\n<div class=\"photos clearfix\">\r\n<a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/05_31.jpg\"><img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/05_31.jpg\" alt=\"before construction\" title=\"before construction\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-232\" /></a><a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/05_7.jpg\"><img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/05_7.jpg\" alt=\"after construction\" title=\"after construction\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-233\" /></a>\r\n</div>\r\n\r\nRefectory before construction and after construction.\r\n', 'National Rehabilitation Center', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'open', '', '216-revision-11', '', '', '2010-12-24 15:27:07', '2010-12-24 15:27:07', '', 216, 'http://lao-foundation.org/216-revision-11/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(850, 1, '2011-12-15 18:16:40', '2011-12-15 18:16:40', '<h2>The Sissatanak Hospital Plastic Surgery Project</h2>\r\n\r\nSince 2004, the Lao Rehabilitation Foundation provided support to doctors at Sissatanak District Hospital for their education in plastic surgery. The foundation sponsored and organized the logistics of sending a team of American doctors to Vientiane to provide further training to local surgeons. The project was complex as no equipment was available at Sissatanak Hospital. Three crates of equipment were sent in September 2006 to install a functional operating room. It included an anesthesia machine, patient monitors with EKG, pulse oxymetry and blood pressure, a defibrillator, a suction pump, an autoclave, electrocautery equipment, oxygen tanks and regulators as well as surgical instruments and supplies. Generous of their time and resources, Dr. William McClure, a plastic surgeon in California and Dr. Sarah Jones, an anesthesiologist in Virginia, covered the expense of their own flights for this mission, to arrive in Vientiane on September 14th. They performed surgeries for 12 young Laotians on September 15th and 16th. The foundation is now studying how to further support the development of what would be the first plastic surgery facility in the country.\r\n\r\n<div style=\"clear:both;\"></div>\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_430\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"253\" caption=\"Pre-surgery exams\"]<a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/plastic3.jpg\"><img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/plastic3.jpg\" alt=\"Pre-surgery exams\" title=\"Pre-surgery exams\" width=\"253\" height=\"190\" class=\"size-full wp-image-430\" /></a>[/caption] [caption id=\"attachment_431\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"253\" caption=\"Pre-surgery exams\"]<a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/plastic1.jpg\"><img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/plastic1.jpg\" alt=\"Pre-surgery exams\" title=\"Pre-surgery exams\" width=\"253\" height=\"190\" class=\"size-full wp-image-431\" /></a>[/caption] [caption id=\"attachment_432\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"253\" caption=\"Pre-surgery exams\"]<a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/plastic2.jpg\"><img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/plastic2.jpg\" alt=\"Pre-surgery exams\" title=\"Pre-surgery exams\" width=\"253\" height=\"190\" class=\"size-full wp-image-432\" /></a>[/caption]\r\n<div style=\"clear:both;\"></div>\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_433\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"253\" caption=\"Surgery\"]<a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/plastic4.jpg\"><img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/plastic4.jpg\" alt=\"Surgery\" title=\"Surgery\" width=\"253\" height=\"190\" class=\"size-full wp-image-433\" /></a>[/caption] [caption id=\"attachment_434\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"253\" caption=\"Dr. Sarah James with new anesthesia machine\"]<a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/plastic5.jpg\"><img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/plastic5.jpg\" alt=\"Dr. Sarah James with new anesthesia machine\" title=\"Dr. Sarah James with new anesthesia machine\" width=\"253\" height=\"190\" class=\"size-full wp-image-434\" /></a>[/caption] [caption id=\"attachment_435\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"253\" caption=\"Surgical team\"]<a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/plastic6.jpg\"><img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/plastic6.jpg\" alt=\"Surgical team\" title=\"Surgical team\" width=\"253\" height=\"190\" class=\"size-full wp-image-435\" /></a>[/caption]\r\n<div style=\"clear:both;\"></div>\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_436\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"253\" caption=\"Surgery\"]<a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/plastic7.jpg\"><img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/plastic7.jpg\" alt=\"Surgery\" title=\"Surgery\" width=\"253\" height=\"190\" class=\"size-full wp-image-436\" /></a>[/caption] [caption id=\"attachment_437\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"253\" caption=\"Operating the new autoclave\"]<a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/plastic8.jpg\"><img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/plastic8.jpg\" alt=\"Operating the new autoclave\" title=\"Operating the new autoclave\" width=\"253\" height=\"205\" class=\"size-full wp-image-437\" /></a>[/caption]\r\n<div style=\"clear:both;\"></div>\r\n\r\n<a href=\'http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/September2006_Sissatanak_Hospital_Plastic_Surgery.pdf\'>Click here to download the full report of our plastic surgery mission in Sissatanak Hospital.</a>', 'September 2006 – Plastic surgery', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'open', '', '429-revision-6', '', '', '2011-12-15 18:16:40', '2011-12-15 18:16:40', '', 429, 'http://lao-foundation.org/429-revision-6/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
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(854, 1, '2011-12-15 18:52:30', '2011-12-15 18:52:30', 'The mission started first in the northern province of Bokeo (including 3 districts) for 8 days from June 8-15, 2011, the expectant mother service was done in Bokeo province, only eye service continued after that; in LuangNamtha province (including 2 districts) for 5 days from June 17-21, in Phongsaly province (including 3 districts) for 8 days from June 23-29, and in Oudomxay province (including 2 districts) for 25 days from July 01-25.  \nThe team provided service to all patients, with no regard to gender, age, ethnicity or religion. Services were free of charge for all patients (1,588 cases). <a href=\'http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/Report-of-Health-Care-in-Remote-Area-June-July-2011.pdf\'>Click here to download the report of Health Care in Remote Area June July 2011</a>', 'June 2011', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'open', '', '851-revision', '', '', '2011-12-15 18:52:30', '2011-12-15 18:52:30', '', 851, 'http://lao-foundation.org/851-revision/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(525, 1, '2010-12-24 17:10:10', '2010-12-24 17:10:10', 'Medical Equipment, Supplies and Miscellaneous Projects\r\n\r\nWhenever possible, the Lao Rehabilitation Foundation also provides medical equipment and medical supplies to local hospitals, computers to students as well as clothing to children in surrounding villages.\r\n\r\nAny donations in kind will be greatly appreciated.\r\n\r\n<div style=\"clear: both;\"></div>\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_286\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"300\" caption=\"Gathering a surplus of medical supplies from California Hospitals\"]<a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/05_17.jpg\"><img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/05_17.jpg\" alt=\"Gathering medical supplies\" title=\"Gathering a surplus of medical supplies from California Hospitals\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" class=\"size-full wp-image-286\" /></a>[/caption] [caption id=\"attachment_287\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"300\" caption=\"Leaving for Laos thanks to Cathay Pacific Airways\"]<a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/05_27.jpg\"><img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/05_27.jpg\" alt=\"Leaving for Laos\" title=\"Leaving for Laos thanks to Cathay Pacific Airways\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" class=\"size-full wp-image-287\" /></a>[/caption]\r\n<div style=\"clear: both;\"></div>\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_288\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"300\" caption=\"Donation of Medical Equipment and supplies to Vientiane Public Health Department.\"]<a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/05_14.jpg\"><img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/05_14.jpg\" alt=\"Medical Equipment and supplies\" title=\"Donation of Medical Equipment and supplies to Vientiane Public Health Department.\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" class=\"size-full wp-image-288\" /></a>[/caption] [caption id=\"attachment_289\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"300\" caption=\"Distribution of clothing for children in villages.\"]<a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/05_12.jpg\"><img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/05_12.jpg\" alt=\"clothing for children\" title=\"Distribution of clothing for children in villages.\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" class=\"size-full wp-image-289\" /></a>[/caption]\r\n<div style=\"clear: both;\"></div>\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_290\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"300\" caption=\"Donation of dental equipment at Hatsayfong District Hospital.\"]<a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/05_9.jpg\"><img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/05_9.jpg\" alt=\"dental equipment\" title=\"Donation of dental equipment at Hatsayfong District Hospital.\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" class=\"size-full wp-image-290\" /></a>[/caption] [caption id=\"attachment_291\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"300\" caption=\"Donation of a Diagnostic Ultrasound System at Sikottabong District Hospital.\"]<a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/05_30.jpg\"><img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/05_30.jpg\" alt=\"Diagnostic Ultrasound System\" title=\"Donation of a Diagnostic Ultrasound System at Sikottabong District Hospital.\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" class=\"size-full wp-image-291\" /></a>[/caption]\r\n<div style=\"clear: both;\"></div>\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_292\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"300\" caption=\"Donation of a state of the art Diagnostic Ultrasound System at Sassithanak District Hospital.\"]<a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/05_29.jpg\"><img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/05_29.jpg\" alt=\"Diagnostic Ultrasound System\" title=\"Diagnostic Ultrasound System\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" class=\"size-full wp-image-292\" /></a>[/caption] [caption id=\"attachment_293\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"300\" caption=\"Donation of an Ultrasound System at Hatsayfong District Hospital.\"]<a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/05_28.jpg\"><img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/05_28.jpg\" alt=\"Ultrasound System\" title=\"Ultrasound System\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" class=\"size-full wp-image-293\" /></a>[/caption]\r\n<div style=\"clear: both;\"></div>\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_294\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"300\" caption=\"Donation of a new computer system at Sikottabong District Hospital.\"]<a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/05_4.jpg\"><img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/05_4.jpg\" alt=\"computer system\" title=\"computer system at Sikottabong District Hospital\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" class=\"size-full wp-image-294\" /></a>[/caption] [caption id=\"attachment_295\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"300\" caption=\"Donation of a laptop computer to a deserving student at Lao-American College.\"]<a 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title=\"Ultrasound diagnostic system\" width=\"216\" height=\"225\" class=\"size-full wp-image-302\" /></a>[/caption] [caption id=\"attachment_303\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"216\" caption=\"Donation of second ultrasound machine to Sikottabong Hospital\"]<a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/ultra2.jpg\"><img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/ultra2.jpg\" alt=\"ultrasound machine\" title=\"ultrasound machine\" width=\"216\" height=\"162\" class=\"size-full wp-image-303\" /></a>[/caption] [caption id=\"attachment_304\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"216\" caption=\"Donation of sigmoidscope for colon cancer screening at Setthaithirath Hospital\"]<a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/colon1.jpg\"><img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/colon1.jpg\" alt=\"sigmoidscope for colon cancer screening\" title=\"sigmoidscope for colon cancer screening\" width=\"216\" height=\"162\" class=\"size-full wp-image-304\" /></a>[/caption]\r\n<div style=\"clear: both;\"></div>\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_297\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"216\" caption=\"Donation of a new Dental Chair to the Naxayfong District Hospital\"]<a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/me2.jpg\"><img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/me2.jpg\" alt=\"Dental Chair\" title=\"Dental Chair\" width=\"216\" height=\"162\" class=\"size-full wp-image-297\" /></a>[/caption] [caption id=\"attachment_306\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"216\" caption=\"Donation of Ultrasound diagnostic machine to Naxaythong District Hospital.\"]<a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/ultra-naxath.jpg\"><img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/ultra-naxath.jpg\" alt=\"Ultrasound diagnostic machine\" title=\"Ultrasound diagnostic machine\" width=\"216\" height=\"162\" class=\"size-full wp-image-306\" /></a>[/caption] [caption id=\"attachment_307\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"216\" caption=\"Donation of Ultrasound diagnostic machine to Naxayfong District Hospital.\"]<a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/ultrasound-naxaf.jpg\"><img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/ultrasound-naxaf.jpg\" alt=\"Ultrasound diagnostic machine\" title=\"Ultrasound diagnostic machine\" width=\"216\" height=\"153\" class=\"size-full wp-image-307\" /></a>[/caption]\r\n<div style=\"clear: both;\"></div>\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_308\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"216\" caption=\"Donation of Ultrasound diagnostic machine to Botem Provincial Hospital.\"]<a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/ultrasound-botem.jpg\"><img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/ultrasound-botem.jpg\" alt=\"Ultrasound diagnostic machine\" title=\"Ultrasound diagnostic machine\" width=\"216\" height=\"162\" class=\"size-full wp-image-308\" /></a>[/caption] [caption id=\"attachment_309\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"216\" caption=\"Donation of Ultrasound diagnostic machine to Pakgneum District Hospital. \"]<a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/donation-pakgneum.jpg\"><img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/donation-pakgneum.jpg\" alt=\"Ultrasound diagnostic machine\" title=\"Ultrasound diagnostic machine\" width=\"216\" height=\"162\" class=\"size-full wp-image-309\" /></a>[/caption] [caption id=\"attachment_310\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"216\" caption=\"Donation of an autoclave and surgical instruments to Mittaphab Hospital.\"]<a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/autoclave-mittaphab.jpg\"><img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/autoclave-mittaphab.jpg\" alt=\"autoclave\" title=\"Donation of an autoclave\" width=\"216\" height=\"144\" class=\"size-full wp-image-310\" /></a>[/caption]\r\n<div style=\"clear: both;\"></div>\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_311\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"216\" caption=\"Donation of respiratory equipment to Mittaphab Hospital.\"]<a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/respiratory-mittaphab.jpg\"><img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/respiratory-mittaphab.jpg\" alt=\"respiratory equipment\" title=\"Donation of respiratory equipment\" width=\"216\" height=\"188\" class=\"size-full wp-image-311\" /></a>[/caption] [caption id=\"attachment_312\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"216\" caption=\"Donation of laptop computer to Mittaphab Hospital.\"]<a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/laptop-mittaphab.jpg\"><img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/laptop-mittaphab.jpg\" alt=\"laptop computer\" title=\"Donation of laptop computer\" width=\"216\" height=\"162\" class=\"size-full wp-image-312\" /></a>[/caption] [caption id=\"attachment_313\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"216\" caption=\"	  Donation of Ultrasound diagnostic machine 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(526, 1, '2011-01-02 18:12:54', '2011-01-02 18:12:54', '<h2>The Mittaphab Hospital Plastic Surgery Project</h2>\r\n<p>In Cooperation with Plasticos Foundation, Lao Rehabilitation Foundation organized and coordinated a plastic surgery project at Mittaphab Hospital, Vientiane, in January 2008.  A team of 13 health professionals, surgeons, anesthesiologists, pediatricians and specialized nurses from Los Angeles, the San Francisco Bay area, Portland Oregon, Singapore and Hong Kong was assembled and met in Vientiane to perform free reconstructive surgeries for children and adults from impoverished regions of Laos. With the help of Cathay Pacific Airways, the team brought all necessary medical equipment and supplies for the mission.</p>\r\n<p>More than 100 people coming from Oudomxay, Luang Prabang, Luang Namtha, Bokeo, Xieng Khuang, Huaphan, Vientiane, Saravan, Savannakhet and Borikhamxay provinces applied for treatment. The Foundation provided free round trip transportation to Vientiane. It also provided food and accommodation while staying at the hospital since all patients were from poor ethnic groups from far away villages. Sixty-three urgent cases were selected for treatment and 98 surgical procedures were performed as several patients needed more than one surgery, particularly with burn contracture cases.</p>\r\n<p>The Foundations also donated autoclave, laryngoscopes, surgical instruments, medicine and medical supplies to Mittaphab Hospital.</p>\r\n<div class=\"clearfix\">\r\n  <table border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\r\n    <tr>\r\n      <td rowspan=\"2\"><img height=\"392\" width=\"260\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-267\" title=\"Mittaphab patients\" alt=\"Mittaphab patients\" src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/mittaphab-patients2.jpg\" /></td>\r\n      <td><img height=\"195\" width=\"260\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-268\" title=\"Mittaphab clinic\" alt=\"Mittaphab clinic\" src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/mittaphab-clinic1.jpg\" /><img height=\"195\" width=\"260\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-269\" title=\"Mittaphab patients\" alt=\"Mittaphab patients\" src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/mittaphab-patients4.jpg\" /></td>\r\n    </tr>\r\n    <tr>\r\n      <td><img height=\"195\" width=\"260\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-270\" title=\"Mittaphab tent city\" alt=\"Mittaphab tent city\" src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/mittaphab-tent-city2.jpg\" /><img height=\"195\" width=\"260\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-271\" title=\"pediatric ward\" alt=\"pediatric ward\" src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/pediatric-ward.jpg\" /></td>\r\n    </tr>\r\n  </table>\r\n</div>\r\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><img height=\"195\" width=\"260\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-272\" title=\"plasticos results\" alt=\"plasticos results\" src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/plasticos-results1.jpg\"><img height=\"195\" width=\"260\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-273\" title=\"plasticos results\" alt=\"plasticos results\" src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/plasticos-results2.jpg\" /></div>\r\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><img height=\"195\" width=\"260\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-274\" title=\"surgery\" alt=\"surgery\" src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/surgery1.jpg\"><img height=\"195\" width=\"260\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-275\" title=\"saying thank you\" alt=\"saying thank you\" src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/saying-thank-you.jpg\">\r\n</div>', 'Jan ’08 – Plastic surgery mission', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'open', '', '266-revision-4', '', '', '2011-01-02 18:12:54', '2011-01-02 18:12:54', '', 266, 'http://lao-foundation.org/266-revision-4/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
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wp-image-456\" /></a>\r\n\r\nPortfolio Limited Edition 2000 vintage, 1.5 L,\r\nPortfolio Limited Edition 2000 vintage, 3.0 L.\r\nPortfolio Limited Edition 2000 vintage, 6.0 L.\r\n\r\n<h2>Artwork Options:</h2>\r\n\r\n<h3>Silver Gelatin Prints</h3>\r\n\r\n<div style=\"clear:both;\"></div>\r\n<a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/LAOGIRL.jpg\"><img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/LAOGIRL.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"LAOGIRL\" width=\"214\" height=\"217\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-457\" /></a> <a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/LUANGP.jpg\"><img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/LUANGP.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"LUANGP\" width=\"288\" height=\"217\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-458\" /></a>\r\n<div style=\"clear:both;\"></div>\r\n\r\nBlack and white silver gelatin photographs printed in limited edition, signed and mounted \"Lao Girl\" (12 x 12) and \"Luang Prabang\" (12 x 16): $600.00 each.\r\n\r\n<h3>Photogravure Print</h3>\r\n\r\n<div style=\"clear:both;\"></div>\r\n<a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/trees.jpg\"><img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/trees.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"trees\" width=\"210\" height=\"271\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-459\" /></a>\r\n<div style=\"clear:both;\"></div>\r\n\r\nHand-pulled, signed and numbered, dust-grained photogravure, printed in limited edition on Lanaquarelle 650gr/m2. \"Dust\" (15 x 20): $2,000.00\r\n\r\n<h3>Portfolio \"LAOS, Visions and Reflections\"</h3>\r\n\r\n<div style=\"clear:both;\"></div>\r\n<a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/cover.gif\"><img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/cover.gif\" alt=\"\" title=\"cover\" width=\"182\" height=\"144\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-460\" /></a><a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Title-Pagesm.gif\"><img 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The portfolio contains nine dust-grained photogravures hand-pulled on the artist\'s press in Napa, California and a selection of ten poems by Shavan Dara, written in Vientiane, Laos. The text was printed and the portfolio boxes were made by Arion Press, in San Fransisco, California. All the prints have been approved, numbered and signed by the artist and bear the seal of the artist\'s studio.\r\nPaper 15\" x 22.5\" - Plates 11\" x 11\" and 11\" x 13.5\"\r\nPrice: Boxed portfolio $10,000.00 - Some single prints are available, please inquire.\r\n\r\n<h3>TEXT</h3>\r\n\r\nLaos, 1974.\r\n\r\nSome left, leaving behind a home that soon fell into disuse - roads of history stranded them aside. Life continued and renewed, as twenty years of absence wilted memories. I now return to haunt my own house, where cracked walls bear the fated pictures of a once united family, and every day I scrape a mountain of dust to unearth what time has chosen to silence.\r\n\r\nThe young mother on the boat from Pakbeng sits by my side. Bored by the silent stories of the river, she approaches my reading, leans over the words, leans over the letters she can not comprehend. Our eyes gaze in tandem until Luang Prabang where our roads diverge.\r\nNo whisper, not even a thought exchanged; both aware of our closeness and our separate journeys.\r\n\r\nI brace myself for the terrible beauty of the Monsoon. Staring at me with her blue, green and purple eye, Pi May will give me three months of her laughter and drunkenness. The metamorphosis of the sky begins as heaven pours her tears and lashes my ears with the thick roar of thunder. The divine deluge on the burning roof refreshes the wet timber with the vivid scent of frangipani.\r\n\r\nTimid mornings of fragmented sleep, eyelids are made heavy by nocturnal chattering of neighborhood hens, and gecko\'s frantic dance on the ceiling; Kao Nhot rises from its foggy dream to the humming of morning motorcycles. The blood orange rays of dawn stretch across the worn floor. The spicy scent of braised timber tickles my nostrils. Water whips against the bathroom tiles, urging me to rise.\r\n\r\nYesterday, the bells in the tower of Piawat church pierced the clouds. Around him, the thick jungle sheltered Phis and naughty spirits as he walked the road to school. In front of Mahosot mortuary, his weakened legs trembled, rushing their pace. Each alley had its terror. Today, silent clouds blanket the roofs. My journey takes me in a few steps to cross the streets, to enter the alley. No longer are there ghosts, tigers and signs of vicious snakes, dear Uncle. Only the growling of annoying dogs disturbs. From its height, a large sign, \"Honda\" illuminates the gloomy nap of the homeless souls.\r\n\r\nMemory haunts me - my recollections are strewn like fragments on a dusty waste ground consumed long ago by fire. I envy those who can tell the details of their pasts: long ago wars, colorful love affairs, old family stories. How can I remember when I cannot untie the wrappings on the charred portraits in the gallery of my origins?\r\n\r\nMy attachment to my country surprises me. Even with its weaknesses, I love it. Is it because I live the nostalgia of my grandmother? Is it because this thread of magic moments can be found nowhere else - the sweetness of rising with the bright glare of dawn spreading its colors, the humid days in which laziness and siesta are lifted to sophistication, nights of thunder that trap me in the courtyard to contemplate my limits?\r\n\r\nTime erodes the drawn face of the Plain of Jars. Scars fade as history erases the stories, but marks remain on the silent field. With my naïve eyes, I shut myself to its old ghoulish sights.\r\n\r\n\"Hand in hand we will go back home with my nicest costume, my betel apparel,\" you were telling me, May Tou, before you vanished, impatient, in a cloud of smoke. In Vientiane, today, Grandmother, in the altar of your room forever, I will sleep away your portrait, our nocturnal words, our smiles, our fears, our doubts, and your ashes.\r\n\r\nExile disease never goes away; it maintains itself and, with maturity, grows worse. I have a moment of confidence and pride in knowing there is another language, another culture. Until, at the threshold, doors of truth and understanding will not open. I am left with melancholy, the symptoms of my disease. Its doors lead me into a labyrinth looking for myself because long ago history made up its mind.\r\n\r\n<h3>Artist\'s Statement</h3>\r\n\r\nI was overwhelmed when Shavan Dara invited me to join her in Laos in November 1996 to document with camera a journey which took us from Vientiane to Houayxay, via Luangprabang and Pakbeng on the Mekong River. Having previously documented the migration of Laotian refugees in the United States from Minnesota to California, I felt privileged to have the opportunity to discover and reveal the faces of those who, caught in the Indochinese turmoil in 1974, stayed in Laos, while better understanding those who left, those who returned, and their innocent children.\r\nThe images contained in this portfolio were selected for their suitability to be etched on copper plates, while being a representative sample of my visions of a land and its kind, proud, independent and shy people. Far from being a visual illustration of Shavan Dara\'s poetry, they provide a perspective which, in my view, harmonizes with the emotional and touching reflection of her perceptions as she returns to Laos, after long exile, and rediscovers her people and native land.\r\n\r\n<em>Luc Janssens</em>', 'Donating', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'open', '', '6-revision-8', '', '', '2011-01-02 18:43:38', '2011-01-02 18:43:38', '', 6, 'http://lao-foundation.org/6-revision-8/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(530, 1, '2011-01-02 20:13:33', '2011-01-02 20:13:33', '<h2>Report of Mobile Health Care in Remote Area for Dental, E.N.T and Eye Diseases in September, 2009</h2>\r\n<em>Serving the Provinces of:</em> Oudomxay, Phongsaly and LuangNamtha\r\n<em>A Cooperation between:</em> Oudomxay Hospital, Foundation for Assisting the Poor People of Lao PDR (FAPPL), Lao Rehabilitation Foundation (LRF), and Women for World Health (WFWH).\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Report_of_Sept_2009_mission_in_remote_area_Laos.pdf\">Click here to download the full PDF report of our surgery mission to Oudomxay, Phongsaly and LuangNamtha Provinces</a>', 'Sept 2009', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'open', '', '496-revision-3', '', '', '2011-01-02 20:13:33', '2011-01-02 20:13:33', '', 496, 'http://lao-foundation.org/496-revision-3/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(531, 1, '2011-01-02 20:22:44', '2011-01-02 20:22:44', 'Rural communities get free health care checks, treatment and medicine.\r\n\r\nIn September 2010, a team of Lao doctors organized and financed by LRF visited the Bounneua and Bountai districts of Phongsaly province in Northern Laos. The mobile medical team offered free eye, ear nose and throat, dental, and pediatric care and echography scanning was provided for expectant mothers. More than 3,000 local residents showed up to take advantage of the opportunity.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/health-care-remote-areas.jpg\"><img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/health-care-remote-areas-300x98.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"health-care-remote-areas\" width=\"300\" height=\"98\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-490\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/Report-of-September-Mission-2010\">Click to download the complete report on the mission (950 kb PDF)</a>', 'Sept 2010', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'open', '', '489-revision-7', '', '', '2011-01-02 20:22:44', '2011-01-02 20:22:44', '', 489, 'http://lao-foundation.org/489-revision-7/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(532, 1, '2011-01-02 17:54:20', '2011-01-02 17:54:20', '<h2>The Sissatanak Hospital Plastic Surgery Project</h2>\r\n\r\nSince 2004, the Lao Rehabilitation Foundation provided support to doctors at Sissatanak District Hospital for their education in plastic surgery. The foundation sponsored and organized the logistics of sending a team of American doctors to Vientiane to provide further training to local surgeons. The project was complex as no equipment was available at Sissatanak Hospital. Three crates of equipment were sent in September 2006 to install a functional operating room. It included an anesthesia machine, patient monitors with EKG, pulse oxymetry and blood pressure, a defibrillator, a suction pump, an autoclave, electrocautery equipment, oxygen tanks and regulators as well as surgical instruments and supplies. Generous of their time and resources, Dr. William McClure, a plastic surgeon in California and Dr. Sarah Jones, an anesthesiologist in Virginia, covered the expense of their own flights for this mission, to arrive in Vientiane on September 14th. They performed surgeries for 12 young Laotians on September 15th and 16th. The foundation is now studying how to further support the development of what would be the first plastic surgery facility in the country.\r\n\r\n<div style=\"clear:both;\"></div>\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_430\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"253\" caption=\"Pre-surgery exams\"]<a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/plastic3.jpg\"><img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/plastic3.jpg\" alt=\"Pre-surgery exams\" title=\"Pre-surgery exams\" width=\"253\" height=\"190\" class=\"size-full wp-image-430\" /></a>[/caption] [caption id=\"attachment_431\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"253\" caption=\"Pre-surgery exams\"]<a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/plastic1.jpg\"><img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/plastic1.jpg\" alt=\"Pre-surgery exams\" title=\"Pre-surgery exams\" width=\"253\" height=\"190\" class=\"size-full wp-image-431\" /></a>[/caption] [caption id=\"attachment_432\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"253\" caption=\"Pre-surgery exams\"]<a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/plastic2.jpg\"><img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/plastic2.jpg\" alt=\"Pre-surgery exams\" title=\"Pre-surgery exams\" width=\"253\" height=\"190\" class=\"size-full wp-image-432\" /></a>[/caption]\r\n<div style=\"clear:both;\"></div>\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_433\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"253\" caption=\"Surgery\"]<a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/plastic4.jpg\"><img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/plastic4.jpg\" alt=\"Surgery\" title=\"Surgery\" width=\"253\" height=\"190\" class=\"size-full wp-image-433\" /></a>[/caption] [caption id=\"attachment_434\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"253\" caption=\"Dr. Sarah James with new anesthesia machine\"]<a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/plastic5.jpg\"><img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/plastic5.jpg\" alt=\"Dr. Sarah James with new anesthesia machine\" title=\"Dr. Sarah James with new anesthesia machine\" width=\"253\" height=\"190\" class=\"size-full wp-image-434\" /></a>[/caption] [caption id=\"attachment_435\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"253\" caption=\"Surgical team\"]<a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/plastic6.jpg\"><img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/plastic6.jpg\" alt=\"Surgical team\" title=\"Surgical team\" width=\"253\" height=\"190\" class=\"size-full wp-image-435\" /></a>[/caption]\r\n<div style=\"clear:both;\"></div>\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_436\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"253\" caption=\"Surgery\"]<a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/plastic7.jpg\"><img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/plastic7.jpg\" alt=\"Surgery\" title=\"Surgery\" width=\"253\" height=\"190\" class=\"size-full wp-image-436\" /></a>[/caption] [caption id=\"attachment_437\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"253\" caption=\"Operating the new autoclave\"]<a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/plastic8.jpg\"><img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/plastic8.jpg\" alt=\"Operating the new autoclave\" title=\"Operating the new autoclave\" width=\"253\" height=\"205\" class=\"size-full wp-image-437\" /></a>[/caption]\r\n<div style=\"clear:both;\"></div>', 'Sep \'06 - Plastic surgery', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'open', '', '429-revision-4', '', '', '2011-01-02 17:54:20', '2011-01-02 17:54:20', '', 429, 'http://lao-foundation.org/429-revision-4/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(533, 1, '2011-01-02 18:06:20', '2011-01-02 18:06:20', '<h2>Second Plastic Surgery Mission in Luang Prabang, January 2009</h2>\r\n\r\nIn Cooperation with Plasticos Foundation, Lao Rehabilitation Foundation organized and coordinated a second plastic surgery mission at Luang Prabang Provincial Hospital, Luang Prabang in January 2009.  This time, with a team of 15 health professionals, surgeons, anesthesiologists, pediatricians and specialized nurses from Los Angeles, the San Francisco Bay area, North Carolina, Singapore and London performed free reconstructive surgeries for children and adults from impoverished regions of Laos’ Northern provinces. Once again with the help of Cathay Pacific Airways, the team brought all necessary medical equipment and supplies for the mission. In ten days, 125 surgical procedures were performed on 97 patients.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Luang_Prabang_Medical_Mission.pdf\">Click to download the complete report on the mission (1.1 mb PDF)</a>\r\n', 'Jan \'09 - Plastic surgery', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'open', '', '426-revision-5', '', '', '2011-01-02 18:06:20', '2011-01-02 18:06:20', '', 426, 'http://lao-foundation.org/426-revision-5/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(534, 1, '2011-01-02 19:48:52', '2011-01-02 19:48:52', '<h2>Report of Mobile Health Care for Dental, E.N.T and Eye Diseases in Remote Areas of Oudomxay Province, September 2008</h2>\r\n\r\nA Cooperation between Oudomxay Hospital - Lao Rehabilitation Foundation and Women for World Health Organizations\r\n\r\nWe knew that Oudomxay province is home to many poor people living in remote areas with limited access to health care. The province’s population of 272,297 (2007) includes 60% Kamu, 25% Lao Loum and 15% Hmong ethnic minorities. The mobile health care for dental, E.N.T and eye diseases project is a cooperation between Oudomxay Hospital and Lao Rehabilitation Foundation, Inc. it is a large mission that combines an ENT doctor, dentists, ophthalmologists and nurses equipped with modern mobile equipment and all necessary medicine to treat E.N.T., dental and eye diseases.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Oudomxay_Report_Sept_08.pdf\">Click here to download the full PDF report of our surgery mission to Oudomxay Province.</a>\r\n\r\n<div style=\"clear: both;\"></div>\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_397\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"240\" caption=\"The remote Akha people\"]<a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Akha-People.jpg\"><img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Akha-People.jpg\" alt=\"The remote Akha people\" title=\"Akha-People\" width=\"240\" height=\"180\" class=\"size-full wp-image-397\" /></a>[/caption] [caption id=\"attachment_398\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"240\" caption=\"Akha mother and child\"]<a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Akha-People-Laos-Sept-08-Email.jpg\"><img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Akha-People-Laos-Sept-08-Email.jpg\" alt=\"Akha mother and child\" title=\"Akha mother and child\" width=\"240\" height=\"180\" class=\"size-full wp-image-398\" /></a>[/caption] [caption id=\"attachment_399\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"240\" caption=\"Eye patients in the Beng District\"]<a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Beng-District.jpg\"><img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Beng-District.jpg\" alt=\"Eye patients in the Beng District\" title=\"Eye patients in the Beng District\" width=\"240\" height=\"180\" class=\"size-full wp-image-399\" /></a>[/caption]\r\n<div style=\"clear: both;\"></div>\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_400\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"240\" caption=\"Cataract Surgeries\"]<a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Cataract-Surgeries.jpg\"><img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Cataract-Surgeries.jpg\" alt=\"Cataract Surgeries\" title=\"Cataract Surgeries\" width=\"240\" height=\"180\" class=\"size-full wp-image-400\" /></a>[/caption] [caption id=\"attachment_401\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"240\" caption=\"Dr. Leavitt with an Akha patient\"]<a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Dr-Leavitt.jpg\"><img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Dr-Leavitt.jpg\" alt=\"Dr. Leavitt with an Akha patient\" title=\"Dr. Leavitt with an Akha patient\" width=\"240\" height=\"180\" class=\"size-full wp-image-401\" /></a>[/caption] [caption id=\"attachment_402\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"240\" caption=\"Dr. Macko\"]<a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Dr.jpg\"><img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Dr.jpg\" alt=\"Dr. Macko\" title=\"Dr. Macko\" width=\"240\" height=\"180\" class=\"size-full wp-image-402\" /></a>[/caption]\r\n<div style=\"clear: both;\"></div>\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_403\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"240\" caption=\"Ear nose and throat check\"]<a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/E.N.T.jpg\"><img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/E.N.T.jpg\" alt=\"Ear nose and throat check\" title=\"Ear nose and throat check\" width=\"240\" height=\"180\" class=\"size-full wp-image-403\" /></a>[/caption] [caption id=\"attachment_404\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"240\" caption=\"Waiting for eye checks\"]<a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Eye-Check.jpg\"><img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Eye-Check.jpg\" alt=\"Waiting for eye checks\" title=\"Waiting for eye checks\" width=\"240\" height=\"180\" class=\"size-full wp-image-404\" /></a>[/caption] [caption id=\"attachment_405\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"240\" caption=\"Community health education\"]<a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Health-Education.jpg\"><img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Health-Education.jpg\" alt=\"Community health education\" title=\"Community health education\" width=\"240\" height=\"180\" class=\"size-full wp-image-405\" /></a>[/caption]\r\n<div style=\"clear: both;\"></div>\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_406\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"240\" caption=\"Eye patients in the Houn District\"]<a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Houn-District.jpg\"><img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Houn-District.jpg\" alt=\"Eye patients in the Houn District\" title=\"Eye patients in the Houn District\" width=\"240\" height=\"180\" class=\"size-full wp-image-406\" /></a>[/caption] [caption id=\"attachment_407\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"240\" caption=\"Patients in the La District\"]<a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/La-District.jpg\"><img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/La-District.jpg\" alt=\"Patients in the La District\" title=\"Patients in the La District\" width=\"240\" height=\"180\" class=\"size-full wp-image-407\" /></a>[/caption] [caption id=\"attachment_408\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"240\" caption=\"Lao Dentists hard at work\"]<a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Lao-Dentists.jpg\"><img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Lao-Dentists.jpg\" alt=\"Lao Dentists hard at work\" title=\"Lao Dentists hard at work\" width=\"240\" height=\"180\" class=\"size-full wp-image-408\" /></a>[/caption]\r\n<div style=\"clear: both;\"></div>\r\n<a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Map-of-Oudomxay-province.gif\"><img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Map-of-Oudomxay-province.gif\" alt=\"\" title=\"Map-of-Oudomxay-province\" width=\"484\" height=\"432\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-409\" /></a>\r\n<div style=\"clear: both;\"></div>\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_410\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"240\" caption=\"Lao team of doctors\"]<a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Lao-Team-of-Doctors.jpg\"><img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Lao-Team-of-Doctors.jpg\" alt=\"Lao team of doctors\" title=\"Lao team of doctors\" width=\"240\" height=\"180\" class=\"size-full wp-image-410\" /></a>[/caption] [caption id=\"attachment_411\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"240\" caption=\"Learning about new equipment\"]<a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Learning-about-New-Equipment1.jpg\"><img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Learning-about-New-Equipment1.jpg\" alt=\"Learning about new equipment\" title=\"Learning about new equipment\" width=\"240\" height=\"180\" class=\"size-full wp-image-411\" /></a>[/caption] [caption id=\"attachment_412\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"240\" caption=\"Loading the mission van!\"]<a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Loading.jpg\"><img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Loading.jpg\" alt=\"Loading the mission van!\" title=\"Loading the mission van!\" width=\"240\" height=\"180\" class=\"size-full wp-image-412\" /></a>[/caption]\r\n<div style=\"clear: both;\"></div>\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_413\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"240\" caption=\"Our mission van\"]<a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Mission-Van.jpg\"><img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Mission-Van.jpg\" alt=\"Our mission van\" title=\"Our mission van\" width=\"240\" height=\"180\" class=\"size-full wp-image-413\" /></a>[/caption] [caption id=\"attachment_414\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"240\" caption=\"Delivery of Equipment to Oudomxay Hospital\"]<a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Oudomxay-Hospital-Delivery-of-Equipment.jpg\"><img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Oudomxay-Hospital-Delivery-of-Equipment.jpg\" alt=\"Delivery of Equipment to Oudomxay Hospital\" title=\"Delivery of Equipment to Oudomxay Hospital\" width=\"240\" height=\"180\" class=\"size-full wp-image-414\" /></a>[/caption] [caption id=\"attachment_415\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"240\" caption=\"Eye patients in Pakbeng District\"]<a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Pakbeng-District.jpg\"><img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Pakbeng-District.jpg\" alt=\"Eye patients in Pakbeng District\" title=\"Eye patients in Pakbeng District\" width=\"240\" height=\"180\" class=\"size-full wp-image-415\" /></a>[/caption]\r\n<div style=\"clear: both;\"></div>\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_416\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"240\" caption=\"Reconstructive dental operation\"]<a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Reconstructive-Dental.jpg\"><img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Reconstructive-Dental.jpg\" alt=\"Reconstructive dental operation\" title=\"Reconstructive dental operation\" width=\"240\" height=\"180\" class=\"size-full wp-image-416\" /></a>[/caption] [caption id=\"attachment_417\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"240\" caption=\"Road conditions... challenging\"]<a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Road-Conditions.jpg\"><img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Road-Conditions.jpg\" alt=\"Road conditions... challenging\" title=\"Road conditions... challenging\" width=\"240\" height=\"180\" class=\"size-full wp-image-417\" /></a>[/caption] [caption id=\"attachment_418\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"240\" caption=\"Our team\"]<a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/The-Team.jpg\"><img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/The-Team.jpg\" alt=\"Our team\" title=\"Our team\" width=\"240\" height=\"180\" class=\"size-full wp-image-418\" /></a>[/caption]\r\n<div style=\"clear: both;\"></div>\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_419\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"240\" caption=\"US dentist at work\"]<a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/US-Dentist-at-Work.jpg\"><img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/US-Dentist-at-Work.jpg\" alt=\"US dentist at work\" title=\"US dentist at work\" width=\"240\" height=\"180\" class=\"size-full wp-image-419\" /></a>[/caption] [caption id=\"attachment_420\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"240\" caption=\"Waiting to be seen\"]<a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Waiting-to-be-Seen.jpg\"><img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Waiting-to-be-Seen.jpg\" alt=\"Waiting to be seen\" title=\"Waiting to be seen\" width=\"240\" height=\"180\" class=\"size-full wp-image-420\" /></a>[/caption] [caption id=\"attachment_421\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"240\" caption=\"Young one waits while mom is with the dentist\"]<a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/While-Mom-is-with-the-Dentist.jpg\"><img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/While-Mom-is-with-the-Dentist.jpg\" alt=\"Young one waits while mom is with the dentist\" title=\"Young one waits while mom is with the dentist\" width=\"240\" height=\"180\" class=\"size-full wp-image-421\" /></a>[/caption]\r\n<div style=\"clear: both;\"></div>\r\n', 'Sept 2008', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'open', '', '396-revision-7', '', '', '2011-01-02 19:48:52', '2011-01-02 19:48:52', '', 396, 'http://lao-foundation.org/396-revision-7/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(535, 1, '2011-01-03 16:54:29', '2011-01-03 16:54:29', '<h2>The Mittaphab Hospital Plastic Surgery Project</h2>\r\n<p>In Cooperation with Plasticos Foundation, Lao Rehabilitation Foundation organized and coordinated a plastic surgery project at Mittaphab Hospital, Vientiane, in January 2008.  A team of 13 health professionals, surgeons, anesthesiologists, pediatricians and specialized nurses from Los Angeles, the San Francisco Bay area, Portland Oregon, Singapore and Hong Kong was assembled and met in Vientiane to perform free reconstructive surgeries for children and adults from impoverished regions of Laos. With the help of Cathay Pacific Airways, the team brought all necessary medical equipment and supplies for the mission.</p>\r\n<p>More than 100 people coming from Oudomxay, Luang Prabang, Luang Namtha, Bokeo, Xieng Khuang, Huaphan, Vientiane, Saravan, Savannakhet and Borikhamxay provinces applied for treatment. The Foundation provided free round trip transportation to Vientiane. It also provided food and accommodation while staying at the hospital since all patients were from poor ethnic groups from far away villages. Sixty-three urgent cases were selected for treatment and 98 surgical procedures were performed as several patients needed more than one surgery, particularly with burn contracture cases.</p>\r\n<p>The Foundations also donated autoclave, laryngoscopes, surgical instruments, medicine and medical supplies to Mittaphab Hospital.</p>\r\n<div class=\"clearfix\">\r\n  <table border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\r\n    <tr>\r\n      <td rowspan=\"2\"><img height=\"392\" width=\"260\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-267\" title=\"Mittaphab patients\" alt=\"Mittaphab patients\" src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/mittaphab-patients2.jpg\" /></td>\r\n      <td><img height=\"195\" width=\"260\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-268\" title=\"Mittaphab clinic\" alt=\"Mittaphab clinic\" src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/mittaphab-clinic1.jpg\" /><img height=\"195\" width=\"260\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-269\" title=\"Mittaphab patients\" alt=\"Mittaphab patients\" src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/mittaphab-patients4.jpg\" /></td>\r\n    </tr>\r\n    <tr>\r\n      <td><img height=\"195\" width=\"260\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-270\" title=\"Mittaphab tent city\" alt=\"Mittaphab tent city\" src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/mittaphab-tent-city2.jpg\" /><img height=\"195\" width=\"260\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-271\" title=\"pediatric ward\" alt=\"pediatric ward\" src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/pediatric-ward.jpg\" /></td>\r\n    </tr>\r\n  </table>\r\n</div>\r\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><img height=\"195\" width=\"260\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-272\" title=\"plasticos results\" alt=\"plasticos results\" src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/plasticos-results1.jpg\"><img height=\"195\" width=\"260\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-273\" title=\"plasticos results\" alt=\"plasticos results\" src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/plasticos-results2.jpg\" /></div>\r\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><img height=\"195\" width=\"260\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-274\" title=\"surgery\" alt=\"surgery\" src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/surgery1.jpg\"><img height=\"195\" width=\"260\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-275\" title=\"saying thank you\" alt=\"saying thank you\" src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/saying-thank-you.jpg\">\r\n</div>', 'Jan ’08 – Plastic surgery mission', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'open', '', '266-revision-5', '', '', '2011-01-03 16:54:29', '2011-01-03 16:54:29', '', 266, 'http://lao-foundation.org/266-revision-5/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(536, 1, '2010-12-20 16:01:29', '2010-12-20 16:01:29', '<h1>UXO Notes</h1>\r\n<a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/uxo22.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-75\" title=\"Landmines\" src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/uxo22.jpg\" alt=\"Landmines\" width=\"179\" height=\"222\" /></a>From 1964 to 1973 more than 580,000 bombing missions were launched over Laos by the U.S. Air Force, in a war that most of the Western world didn’t know about. As a result, more than two million tons of ordnance fell on Laos. The most widely used types of bombs were anti-personnel cluster bombs filled with 670 bomblets that were intended to explode on or shortly after impact. These bomblets, about the size of a tennis ball, are known as \"bombies\" in Laos. Each bombie contains around 250 steel pellets, which were meant to fire in a 2 to 4-meter radius when detonated, thus crippling but not killing enemy soldiers. The theory was that an injured soldier cost the enemy more than a dead one.\r\n\r\nSo far, the explosives have had a disastrous effect on human life, because many unexploded bombs remain in eastern and north-eastern Laos. Lots of bombs did not explode; they sank into soft mud or rice paddies, only to detonate years later when accidentally struck by farmers, playing children or buffaloes. The people most directly affected by UXO have been forced to live continuously with the problem, often with fatal consequences. Young children make up more than one quarter of the total accident victims reported since 1973. Unfortunately, the percentage of children involved in accidents is increasing. Accidents involving UXO often occur while people are weeding or plowing agricultural land, when they make fire (for cooking, for destroying rubbish, or for cleaning a field) or when they collect wood in the forest. Accidents are also caused by the attempts of villagers to open UXO for the sale or use of metal or explosives, as for many it is still more of something interesting which requires investigation, than a dangerous object.\r\n\r\nUXO contamination has a significant effect on the development of Laos. Victims form a burden for the country’s limited medical facilities, with their need for both trauma and long-term care. Even those who recover may not always be able to do the work that is necessary in a farming village. Providing the necessary support to these people often means that the village has not enough resources for any new development work within the community. Between 1973 and 1999, 10, 649 UXO-related accidents happened in Laos. Although most of these accidents took place between 1973 and 1978, UXO accidents still continue at a rate of over 200 per year. There is still one UXO accident occurring at least every two days, and more than half of the victims die almost immediately. If victims survive, the explosion often causes severe injury, especially to the upper half of the body. UXO victims who survive face a long, difficult and painful recovery. Many survivors suffer from burns, blindness, deafness, paralysis and loss of limbs as a result of the explosion. Over half of the amputations are of the hand, lower and upper arm.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/uxoclipping.gif\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-73\" title=\"UXO Clipping\" src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/uxoclipping.gif\" alt=\"UXO Newspaper Clipping\" width=\"600\" height=\"467\" /></a>', 'Unexploded Ordinance (Landmines)', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'open', '', '22-revision-7', '', '', '2010-12-20 16:01:29', '2010-12-20 16:01:29', '', 22, 'http://lao-foundation.org/22-revision-7/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
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(542, 1, '2011-01-03 21:39:13', '2011-01-03 21:39:13', '<p>Many people know little about Laos, or even where to locate it on a map. Some people think of Laos as a distant war-torn country. Others may envision the low resonating chants of monks, Buddha-filled pagodas, or the sweet, contented smiles of the Lao people. However, Laos is plagued by economic hardship and instability. It is considered one of the least developed countries in the world. </p>\r\n<p><strong>Geography:</strong></p>\r\n<a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/laos-map.jpg\"><img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/laos-map.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"laos-map\" width=\"300\" height=\"352\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-539\" /></a><ul type=\"disc\">\r\n<li>The Lao People\'s Democratic Republic is a landlocked country in Southeast Asia, bordered by Vietnam to the east, Cambodia to the south, Thailand to the west, and Myanmar and China to the northwest. </li>\r\n<li>Laos is one of the poorest countries in Southeast Asia with subsistence agriculture, (mostly subsistence rice farming) employing an estimated 75% of the population.  (U.S. Department of State, Nov. 30, 2010) </li>\r\n<li>Laos is slightly larger than Utah and most of the country is mountainous and thickly forested. </li>\r\n<li>Laos has one of the lowest population densities in Asia, with approximately 11 people per square mile.  </li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<p><strong>Climate: </strong></p>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>The weather is warm and has two seasons: a rainy season (May to October or early November) and a dry season (Late November or December to April). </li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<p><strong>History and Culture:</strong></p>\r\n<a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/laos-provinces.gif\"><img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/laos-provinces.gif\" alt=\"\" title=\"laos-provinces\" width=\"315\" height=\"381\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-540\" /></a><ul>\r\n<li>Modern Laos was a French protectorate until 1949 when it gained independence.</li>\r\n<li>By the end of Vietnam War, Laos had the notoriety of being the most bombed country per capita in the history of warfare.  From 1964 to 1973, the U.S. dropped over 2 million tons of ordnance over Laos, the equivalent of one planeload every 8 minutes, 24 hours a day, for 9 years.  (World Vision, March 20009) <a href=\"http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/audio/2008/dec/03/cluster-bomb-laos\">http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/audio/2008/dec/03/cluster-bomb-laos</a></li>\r\n<li>Lao, the official language, is tonal and is similar to Thai.  It shares the Thai written script.</li>\r\n<li>Approximately 74.1% of the populations earn less than $2 USD per day.</li>\r\n<li>The country\'s per capita income in 2010 was approximately $986 USD (U.S. Department of State, Nov. 30, 2010)</li>\r\n<li>A 2005 World Bank study reported that 37% of educated Laotians lived abroad, putting the country in fifth place for worst brain drain.</li>\r\n<li>In rural areas, most Lao people live in Lao traditional houses, built of wood and raised off the ground on stilts.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<p>Healthcare: </p>\r\n<ul type=\"disc\">\r\n<li>In 2008 the infant mortality rate (the number of infants dying before reaching one year of age, per 1,000 live births) was 48 (World Bank). Life expectancy is 65 (UNICEF 2008).</li>\r\n<li>Many villagers have no access to quality healthcare and it is impossible to afford. Traditional medicine is commonly practiced. </li>\r\n<li>The country’s geography plays a significant role in defining access to healthcare. In rural areas, people are forced to walk long distances to seek medical treatment. </li>\r\n<li>Maternal mortality rates are dramatically high in rural and remote areas where women tend to deliver at home and benefit from neither pre nor post natal care. </li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<p>A little more than half of the population has access to a water supply and safe clean drinking water, and less than half has access to improved sanitation facilities. (<em>UN HDR 2009, 2009 World Population Data Sheet, UN population division, UNICEF, World Bank, National Statistics Centre)</em></p>', 'Tell me about Laos', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'open', '', '18-revision-4', '', '', '2011-01-03 21:39:13', '2011-01-03 21:39:13', '', 18, 'http://lao-foundation.org/18-revision-4/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
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(545, 1, '2011-01-03 21:06:03', '2011-01-03 21:06:03', '<h2>Report of Mobile Health Care for Dental, E.N.T and Eye Diseases in Remote Areas of Oudomxay Province, September 2008</h2>\r\n\r\nA Cooperation between Oudomxay Hospital - Lao Rehabilitation Foundation and Women for World Health Organizations\r\n\r\nWe knew that Oudomxay province is home to many poor people living in remote areas with limited access to health care. The province’s population of 272,297 (2007) includes 60% Kamu, 25% Lao Loum and 15% Hmong ethnic minorities. The mobile health care for dental, E.N.T and eye diseases project is a cooperation between Oudomxay Hospital and Lao Rehabilitation Foundation, Inc. it is a large mission that combines an ENT doctor, dentists, ophthalmologists and nurses equipped with modern mobile equipment and all necessary medicine to treat E.N.T., dental and eye diseases.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Oudomxay_Report_Sept_08.pdf\">Click here to download the full PDF report of our surgery mission to Oudomxay Province.</a>\r\n\r\n<div style=\"clear: both;\"></div>\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_397\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"240\" caption=\"The remote Akha people\"]<a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Akha-People.jpg\"><img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Akha-People.jpg\" alt=\"The remote Akha people\" title=\"Akha-People\" width=\"240\" height=\"180\" class=\"size-full wp-image-397\" /></a>[/caption] [caption id=\"attachment_398\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"240\" caption=\"Akha mother and child\"]<a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Akha-People-Laos-Sept-08-Email.jpg\"><img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Akha-People-Laos-Sept-08-Email.jpg\" alt=\"Akha mother and child\" title=\"Akha mother and child\" width=\"240\" height=\"180\" class=\"size-full wp-image-398\" /></a>[/caption] [caption id=\"attachment_399\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"240\" caption=\"Eye patients in the Beng District\"]<a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Beng-District.jpg\"><img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Beng-District.jpg\" alt=\"Eye patients in the Beng District\" title=\"Eye patients in the Beng District\" width=\"240\" height=\"180\" class=\"size-full wp-image-399\" /></a>[/caption]\r\n<div style=\"clear: both;\"></div>\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_400\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"240\" caption=\"Cataract Surgeries\"]<a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Cataract-Surgeries.jpg\"><img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Cataract-Surgeries.jpg\" alt=\"Cataract Surgeries\" title=\"Cataract Surgeries\" width=\"240\" height=\"180\" class=\"size-full wp-image-400\" /></a>[/caption] [caption id=\"attachment_401\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"240\" caption=\"Dr. Leavitt with an Akha patient\"]<a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Dr-Leavitt.jpg\"><img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Dr-Leavitt.jpg\" alt=\"Dr. Leavitt with an Akha patient\" title=\"Dr. Leavitt with an Akha patient\" width=\"240\" height=\"180\" class=\"size-full wp-image-401\" /></a>[/caption] [caption id=\"attachment_402\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"240\" caption=\"Dr. Macko\"]<a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Dr.jpg\"><img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Dr.jpg\" alt=\"Dr. Macko\" title=\"Dr. Macko\" width=\"240\" height=\"180\" class=\"size-full wp-image-402\" /></a>[/caption]\r\n<div style=\"clear: both;\"></div>\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_403\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"240\" caption=\"Ear nose and throat check\"]<a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/E.N.T.jpg\"><img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/E.N.T.jpg\" alt=\"Ear nose and throat check\" title=\"Ear nose and throat check\" width=\"240\" height=\"180\" class=\"size-full wp-image-403\" /></a>[/caption] [caption id=\"attachment_404\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"240\" caption=\"Waiting for eye checks\"]<a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Eye-Check.jpg\"><img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Eye-Check.jpg\" alt=\"Waiting for eye checks\" title=\"Waiting for eye checks\" width=\"240\" height=\"180\" class=\"size-full wp-image-404\" /></a>[/caption] [caption id=\"attachment_405\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"240\" caption=\"Community health education\"]<a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Health-Education.jpg\"><img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Health-Education.jpg\" alt=\"Community health education\" title=\"Community health education\" width=\"240\" height=\"180\" class=\"size-full wp-image-405\" /></a>[/caption]\r\n<div style=\"clear: both;\"></div>\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_406\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"240\" caption=\"Eye patients in the Houn District\"]<a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Houn-District.jpg\"><img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Houn-District.jpg\" alt=\"Eye patients in the Houn District\" title=\"Eye patients in the Houn District\" width=\"240\" height=\"180\" class=\"size-full wp-image-406\" /></a>[/caption] [caption id=\"attachment_407\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"240\" caption=\"Patients in the La District\"]<a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/La-District.jpg\"><img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/La-District.jpg\" alt=\"Patients in the La District\" title=\"Patients in the La District\" width=\"240\" height=\"180\" class=\"size-full wp-image-407\" /></a>[/caption] [caption id=\"attachment_408\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"240\" caption=\"Lao Dentists hard at work\"]<a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Lao-Dentists.jpg\"><img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Lao-Dentists.jpg\" alt=\"Lao Dentists hard at work\" title=\"Lao Dentists hard at work\" width=\"240\" height=\"180\" class=\"size-full wp-image-408\" /></a>[/caption]\r\n<div style=\"clear: both;\"></div>\r\n<a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Map-of-Oudomxay-province.gif\"><img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Map-of-Oudomxay-province.gif\" alt=\"\" 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wp-image-411\" /></a>[/caption] [caption id=\"attachment_412\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"240\" caption=\"Loading the mission van!\"]<a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Loading.jpg\"><img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Loading.jpg\" alt=\"Loading the mission van!\" title=\"Loading the mission van!\" width=\"240\" height=\"180\" class=\"size-full wp-image-412\" /></a>[/caption]\r\n<div style=\"clear: both;\"></div>\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_413\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"240\" caption=\"Our mission van\"]<a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Mission-Van.jpg\"><img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Mission-Van.jpg\" alt=\"Our mission van\" title=\"Our mission van\" width=\"240\" height=\"180\" class=\"size-full wp-image-413\" /></a>[/caption] [caption id=\"attachment_414\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"240\" caption=\"Delivery of Equipment to Oudomxay Hospital\"]<a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Oudomxay-Hospital-Delivery-of-Equipment.jpg\"><img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Oudomxay-Hospital-Delivery-of-Equipment.jpg\" alt=\"Delivery of Equipment to Oudomxay Hospital\" title=\"Delivery of Equipment to Oudomxay Hospital\" width=\"240\" height=\"180\" class=\"size-full wp-image-414\" /></a>[/caption] [caption id=\"attachment_415\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"240\" caption=\"Eye patients in Pakbeng District\"]<a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Pakbeng-District.jpg\"><img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Pakbeng-District.jpg\" alt=\"Eye patients in Pakbeng District\" title=\"Eye patients in Pakbeng District\" width=\"240\" height=\"180\" class=\"size-full wp-image-415\" /></a>[/caption]\r\n<div style=\"clear: both;\"></div>\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_416\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"240\" caption=\"Reconstructive dental operation\"]<a 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src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/The-Team.jpg\" alt=\"Our team\" title=\"Our team\" width=\"240\" height=\"180\" class=\"size-full wp-image-418\" /></a>[/caption]\r\n<div style=\"clear: both;\"></div>\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_419\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"240\" caption=\"US dentist at work\"]<a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/US-Dentist-at-Work.jpg\"><img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/US-Dentist-at-Work.jpg\" alt=\"US dentist at work\" title=\"US dentist at work\" width=\"240\" height=\"180\" class=\"size-full wp-image-419\" /></a>[/caption] [caption id=\"attachment_420\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"240\" caption=\"Waiting to be seen\"]<a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Waiting-to-be-Seen.jpg\"><img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Waiting-to-be-Seen.jpg\" alt=\"Waiting to be seen\" title=\"Waiting to be seen\" width=\"240\" height=\"180\" 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(546, 1, '2011-01-03 22:19:45', '2011-01-03 22:19:45', '<h2>Report of Mobile Health Care for Dental, E.N.T and Eye Diseases in Remote Areas of Oudomxay Province, September 2008</h2>\r\n\r\nA Cooperation between Oudomxay Hospital - Lao Rehabilitation Foundation and Women for World Health Organizations\r\n\r\nWe knew that Oudomxay province is home to many poor people living in remote areas with limited access to health care. The province’s population of 272,297 (2007) includes 60% Kamu, 25% Lao Loum and 15% Hmong ethnic minorities. The mobile health care for dental, E.N.T and eye diseases project is a cooperation between Oudomxay Hospital and Lao Rehabilitation Foundation, Inc. it is a large mission that combines an ENT doctor, dentists, ophthalmologists and nurses equipped with modern mobile equipment and all necessary medicine to treat E.N.T., dental and eye diseases.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Oudomxay_Report_Sept_08.pdf\">Click here to download the full PDF report of our surgery mission to Oudomxay Province.</a>\r\n\r\n<div style=\"clear: both;\"></div>\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_397\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"240\" caption=\"The remote Akha people\"]<a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Akha-People.jpg\"><img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Akha-People.jpg\" alt=\"The remote Akha people\" title=\"Akha-People\" width=\"240\" height=\"180\" class=\"size-full wp-image-397\" /></a>[/caption] [caption 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href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/La-District.jpg\"><img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/La-District.jpg\" alt=\"Patients in the La District\" title=\"Patients in the La District\" width=\"240\" height=\"180\" class=\"size-full wp-image-407\" /></a>[/caption] [caption id=\"attachment_408\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"240\" caption=\"Lao Dentists hard at work\"]<a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Lao-Dentists.jpg\"><img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Lao-Dentists.jpg\" alt=\"Lao Dentists hard at work\" title=\"Lao Dentists hard at work\" width=\"240\" height=\"180\" class=\"size-full wp-image-408\" /></a>[/caption]\r\n<div style=\"clear: both;\"></div>\r\n<a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Map-of-Oudomxay-province.gif\"><img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Map-of-Oudomxay-province.gif\" alt=\"\" title=\"Map-of-Oudomxay-province\" width=\"484\" height=\"432\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-409\" /></a>\r\n<div style=\"clear: both;\"></div>\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_410\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"240\" caption=\"Lao team of doctors\"]<a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Lao-Team-of-Doctors.jpg\"><img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Lao-Team-of-Doctors.jpg\" alt=\"Lao team of doctors\" title=\"Lao team of doctors\" width=\"240\" height=\"180\" class=\"size-full wp-image-410\" /></a>[/caption] [caption id=\"attachment_411\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"240\" caption=\"Learning about new equipment\"]<a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Learning-about-New-Equipment1.jpg\"><img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Learning-about-New-Equipment1.jpg\" alt=\"Learning about new equipment\" title=\"Learning about new equipment\" width=\"240\" height=\"180\" class=\"size-full 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href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Oudomxay-Hospital-Delivery-of-Equipment.jpg\"><img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Oudomxay-Hospital-Delivery-of-Equipment.jpg\" alt=\"Delivery of Equipment to Oudomxay Hospital\" title=\"Delivery of Equipment to Oudomxay Hospital\" width=\"240\" height=\"180\" class=\"size-full wp-image-414\" /></a>[/caption] [caption id=\"attachment_415\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"240\" caption=\"Eye patients in Pakbeng District\"]<a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Pakbeng-District.jpg\"><img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Pakbeng-District.jpg\" alt=\"Eye patients in Pakbeng District\" title=\"Eye patients in Pakbeng District\" width=\"240\" height=\"180\" class=\"size-full wp-image-415\" /></a>[/caption]\r\n<div style=\"clear: both;\"></div>\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_416\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"240\" caption=\"Reconstructive dental operation\"]<a 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src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/The-Team.jpg\" alt=\"Our team\" title=\"Our team\" width=\"240\" height=\"180\" class=\"size-full wp-image-418\" /></a>[/caption]\r\n<div style=\"clear: both;\"></div>\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_419\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"240\" caption=\"US dentist at work\"]<a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/US-Dentist-at-Work.jpg\"><img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/US-Dentist-at-Work.jpg\" alt=\"US dentist at work\" title=\"US dentist at work\" width=\"240\" height=\"180\" class=\"size-full wp-image-419\" /></a>[/caption] [caption id=\"attachment_420\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"240\" caption=\"Waiting to be seen\"]<a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Waiting-to-be-Seen.jpg\"><img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Waiting-to-be-Seen.jpg\" alt=\"Waiting to be seen\" title=\"Waiting to be seen\" width=\"240\" height=\"180\" 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(548, 1, '2011-01-03 22:20:47', '2011-01-03 22:20:47', '<h2>Report of Mobile Health Care for Dental, E.N.T and Eye Diseases in Remote Areas of Oudomxay Province, September 2008</h2>\r\n\r\nA Cooperation between Oudomxay Hospital - Lao Rehabilitation Foundation and Women for World Health Organizations\r\n\r\nWe knew that Oudomxay province is home to many poor people living in remote areas with limited access to health care. The province’s population of 272,297 (2007) includes 60% Kamu, 25% Lao Loum and 15% Hmong ethnic minorities. The mobile health care for dental, E.N.T and eye diseases project is a cooperation between Oudomxay Hospital and Lao Rehabilitation Foundation, Inc. it is a large mission that combines an ENT doctor, dentists, ophthalmologists and nurses equipped with modern mobile equipment and all necessary medicine to treat E.N.T., dental and eye diseases.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Oudomxay_Report_Sept_08.pdf\">Click here to download the full PDF report of our surgery mission to Oudomxay Province.</a>\r\n\r\n<div style=\"clear: both;\"></div>\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_397\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"240\" caption=\"The remote Akha people\"]<a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Akha-People.jpg\"><img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Akha-People.jpg\" alt=\"The remote Akha people\" title=\"Akha-People\" width=\"240\" height=\"180\" class=\"size-full wp-image-397\" /></a>[/caption] [caption id=\"attachment_398\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"240\" caption=\"Akha mother and child\"]<a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Akha-People-Laos-Sept-08-Email.jpg\"><img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Akha-People-Laos-Sept-08-Email.jpg\" alt=\"Akha mother and child\" title=\"Akha mother and child\" width=\"240\" height=\"180\" class=\"size-full wp-image-398\" /></a>[/caption] [caption id=\"attachment_399\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"240\" caption=\"Eye patients in the Beng District\"]<a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Beng-District.jpg\"><img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Beng-District.jpg\" alt=\"Eye patients in the Beng District\" title=\"Eye patients in the Beng District\" width=\"240\" height=\"180\" class=\"size-full wp-image-399\" /></a>[/caption]\r\n<div style=\"clear: both;\"></div>\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_400\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"240\" caption=\"Cataract 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wp-image-411\" /></a>[/caption] [caption id=\"attachment_412\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"240\" caption=\"Loading the mission van!\"]<a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Loading.jpg\"><img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Loading.jpg\" alt=\"Loading the mission van!\" title=\"Loading the mission van!\" width=\"240\" height=\"180\" class=\"size-full wp-image-412\" /></a>[/caption]\r\n<div style=\"clear: both;\"></div>\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_413\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"240\" caption=\"Our mission van\"]<a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Mission-Van.jpg\"><img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Mission-Van.jpg\" alt=\"Our mission van\" title=\"Our mission van\" width=\"240\" height=\"180\" class=\"size-full wp-image-413\" /></a>[/caption] [caption id=\"attachment_414\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"240\" caption=\"Delivery of Equipment to Oudomxay Hospital\"]<a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Oudomxay-Hospital-Delivery-of-Equipment.jpg\"><img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Oudomxay-Hospital-Delivery-of-Equipment.jpg\" alt=\"Delivery of Equipment to Oudomxay Hospital\" title=\"Delivery of Equipment to Oudomxay Hospital\" width=\"240\" height=\"180\" class=\"size-full wp-image-414\" /></a>[/caption] [caption id=\"attachment_415\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"240\" caption=\"Eye patients in Pakbeng District\"]<a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Pakbeng-District.jpg\"><img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Pakbeng-District.jpg\" alt=\"Eye patients in Pakbeng District\" title=\"Eye patients in Pakbeng District\" width=\"240\" height=\"180\" class=\"size-full wp-image-415\" /></a>[/caption]\r\n<div style=\"clear: both;\"></div>\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_416\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"240\" caption=\"Reconstructive dental operation\"]<a 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(549, 1, '2011-01-03 22:21:45', '2011-01-03 22:21:45', '<h2>Report of Mobile Health Care for Dental, E.N.T and Eye Diseases in Remote Areas of Oudomxay Province, September 2008</h2>\r\n\r\nA Cooperation between Oudomxay Hospital - Lao Rehabilitation Foundation and Women for World Health Organizations\r\n\r\nWe knew that Oudomxay province is home to many poor people living in remote areas with limited access to health care. The province’s population of 272,297 (2007) includes 60% Kamu, 25% Lao Loum and 15% Hmong ethnic minorities. The mobile health care for dental, E.N.T and eye diseases project is a cooperation between Oudomxay Hospital and Lao Rehabilitation Foundation, Inc. it is a large mission that combines an ENT doctor, dentists, ophthalmologists and nurses equipped with modern mobile equipment and all necessary medicine to treat E.N.T., dental and eye diseases.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Oudomxay_Report_Sept_08.pdf\">Click here to download the full PDF report of our surgery mission to Oudomxay Province.</a>\r\n\r\n<div style=\"clear: both;\"></div>\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_397\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"240\" caption=\"The remote Akha people\"]<a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Akha-People.jpg\"><img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Akha-People.jpg\" alt=\"The remote Akha people\" title=\"Akha-People\" width=\"240\" height=\"180\" class=\"size-full wp-image-397\" /></a>[/caption] [caption id=\"attachment_398\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"240\" caption=\"Akha mother and child\"]<a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Akha-People-Laos-Sept-08-Email.jpg\"><img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Akha-People-Laos-Sept-08-Email.jpg\" alt=\"Akha mother and child\" title=\"Akha mother and child\" width=\"240\" height=\"180\" class=\"size-full wp-image-398\" /></a>[/caption] [caption id=\"attachment_399\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"240\" caption=\"Eye patients in the Beng District\"]<a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Beng-District.jpg\"><img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Beng-District.jpg\" alt=\"Eye patients in the Beng District\" title=\"Eye patients in the Beng District\" width=\"240\" height=\"180\" class=\"size-full wp-image-399\" /></a>[/caption]\r\n<div style=\"clear: both;\"></div>\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_400\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"240\" caption=\"Cataract Surgeries\"]<a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Cataract-Surgeries.jpg\"><img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Cataract-Surgeries.jpg\" alt=\"Cataract Surgeries\" title=\"Cataract Surgeries\" width=\"240\" height=\"180\" class=\"size-full wp-image-400\" /></a>[/caption] [caption id=\"attachment_401\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"240\" caption=\"Dr. Leavitt with an Akha patient\"]<a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Dr-Leavitt.jpg\"><img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Dr-Leavitt.jpg\" alt=\"Dr. Leavitt with an Akha patient\" title=\"Dr. Leavitt with an Akha patient\" width=\"240\" height=\"180\" class=\"size-full wp-image-401\" /></a>[/caption] [caption id=\"attachment_402\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"240\" caption=\"Dr. Macko\"]<a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Dr.jpg\"><img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Dr.jpg\" alt=\"Dr. 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align=\"alignleft\" width=\"240\" caption=\"Community health education\"]<a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Health-Education.jpg\"><img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Health-Education.jpg\" alt=\"Community health education\" title=\"Community health education\" width=\"240\" height=\"180\" class=\"size-full wp-image-405\" /></a>[/caption]\r\n<div style=\"clear: both;\"></div>\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_406\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"240\" caption=\"Eye patients in the Houn District\"]<a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Houn-District.jpg\"><img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Houn-District.jpg\" alt=\"Eye patients in the Houn District\" title=\"Eye patients in the Houn District\" width=\"240\" height=\"180\" class=\"size-full wp-image-406\" /></a>[/caption] [caption id=\"attachment_407\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"240\" caption=\"Patients in the La District\"]<a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/La-District.jpg\"><img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/La-District.jpg\" alt=\"Patients in the La District\" title=\"Patients in the La District\" width=\"240\" height=\"180\" class=\"size-full wp-image-407\" /></a>[/caption] [caption id=\"attachment_408\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"240\" caption=\"Lao Dentists hard at work\"]<a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Lao-Dentists.jpg\"><img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Lao-Dentists.jpg\" alt=\"Lao Dentists hard at work\" title=\"Lao Dentists hard at work\" width=\"240\" height=\"180\" class=\"size-full wp-image-408\" /></a>[/caption]\r\n<div style=\"clear: both;\"></div>\r\n<a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Map-of-Oudomxay-province.gif\"><img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Map-of-Oudomxay-province.gif\" alt=\"\" title=\"Map-of-Oudomxay-province\" width=\"484\" height=\"432\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-409\" /></a>\r\n<div style=\"clear: both;\"></div>\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_410\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"240\" caption=\"Lao team of doctors\"]<a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Lao-Team-of-Doctors.jpg\"><img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Lao-Team-of-Doctors.jpg\" alt=\"Lao team of doctors\" title=\"Lao team of doctors\" width=\"240\" height=\"180\" class=\"size-full wp-image-410\" /></a>[/caption] [caption id=\"attachment_411\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"240\" caption=\"Learning about new equipment\"]<a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Learning-about-New-Equipment1.jpg\"><img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Learning-about-New-Equipment1.jpg\" alt=\"Learning about new equipment\" title=\"Learning about new equipment\" width=\"240\" height=\"180\" class=\"size-full wp-image-411\" /></a>[/caption] [caption id=\"attachment_412\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"240\" caption=\"Loading the mission van!\"]<a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Loading.jpg\"><img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Loading.jpg\" alt=\"Loading the mission van!\" title=\"Loading the mission van!\" width=\"240\" height=\"180\" class=\"size-full wp-image-412\" /></a>[/caption]\r\n<div style=\"clear: both;\"></div>\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_413\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"240\" caption=\"Our mission van\"]<a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Mission-Van.jpg\"><img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Mission-Van.jpg\" alt=\"Our mission van\" title=\"Our mission van\" width=\"240\" height=\"180\" class=\"size-full wp-image-413\" /></a>[/caption] [caption id=\"attachment_414\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"240\" caption=\"Delivery of Equipment to Oudomxay Hospital\"]<a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Oudomxay-Hospital-Delivery-of-Equipment.jpg\"><img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Oudomxay-Hospital-Delivery-of-Equipment.jpg\" alt=\"Delivery of Equipment to Oudomxay Hospital\" title=\"Delivery of Equipment to Oudomxay Hospital\" width=\"240\" height=\"180\" class=\"size-full wp-image-414\" /></a>[/caption] [caption id=\"attachment_415\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"240\" caption=\"Eye patients in Pakbeng District\"]<a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Pakbeng-District.jpg\"><img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Pakbeng-District.jpg\" alt=\"Eye patients in Pakbeng District\" title=\"Eye patients in Pakbeng District\" width=\"240\" height=\"180\" class=\"size-full wp-image-415\" /></a>[/caption]\r\n<div style=\"clear: both;\"></div>\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_416\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"240\" caption=\"Reconstructive dental operation\"]<a 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src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/The-Team.jpg\" alt=\"Our team\" title=\"Our team\" width=\"240\" height=\"180\" class=\"size-full wp-image-418\" /></a>[/caption]\r\n<div style=\"clear: both;\"></div>\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_419\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"240\" caption=\"US dentist at work\"]<a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/US-Dentist-at-Work.jpg\"><img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/US-Dentist-at-Work.jpg\" alt=\"US dentist at work\" title=\"US dentist at work\" width=\"240\" height=\"180\" class=\"size-full wp-image-419\" /></a>[/caption] [caption id=\"attachment_420\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"240\" caption=\"Waiting to be seen\"]<a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Waiting-to-be-Seen.jpg\"><img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Waiting-to-be-Seen.jpg\" alt=\"Waiting to be seen\" title=\"Waiting to be seen\" width=\"240\" height=\"180\" class=\"size-full wp-image-420\" /></a>[/caption] [caption id=\"attachment_421\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"240\" caption=\"Young one waits while mom is with the dentist\"]<a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/While-Mom-is-with-the-Dentist.jpg\"><img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/While-Mom-is-with-the-Dentist.jpg\" alt=\"Young one waits while mom is with the dentist\" title=\"Young one waits while mom is with the dentist\" width=\"240\" height=\"180\" class=\"size-full wp-image-421\" /></a>[/caption]\r\n<div style=\"clear: both;\"></div>\r\n', 'September 2008', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'open', '', '396-revision-11', '', '', '2011-01-03 22:21:45', '2011-01-03 22:21:45', '', 396, 'http://lao-foundation.org/396-revision-11/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(550, 1, '2011-01-03 22:24:33', '2011-01-03 22:24:33', '<h2>Report of Mobile Health Care for Dental, E.N.T and Eye Diseases in Remote Areas of Oudomxay Province, September 2008</h2>\r\n\r\nA Cooperation between Oudomxay Hospital - Lao Rehabilitation Foundation and Women for World Health Organizations\r\n\r\nWe knew that Oudomxay province is home to many poor people living in remote areas with limited access to health care. The province’s population of 272,297 (2007) includes 60% Kamu, 25% Lao Loum and 15% Hmong ethnic minorities. The mobile health care for dental, E.N.T and eye diseases project is a cooperation between Oudomxay Hospital and Lao Rehabilitation Foundation, Inc. it is a large mission that combines an ENT doctor, dentists, ophthalmologists and nurses equipped with modern mobile equipment and all necessary medicine to treat E.N.T., dental and eye diseases.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Oudomxay_Report_Sept_08.pdf\">Click here to download the full PDF report of our surgery mission to Oudomxay Province.</a>\r\n\r\n<div style=\"clear: both;\"></div>\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_397\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"240\" caption=\"The remote Akha people\"]<a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Akha-People.jpg\"><img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Akha-People.jpg\" alt=\"The remote Akha people\" title=\"Akha-People\" width=\"240\" height=\"180\" class=\"size-full wp-image-397\" /></a>[/caption] [caption id=\"attachment_398\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"240\" caption=\"Akha mother and child\"]<a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Akha-People-Laos-Sept-08-Email.jpg\"><img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Akha-People-Laos-Sept-08-Email.jpg\" alt=\"Akha mother and child\" title=\"Akha mother and child\" width=\"240\" height=\"180\" class=\"size-full wp-image-398\" /></a>[/caption] [caption id=\"attachment_399\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"240\" caption=\"Eye patients in the Beng District\"]<a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Beng-District.jpg\"><img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Beng-District.jpg\" alt=\"Eye patients in the Beng District\" title=\"Eye patients in the Beng District\" width=\"240\" height=\"180\" class=\"size-full wp-image-399\" /></a>[/caption]\r\n<div style=\"clear: both;\"></div>\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_400\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"240\" caption=\"Cataract Surgeries\"]<a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Cataract-Surgeries.jpg\"><img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Cataract-Surgeries.jpg\" alt=\"Cataract Surgeries\" title=\"Cataract Surgeries\" width=\"240\" height=\"180\" class=\"size-full wp-image-400\" /></a>[/caption] [caption id=\"attachment_401\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"240\" caption=\"Dr. Leavitt with an Akha patient\"]<a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Dr-Leavitt.jpg\"><img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Dr-Leavitt.jpg\" alt=\"Dr. Leavitt with an Akha patient\" title=\"Dr. Leavitt with an Akha patient\" width=\"240\" height=\"180\" class=\"size-full wp-image-401\" /></a>[/caption] [caption id=\"attachment_402\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"240\" caption=\"Dr. Macko\"]<a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Dr.jpg\"><img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Dr.jpg\" alt=\"Dr. Macko\" title=\"Dr. Macko\" width=\"240\" height=\"180\" class=\"size-full wp-image-402\" /></a>[/caption]\r\n<div style=\"clear: both;\"></div>\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_403\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"240\" caption=\"Ear nose and throat check\"]<a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/E.N.T.jpg\"><img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/E.N.T.jpg\" alt=\"Ear nose and throat check\" title=\"Ear nose and throat check\" width=\"240\" height=\"180\" class=\"size-full wp-image-403\" /></a>[/caption] [caption id=\"attachment_404\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"240\" caption=\"Waiting for eye checks\"]<a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Eye-Check.jpg\"><img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Eye-Check.jpg\" alt=\"Waiting for eye checks\" title=\"Waiting for eye checks\" width=\"240\" height=\"180\" class=\"size-full wp-image-404\" /></a>[/caption] [caption id=\"attachment_405\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"240\" caption=\"Community health education\"]<a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Health-Education.jpg\"><img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Health-Education.jpg\" alt=\"Community health education\" title=\"Community health education\" width=\"240\" height=\"180\" class=\"size-full wp-image-405\" /></a>[/caption]\r\n<div style=\"clear: both;\"></div>\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_406\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"240\" caption=\"Eye patients in the Houn District\"]<a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Houn-District.jpg\"><img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Houn-District.jpg\" alt=\"Eye patients in the Houn District\" title=\"Eye patients in the Houn District\" width=\"240\" height=\"180\" class=\"size-full wp-image-406\" /></a>[/caption] [caption id=\"attachment_407\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"240\" caption=\"Patients in the La District\"]<a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/La-District.jpg\"><img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/La-District.jpg\" alt=\"Patients in the La District\" title=\"Patients in the La District\" width=\"240\" height=\"180\" class=\"size-full wp-image-407\" /></a>[/caption] [caption id=\"attachment_408\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"240\" caption=\"Lao Dentists hard at work\"]<a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Lao-Dentists.jpg\"><img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Lao-Dentists.jpg\" alt=\"Lao Dentists hard at work\" title=\"Lao Dentists hard at work\" width=\"240\" height=\"180\" class=\"size-full wp-image-408\" /></a>[/caption]\r\n<div style=\"clear: both;\"></div>\r\n<a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Map-of-Oudomxay-province.gif\"><img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Map-of-Oudomxay-province.gif\" alt=\"\" title=\"Map-of-Oudomxay-province\" width=\"484\" height=\"432\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-409\" /></a>\r\n<div style=\"clear: both;\"></div>\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_410\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"240\" caption=\"Lao team of doctors\"]<a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Lao-Team-of-Doctors.jpg\"><img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Lao-Team-of-Doctors.jpg\" alt=\"Lao team of doctors\" title=\"Lao team of doctors\" width=\"240\" height=\"180\" class=\"size-full wp-image-410\" /></a>[/caption] [caption id=\"attachment_411\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"240\" caption=\"Learning about new equipment\"]<a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Learning-about-New-Equipment1.jpg\"><img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Learning-about-New-Equipment1.jpg\" alt=\"Learning about new equipment\" title=\"Learning about new equipment\" width=\"240\" height=\"180\" class=\"size-full wp-image-411\" /></a>[/caption] [caption id=\"attachment_412\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"240\" caption=\"Loading the mission van!\"]<a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Loading.jpg\"><img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Loading.jpg\" alt=\"Loading the mission van!\" title=\"Loading the mission van!\" width=\"240\" height=\"180\" class=\"size-full wp-image-412\" /></a>[/caption]\r\n<div style=\"clear: both;\"></div>\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_413\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"240\" caption=\"Our mission van\"]<a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Mission-Van.jpg\"><img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Mission-Van.jpg\" alt=\"Our mission van\" title=\"Our mission van\" width=\"240\" height=\"180\" class=\"size-full wp-image-413\" /></a>[/caption] [caption id=\"attachment_414\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"240\" caption=\"Delivery of Equipment to Oudomxay Hospital\"]<a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Oudomxay-Hospital-Delivery-of-Equipment.jpg\"><img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Oudomxay-Hospital-Delivery-of-Equipment.jpg\" alt=\"Delivery of Equipment to Oudomxay Hospital\" title=\"Delivery of Equipment to Oudomxay Hospital\" width=\"240\" height=\"180\" class=\"size-full wp-image-414\" /></a>[/caption] [caption id=\"attachment_415\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"240\" caption=\"Eye patients in Pakbeng District\"]<a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Pakbeng-District.jpg\"><img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Pakbeng-District.jpg\" alt=\"Eye patients in Pakbeng District\" title=\"Eye patients in Pakbeng District\" width=\"240\" height=\"180\" class=\"size-full wp-image-415\" /></a>[/caption]\r\n<div style=\"clear: both;\"></div>\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_416\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"240\" caption=\"Reconstructive dental operation\"]<a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Reconstructive-Dental.jpg\"><img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Reconstructive-Dental.jpg\" alt=\"Reconstructive dental operation\" title=\"Reconstructive dental operation\" width=\"240\" height=\"180\" class=\"size-full wp-image-416\" /></a>[/caption] [caption id=\"attachment_417\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"240\" caption=\"Road conditions... challenging\"]<a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Road-Conditions.jpg\"><img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Road-Conditions.jpg\" alt=\"Road conditions... challenging\" title=\"Road conditions... challenging\" width=\"240\" height=\"180\" class=\"size-full wp-image-417\" /></a>[/caption] [caption id=\"attachment_418\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"240\" caption=\"Our team\"]<a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/The-Team.jpg\"><img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/The-Team.jpg\" alt=\"Our team\" title=\"Our team\" width=\"240\" height=\"180\" class=\"size-full wp-image-418\" /></a>[/caption]\r\n<div style=\"clear: both;\"></div>\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_419\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"240\" caption=\"US dentist at work\"]<a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/US-Dentist-at-Work.jpg\"><img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/US-Dentist-at-Work.jpg\" alt=\"US dentist at work\" title=\"US dentist at work\" width=\"240\" height=\"180\" class=\"size-full wp-image-419\" /></a>[/caption] [caption id=\"attachment_420\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"240\" caption=\"Waiting to be seen\"]<a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Waiting-to-be-Seen.jpg\"><img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Waiting-to-be-Seen.jpg\" alt=\"Waiting to be seen\" title=\"Waiting to be seen\" width=\"240\" height=\"180\" class=\"size-full wp-image-420\" /></a>[/caption] [caption id=\"attachment_421\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"240\" caption=\"Young one waits while mom is with the dentist\"]<a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/While-Mom-is-with-the-Dentist.jpg\"><img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/While-Mom-is-with-the-Dentist.jpg\" alt=\"Young one waits while mom is with the dentist\" title=\"Young one waits while mom is with the dentist\" width=\"240\" height=\"180\" class=\"size-full wp-image-421\" /></a>[/caption]\r\n<div style=\"clear: both;\"></div>\r\n', 'September 2008', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'open', '', '396-revision-12', '', '', '2011-01-03 22:24:33', '2011-01-03 22:24:33', '', 396, 'http://lao-foundation.org/396-revision-12/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(552, 1, '2011-01-02 20:38:17', '2011-01-02 20:38:17', 'The construction of a new building at the Hatsayfong District Hospital was initiated by the Buddhist monks of Hatsayfong village in 2008 to provide eight additional rooms with toilets to the patients of the region who otherwise would not have shelter when under treatment.\r\n\r\n<div style=\"clear: both;\"></div>\r\n<a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/Hathsayfong05.jpg\"><img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/Hathsayfong05-300x168.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"Hathsayfong05\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-482\" /></a>\r\n<div style=\"clear: both;\"></div>\r\n\r\nFinanced at 50% by LRF and at 50% by the local community, this project was implemented in close collaboration with all involved parties. We expect to complete the building and hand it over to the Ministry of Health by the end January 2011.\r\n', 'Hatsayfong District Hospital', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'open', '', '481-revision-3', '', '', '2011-01-02 20:38:17', '2011-01-02 20:38:17', '', 481, 'http://lao-foundation.org/481-revision-3/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(553, 1, '2011-01-03 22:35:36', '2011-01-03 22:35:36', '<h2>Report of Mobile Health Care for Dental, E.N.T and Eye Diseases in Remote Areas of Oudomxay Province, September 2008</h2>\r\n\r\nA Cooperation between Oudomxay Hospital - Lao Rehabilitation Foundation and Women for World Health Organizations\r\n\r\nWe knew that Oudomxay province is home to many poor people living in remote areas with limited access to health care. The province’s population of 272,297 (2007) includes 60% Kamu, 25% Lao Loum and 15% Hmong ethnic minorities. The mobile health care for dental, E.N.T and eye diseases project is a cooperation between Oudomxay Hospital and Lao Rehabilitation Foundation, Inc. it is a large mission that combines an ENT doctor, dentists, ophthalmologists and nurses equipped with modern mobile equipment and all necessary medicine to treat E.N.T., dental and eye diseases.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Oudomxay_Report_Sept_08.pdf\">Click here to download the full PDF report of our surgery mission to Oudomxay Province.</a>\r\n\r\n<div style=\"clear: both;\"></div>\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_397\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"240\" caption=\"The remote Akha people\"]<a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Akha-People.jpg\"><img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Akha-People.jpg\" alt=\"The remote Akha people\" title=\"Akha-People\" width=\"240\" height=\"180\" class=\"size-full wp-image-397\" /></a>[/caption] [caption id=\"attachment_398\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"240\" caption=\"Akha mother and child\"]<a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Akha-People-Laos-Sept-08-Email.jpg\"><img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Akha-People-Laos-Sept-08-Email.jpg\" alt=\"Akha mother and child\" title=\"Akha mother and child\" width=\"240\" height=\"180\" class=\"size-full wp-image-398\" /></a>[/caption] [caption id=\"attachment_399\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"240\" caption=\"Eye patients in the Beng District\"]<a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Beng-District.jpg\"><img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Beng-District.jpg\" alt=\"Eye patients in the Beng District\" title=\"Eye patients in the Beng District\" width=\"240\" height=\"180\" class=\"size-full wp-image-399\" /></a>[/caption]\r\n<div style=\"clear: both;\"></div>\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_400\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"240\" caption=\"Cataract Surgeries\"]<a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Cataract-Surgeries.jpg\"><img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Cataract-Surgeries.jpg\" alt=\"Cataract Surgeries\" title=\"Cataract Surgeries\" width=\"240\" height=\"180\" class=\"size-full wp-image-400\" /></a>[/caption] [caption id=\"attachment_401\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"240\" caption=\"Dr. Leavitt with an Akha patient\"]<a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Dr-Leavitt.jpg\"><img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Dr-Leavitt.jpg\" alt=\"Dr. Leavitt with an Akha patient\" title=\"Dr. Leavitt with an Akha patient\" width=\"240\" height=\"180\" class=\"size-full wp-image-401\" /></a>[/caption] [caption id=\"attachment_402\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"240\" caption=\"Dr. Macko\"]<a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Dr.jpg\"><img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Dr.jpg\" alt=\"Dr. Macko\" title=\"Dr. Macko\" width=\"240\" height=\"180\" class=\"size-full wp-image-402\" /></a>[/caption]\r\n<div style=\"clear: both;\"></div>\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_403\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"240\" caption=\"Ear nose and throat check\"]<a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/E.N.T.jpg\"><img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/E.N.T.jpg\" alt=\"Ear nose and throat check\" title=\"Ear nose and throat check\" width=\"240\" height=\"180\" class=\"size-full wp-image-403\" /></a>[/caption] [caption id=\"attachment_404\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"240\" caption=\"Waiting for eye checks\"]<a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Eye-Check.jpg\"><img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Eye-Check.jpg\" alt=\"Waiting for eye checks\" title=\"Waiting for eye checks\" width=\"240\" height=\"180\" class=\"size-full wp-image-404\" /></a>[/caption] [caption id=\"attachment_405\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"240\" caption=\"Community health education\"]<a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Health-Education.jpg\"><img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Health-Education.jpg\" alt=\"Community health education\" title=\"Community health education\" width=\"240\" height=\"180\" class=\"size-full wp-image-405\" /></a>[/caption]\r\n<div style=\"clear: both;\"></div>\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_406\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"240\" caption=\"Eye patients in the Houn District\"]<a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Houn-District.jpg\"><img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Houn-District.jpg\" alt=\"Eye patients in the Houn District\" title=\"Eye patients in the Houn District\" width=\"240\" height=\"180\" class=\"size-full wp-image-406\" /></a>[/caption] [caption id=\"attachment_407\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"240\" caption=\"Patients in the La District\"]<a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/La-District.jpg\"><img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/La-District.jpg\" alt=\"Patients in the La District\" title=\"Patients in the La District\" width=\"240\" height=\"180\" class=\"size-full wp-image-407\" /></a>[/caption] [caption id=\"attachment_408\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"240\" caption=\"Lao Dentists hard at work\"]<a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Lao-Dentists.jpg\"><img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Lao-Dentists.jpg\" alt=\"Lao Dentists hard at work\" title=\"Lao Dentists hard at work\" width=\"240\" height=\"180\" class=\"size-full wp-image-408\" /></a>[/caption]\r\n<div style=\"clear: both;\"></div>\r\n<a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Map-of-Oudomxay-province.gif\"><img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Map-of-Oudomxay-province.gif\" alt=\"\" title=\"Map-of-Oudomxay-province\" width=\"484\" height=\"432\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-409\" /></a>\r\n<div style=\"clear: both;\"></div>\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_410\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"240\" caption=\"Lao team of doctors\"]<a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Lao-Team-of-Doctors.jpg\"><img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Lao-Team-of-Doctors.jpg\" alt=\"Lao team of doctors\" title=\"Lao team of doctors\" width=\"240\" height=\"180\" class=\"size-full wp-image-410\" /></a>[/caption] [caption id=\"attachment_411\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"240\" caption=\"Learning about new equipment\"]<a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Learning-about-New-Equipment1.jpg\"><img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Learning-about-New-Equipment1.jpg\" alt=\"Learning about new equipment\" title=\"Learning about new equipment\" width=\"240\" height=\"180\" class=\"size-full wp-image-411\" /></a>[/caption] [caption id=\"attachment_412\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"240\" caption=\"Loading the mission van!\"]<a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Loading.jpg\"><img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Loading.jpg\" alt=\"Loading the mission van!\" title=\"Loading the mission van!\" width=\"240\" height=\"180\" class=\"size-full wp-image-412\" /></a>[/caption]\r\n<div style=\"clear: both;\"></div>\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_413\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"240\" caption=\"Our mission van\"]<a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Mission-Van.jpg\"><img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Mission-Van.jpg\" alt=\"Our mission van\" title=\"Our mission van\" width=\"240\" height=\"180\" class=\"size-full wp-image-413\" /></a>[/caption] [caption id=\"attachment_414\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"240\" caption=\"Delivery of Equipment to Oudomxay Hospital\"]<a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Oudomxay-Hospital-Delivery-of-Equipment.jpg\"><img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Oudomxay-Hospital-Delivery-of-Equipment.jpg\" alt=\"Delivery of Equipment to Oudomxay Hospital\" title=\"Delivery of Equipment to Oudomxay Hospital\" width=\"240\" height=\"180\" class=\"size-full wp-image-414\" /></a>[/caption] [caption id=\"attachment_415\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"240\" caption=\"Eye patients in Pakbeng District\"]<a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Pakbeng-District.jpg\"><img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Pakbeng-District.jpg\" alt=\"Eye patients in Pakbeng District\" title=\"Eye patients in Pakbeng District\" width=\"240\" height=\"180\" class=\"size-full wp-image-415\" /></a>[/caption]\r\n<div style=\"clear: both;\"></div>\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_416\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"240\" caption=\"Reconstructive dental operation\"]<a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Reconstructive-Dental.jpg\"><img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Reconstructive-Dental.jpg\" alt=\"Reconstructive dental operation\" title=\"Reconstructive dental operation\" width=\"240\" height=\"180\" class=\"size-full wp-image-416\" /></a>[/caption] [caption id=\"attachment_417\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"240\" caption=\"Road conditions... challenging\"]<a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Road-Conditions.jpg\"><img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Road-Conditions.jpg\" alt=\"Road conditions... challenging\" title=\"Road conditions... challenging\" width=\"240\" height=\"180\" class=\"size-full wp-image-417\" /></a>[/caption] [caption id=\"attachment_418\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"240\" caption=\"Our team\"]<a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/The-Team.jpg\"><img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/The-Team.jpg\" alt=\"Our team\" title=\"Our team\" width=\"240\" height=\"180\" class=\"size-full wp-image-418\" /></a>[/caption]\r\n<div style=\"clear: both;\"></div>\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_419\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"240\" caption=\"US dentist at work\"]<a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/US-Dentist-at-Work.jpg\"><img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/US-Dentist-at-Work.jpg\" alt=\"US dentist at work\" title=\"US dentist at work\" width=\"240\" height=\"180\" class=\"size-full wp-image-419\" /></a>[/caption] [caption id=\"attachment_420\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"240\" caption=\"Waiting to be seen\"]<a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Waiting-to-be-Seen.jpg\"><img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Waiting-to-be-Seen.jpg\" alt=\"Waiting to be seen\" title=\"Waiting to be seen\" width=\"240\" height=\"180\" class=\"size-full wp-image-420\" /></a>[/caption] [caption id=\"attachment_421\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"240\" caption=\"Young one waits while mom is with the dentist\"]<a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/While-Mom-is-with-the-Dentist.jpg\"><img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/While-Mom-is-with-the-Dentist.jpg\" alt=\"Young one waits while mom is with the dentist\" title=\"Young one waits while mom is with the dentist\" width=\"240\" height=\"180\" class=\"size-full wp-image-421\" /></a>[/caption]\r\n<div style=\"clear: both;\"></div>\r\n', 'September 2008', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'open', '', '396-revision-13', '', '', '2011-01-03 22:35:36', '2011-01-03 22:35:36', '', 396, 'http://lao-foundation.org/396-revision-13/', 0, 'revision', '', 0);
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(554, 1, '2011-01-03 22:39:04', '2011-01-03 22:39:04', '<h2>Report of Mobile Health Care for Dental, E.N.T and Eye Diseases in Remote Areas of Oudomxay Province, September 2008</h2>\r\n\r\nA Cooperation between Oudomxay Hospital - Lao Rehabilitation Foundation and Women for World Health Organizations\r\n\r\nWe knew that Oudomxay province is home to many poor people living in remote areas with limited access to health care. The province’s population of 272,297 (2007) includes 60% Kamu, 25% Lao Loum and 15% Hmong ethnic minorities. The mobile health care for dental, E.N.T and eye diseases project is a cooperation between Oudomxay Hospital and Lao Rehabilitation Foundation, Inc. it is a large mission that combines an ENT doctor, dentists, ophthalmologists and nurses equipped with modern mobile equipment and all necessary medicine to treat E.N.T., dental and eye diseases.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Oudomxay_Report_Sept_08.pdf\">Click here to download the full PDF report of our surgery mission to Oudomxay Province.</a>\r\n\r\n<div style=\"clear: both;\"></div>\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_397\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"240\" caption=\"The remote Akha people\"]<a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Akha-People.jpg\"><img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Akha-People.jpg\" alt=\"The remote Akha people\" title=\"Akha-People\" width=\"240\" height=\"180\" class=\"size-full wp-image-397\" /></a>[/caption] [caption id=\"attachment_398\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"240\" caption=\"Akha mother and child\"]<a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Akha-People-Laos-Sept-08-Email.jpg\"><img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Akha-People-Laos-Sept-08-Email.jpg\" alt=\"Akha mother and child\" title=\"Akha mother and child\" width=\"240\" height=\"180\" class=\"size-full wp-image-398\" /></a>[/caption] [caption id=\"attachment_399\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"240\" caption=\"Eye patients in the Beng District\"]<a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Beng-District.jpg\"><img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Beng-District.jpg\" alt=\"Eye patients in the Beng District\" title=\"Eye patients in the Beng District\" width=\"240\" height=\"180\" class=\"size-full wp-image-399\" /></a>[/caption]\r\n<div style=\"clear: both;\"></div>\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_400\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"240\" caption=\"Cataract 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(633, 1, '2011-02-28 17:26:17', '2011-02-28 17:26:17', 'Namor district is one of the poorest districts of Oudomxay province, bordering LuangNamtha province and China. It consists of 64 villages and 5,474 houses of which 1,262 are considered extremely poor.  The LRF ran a 2nd remote healthcare mission in this district in February 2011 addressing the urgent needs of the villagers.  <a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/Report-of-Mobile-Health-Care-in-Namor-district-2011.pdf\">Click here to download the PDF report of mobile health care in Namor district 2011 (394 kb)</a>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/IMG_2060-Email.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-642\" title=\"February 2011\" src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/IMG_2060-Email-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" /></a>', 'February 2011', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'open', '', 'february-2011', '', '', '2011-12-19 18:25:38', '2011-12-19 18:25:38', '', 0, 'http://lao-foundation.org/?p=633', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(556, 1, '2011-01-04 02:29:01', '2011-01-04 02:29:01', '<h2>Background</h2>\r\n<table>\r\n\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>Houixang village located in Namor District in Oudomxay province is home to three distinct ethnic groups, Hmong, Khamou and Lao Houi people, each having their own identity, culture, traditions, costumes and languages. The village is located at 18 Km North of Namor and at 3 Km off Road 13. The population of 1,014 (535 women) is divided into 3 communities living at 600 to 800m apart.\r\n\r\nThe main activity is farming, slash/burn dry field and latex trees. Education: there is one primary school (5 classrooms), 187 students. Public health is administered by one volunteer health worker. There is no health care center in the village. There are no toilets in the village.\r\n\r\nThe Houixang river runs year long at a distance of 200m from each of the three communities. The river is used from North to South for a variety of purposes which renders it quite polluted. Villagers rely on a water spring located at 5km for drinking water.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_557\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"292\" caption=\"Lao Hue children bring river water to their home\"]<a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/namor-1.jpg\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-557 \" title=\"Lao Hue children bringing water from river to their home\" src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/namor-1.jpg\" alt=\"Lao Hue children bringing water from river to their home\" width=\"292\" height=\"200\" /></a>[/caption]\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_558\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"292\" caption=\"Drinking water \"]<a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/namor-2.jpg\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-558 \" title=\"Drinking water\" src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/namor-2.jpg\" alt=\"Drinking water\" width=\"267\" height=\"200\" /></a>[/caption]\r\n<p> </p>\r\n</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>\r\n<h2>The Project</h2>\r\n<p>Although the river runs through the village providing ample water for irrigation, washing, etc., drinking water is only accessible at the springs. Capturing and filtering water at Huixang spring, then piping it to a concrete water tank above the village is feasible and sustainable. From the tank, drinking water can easily be made available at three locations in the village. Estimated cost $35,000.00\r\n</p>\r\n\r\n<p><a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/water-3.gif\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-559 alignleft\" title=\"The Project\" src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/water-3.gif\" alt=\"The Project\" width=\"301\" height=\"388\" /></a>\r\n</p>\r\n\r\n</td></tr>\r\n<tr><td>\r\n\r\n<h2>Project Survey</h2>\r\n<p>GPS survey conducted in September 2010 showed a distance of 4 Km between the village center (right) and the Huixang water spring (left) and an elevation difference of 325 feet with no obstacle between the 2 points.\r\n</p>\r\n<a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/gps-1.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-560\" title=\"Distance and elevation\" src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/gps-1.jpg\" alt=\"Distance and elevation\" width=\"549\" height=\"358\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/gps-2.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-561\" title=\"Alternate view\" src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/gps-2.jpg\" alt=\"Alternate view\" width=\"549\" height=\"358\" /></a></td>\r\n</tr>\r\n</table>\r\n<a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Namor-Water-Project.pdf\">Click to download the clean water project for Namor (1.46 MB PDF)</a>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Namor-Clean-Water-Project.pdf\">Click to download project pictures (1.18 MB PDF)</a>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/Report-of-Water-Project.pdf\">Click to download the completed water project report (2.28 MB PDF)</a>', 'Namor Water Project', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'open', '', 'namor-water-project', '', '', '2011-12-19 18:49:13', '2011-12-19 18:49:13', '', 0, 'http://lao-foundation.org/?p=556', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(562, 1, '2011-01-04 02:23:17', '2011-01-04 02:23:17', 'Background\n\nHouixang village located in Namor District in Oudomxay province is home to three distinct ethnic groups, Hmong, Khamou and Lao Houi people, each having their own identity, culture, traditions, costumes and languages. The village is located at 18 Km North of Namor and at 3 Km off Road 13. The population of 1,014 (535 women) is divided into 3 communities living at 600 to 800m apart.\n\nThe main activity is farming, slash/burn dry field and latex trees. Education: there is one primary school (5 classrooms), 187 students. Public health is administered by one volunteer health worker. There is no health care center in the village. There are no toilets in the village.\n\nThe Houixang river runs year long at a distance of 200m from each of the three communities. The river is used from North to South for a variety of purposes which renders it quite polluted. Villagers rely on a water spring located at 5km for drinking water.\n\nLao Hue children bringing water from river to their home / Drinking water\n\nThe Project\n\nAlthough the river runs through the village providing ample water for irrigation, washing, etc., drinking water is only accessible at the springs. Capturing and filtering water at Huixang spring, then piping it to a concrete water tank above the village is feasible and sustainable. From the tank, drinking water can easily be made available at three locations in the village. Estimated cost $35,000.00\n\nGPS survey conducted in September 2010 showed a distance of 4 Km between the village center (right) and the Huixang water spring (left) and an elevation difference of 325 feet with no obstacle between the 2 points.', 'Namor Water Project', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'open', '', '556-revision', '', '', '2011-01-04 02:23:17', '2011-01-04 02:23:17', '', 556, 'http://lao-foundation.org/556-revision/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(563, 1, '2011-02-28 19:10:18', '2011-02-28 19:10:18', '<h2>Background</h2>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Houixang village located in Namor District in Oudomxay province is home to three distinct ethnic groups, Hmong, Khamou and Lao Houi people, each having their own identity, culture, traditions, costumes and languages. The village is located at 18 Km North of Namor and at 3 Km off Road 13. The population of 1,014 (535 women) is divided into 3 communities living at 600 to 800m apart.\n\nThe main activity is farming, slash/burn dry field and latex trees. Education: there is one primary school (5 classrooms), 187 students. Public health is administered by one volunteer health worker. There is no health care center in the village. There are no toilets in the village.\n\nThe Houixang river runs year long at a distance of 200m from each of the three communities. The river is used from North to South for a variety of purposes which renders it quite polluted. Villagers rely on a water spring located at 5km for drinking water.\n\n[caption id=\"attachment_557\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"292\" caption=\"Lao Hue children bring river water to their home\"]<a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/namor-1.jpg\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-557 \" title=\"Lao Hue children bringing water from river to their home\" src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/namor-1.jpg\" alt=\"Lao Hue children bringing water from river to their home\" width=\"292\" height=\"200\" /></a>[/caption]\n\n[caption id=\"attachment_558\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"267\" caption=\"Drinking water \"]<a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/namor-2.jpg\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-558 \" title=\"Drinking water\" src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/namor-2.jpg\" alt=\"Drinking water\" width=\"267\" height=\"200\" /></a>[/caption]</td>\n</tr>\n</tbody>\n</table>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<h2>The Project</h2>\nAlthough the river runs through the village providing ample water for irrigation, washing, etc., drinking water is only accessible at the springs. Capturing and filtering water at Huixang spring, then piping it to a concrete water tank above the village is feasible and sustainable. From the tank, drinking water can easily be made available at three locations in the village. Estimated cost $35,000.00\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/water-3.gif\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-559 aligncenter\" title=\"The Project\" src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/water-3.gif\" alt=\"The Project\" width=\"301\" height=\"388\" /></a></p>\n<a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/gps-1.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-560\" title=\"Distance and elevation\" src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/gps-1.jpg\" alt=\"Distance and elevation\" width=\"549\" height=\"358\" /></a>\n\nGPS survey conducted in September 2010 showed a distance of 4 Km between the village center (right) and the Huixang water spring (left) and an elevation difference of 325 feet with no obstacle between the 2 points.\n\n<a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/gps-2.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-561\" title=\"Alternate view\" src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/gps-2.jpg\" alt=\"Alternate view\" width=\"549\" height=\"358\" /></a></td>\n</tr>\n</tbody>\n</table>\n<a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Namor-Water-Project.pdf\">Click to download the clean water project for Namor (1.46 MB PDF)</a>\n\n<a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Namor-Clean-Water-Project.pdf\">Click to download project pictures (1.18 MB PDF)</a>\n\n<a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/Report-of-Water-Project.pdf\">Click to download the completed water project report (2.28 MB PDF)</a>', 'Namor Water Project', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'open', '', '556-autosave', '', '', '2011-02-28 19:10:18', '2011-02-28 19:10:18', '', 556, 'http://lao-foundation.org/556-autosave/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
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(564, 1, '2011-01-04 02:29:01', '2011-01-04 02:29:01', '<h2>Background</h2>\r\n\r\nHouixang village located in Namor District in Oudomxay province is home to three distinct ethnic groups, Hmong, Khamou and Lao Houi people, each having their own identity, culture, traditions, costumes and languages. The village is located at 18 Km North of Namor and at 3 Km off Road 13. The population of 1,014 (535 women) is divided into 3 communities living at 600 to 800m apart.\r\n\r\nThe main activity is farming, slash/burn dry field and latex trees. Education: there is one primary school (5 classrooms), 187 students. Public health is administered by one volunteer health worker. There is no health care center in the village. There are no toilets in the village.\r\n\r\nThe Houixang river runs year long at a distance of 200m from each of the three communities. The river is used from North to South for a variety of purposes which renders it quite polluted. Villagers rely on a water spring located at 5km for drinking water.\r\n\r\n<div style=\"clear:both;\"></div>\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_557\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"292\" caption=\"Lao Hue children bringing water from river to their home\"]<a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/namor-1.jpg\"><img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/namor-1.jpg\" alt=\"Lao Hue children bringing water from river to their home\" title=\"Lao Hue children bringing water from river to their home\" width=\"292\" height=\"200\" class=\"size-full wp-image-557\" /></a>[/caption] [caption id=\"attachment_558\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"267\" caption=\"Drinking water\"]<a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/namor-2.jpg\"><img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/namor-2.jpg\" alt=\"Drinking water\" title=\"Drinking water\" width=\"267\" height=\"200\" class=\"size-full wp-image-558\" /></a>[/caption]\r\n<div style=\"clear:both;\"></div>\r\n\r\n<h2>The Project</h2>\r\n\r\nAlthough the river runs through the village providing ample water for irrigation, washing, etc., drinking water is only accessible at the springs. Capturing and filtering water at Huixang spring, then piping it to a concrete water tank above the village is feasible and sustainable. From the tank, drinking water can easily be made available at three locations in the village. Estimated cost $35,000.00\r\n\r\n<div style=\"clear:both;\"></div>\r\n<a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/water-3.gif\"><img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/water-3.gif\" alt=\"The Project\" title=\"The Project\" width=\"501\" height=\"646\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-559\" /></a>\r\n<div style=\"clear:both;\"></div>\r\n<a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/gps-1.jpg\"><img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/gps-1.jpg\" alt=\"Distance and elevation\" title=\"Distance and elevation\" width=\"549\" height=\"358\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-560\" /></a>\r\n<div style=\"clear:both;\"></div>\r\n\r\nGPS survey conducted in September 2010 showed a distance of 4 Km between the village center (right) and the Huixang water spring (left) and an elevation difference of 325 feet with no obstacle between the 2 points.\r\n\r\n<div style=\"clear:both;\"></div>\r\n<a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/gps-2.jpg\"><img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/gps-2.jpg\" alt=\"Alternate view\" title=\"Alternate view\" width=\"549\" height=\"358\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-561\" /></a>\r\n<div style=\"clear:both;\"></div>\r\n', 'Namor Water Project', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'open', '', '556-revision-2', '', '', '2011-01-04 02:29:01', '2011-01-04 02:29:01', '', 556, 'http://lao-foundation.org/556-revision-2/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
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wp-image-456\" /></a>\r\n\r\nPortfolio Limited Edition 2000 vintage, 1.5 L,\r\nPortfolio Limited Edition 2000 vintage, 3.0 L.\r\nPortfolio Limited Edition 2000 vintage, 6.0 L.\r\n\r\n<h2>Artwork Options:</h2>\r\n\r\n<h3>Silver Gelatin Prints</h3>\r\n\r\n<div style=\"clear:both;\"></div>\r\n<a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/LAOGIRL.jpg\"><img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/LAOGIRL.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"LAOGIRL\" width=\"214\" height=\"217\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-457\" /></a> <a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/LUANGP.jpg\"><img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/LUANGP.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"LUANGP\" width=\"288\" height=\"217\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-458\" /></a>\r\n<div style=\"clear:both;\"></div>\r\n\r\nBlack and white silver gelatin photographs printed in limited edition, signed and mounted \"Lao Girl\" (12 x 12) and \"Luang Prabang\" (12 x 16): $600.00 each.\r\n\r\n<h3>Photogravure Print</h3>\r\n\r\n<div style=\"clear:both;\"></div>\r\n<a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/trees.jpg\"><img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/trees.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"trees\" width=\"210\" height=\"271\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-459\" /></a>\r\n<div style=\"clear:both;\"></div>\r\n\r\nHand-pulled, signed and numbered, dust-grained photogravure, printed in limited edition on Lanaquarelle 650gr/m2. \"Dust\" (15 x 20): $2,000.00\r\n\r\n<h3>Portfolio \"LAOS, Visions and Reflections\"</h3>\r\n\r\n<div style=\"clear:both;\"></div>\r\n<a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/cover.gif\"><img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/cover.gif\" alt=\"\" title=\"cover\" width=\"182\" height=\"144\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-460\" /></a><a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Title-Pagesm.gif\"><img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Title-Pagesm.gif\" alt=\"\" title=\"Title-Pagesm\" width=\"100\" height=\"144\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-461\" /></a><a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/13s.gif\"><img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/13s.gif\" alt=\"\" title=\"13s\" width=\"144\" height=\"144\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-462\" /></a><a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/2s.gif\"><img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/2s.gif\" alt=\"\" title=\"2s\" width=\"144\" height=\"144\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-463\" /></a><a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/1s.gif\"><img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/1s.gif\" alt=\"\" title=\"1s\" width=\"144\" height=\"144\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-464\" /></a><a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/3s.gif\"><img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/3s.gif\" alt=\"\" title=\"3s\" width=\"144\" height=\"144\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-465\" /></a><a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/4s.gif\"><img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/4s.gif\" alt=\"\" title=\"4s\" width=\"144\" height=\"144\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-466\" /></a><a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/5s.gif\"><img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/5s.gif\" alt=\"\" title=\"5s\" width=\"144\" height=\"144\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-467\" /></a><a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/6s.gif\"><img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/6s.gif\" alt=\"\" title=\"6s\" width=\"144\" height=\"144\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-468\" /></a><a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/7s.gif\"><img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/7s.gif\" alt=\"\" title=\"7s\" width=\"144\" height=\"144\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-469\" /></a><a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/8s.gif\"><img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/8s.gif\" alt=\"\" title=\"8s\" width=\"144\" height=\"144\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-470\" /></a><a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/9s.gif\"><img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/9s.gif\" alt=\"\" title=\"9s\" width=\"144\" height=\"144\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-471\" /></a><a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/10s.gif\"><img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/10s.gif\" alt=\"\" title=\"10s\" width=\"144\" height=\"144\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-472\" /></a><a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/11s.gif\"><img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/11s.gif\" alt=\"\" title=\"11s\" width=\"144\" height=\"144\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-473\" /></a><a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/12s.gif\"><img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/12s.gif\" alt=\"\" title=\"12s\" width=\"144\" height=\"144\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-474\" /></a>\r\n<div style=\"clear:both;\"></div>\r\n\r\n<h3>LAOS, Visions and Reflections</h3>\r\n\r\nA Collection of Poems by Shavan Dara\r\nAnd Hand-pulled, Dust-grained Photogravures by Luc Janssens - Vientiane, November 1996\r\n\r\nLAOS, Visions and Reflections, has been produced in a limited edition of 25 numbered copies and three artist\'s proofs of Lanaquarelle 600 gm/M_. The portfolio contains nine dust-grained photogravures hand-pulled on the artist\'s press in Napa, California and a selection of ten poems by Shavan Dara, written in Vientiane, Laos. The text was printed and the portfolio boxes were made by Arion Press, in San Fransisco, California. All the prints have been approved, numbered and signed by the artist and bear the seal of the artist\'s studio.\r\nPaper 15\" x 22.5\" - Plates 11\" x 11\" and 11\" x 13.5\"\r\nPrice: Boxed portfolio $10,000.00 - Some single prints are available, please inquire.\r\n\r\n<h3>TEXT</h3>\r\n\r\nLaos, 1974.\r\n\r\nSome left, leaving behind a home that soon fell into disuse - roads of history stranded them aside. Life continued and renewed, as twenty years of absence wilted memories. I now return to haunt my own house, where cracked walls bear the fated pictures of a once united family, and every day I scrape a mountain of dust to unearth what time has chosen to silence.\r\n\r\nThe young mother on the boat from Pakbeng sits by my side. Bored by the silent stories of the river, she approaches my reading, leans over the words, leans over the letters she can not comprehend. Our eyes gaze in tandem until Luang Prabang where our roads diverge.\r\nNo whisper, not even a thought exchanged; both aware of our closeness and our separate journeys.\r\n\r\nI brace myself for the terrible beauty of the Monsoon. Staring at me with her blue, green and purple eye, Pi May will give me three months of her laughter and drunkenness. The metamorphosis of the sky begins as heaven pours her tears and lashes my ears with the thick roar of thunder. The divine deluge on the burning roof refreshes the wet timber with the vivid scent of frangipani.\r\n\r\nTimid mornings of fragmented sleep, eyelids are made heavy by nocturnal chattering of neighborhood hens, and gecko\'s frantic dance on the ceiling; Kao Nhot rises from its foggy dream to the humming of morning motorcycles. The blood orange rays of dawn stretch across the worn floor. The spicy scent of braised timber tickles my nostrils. Water whips against the bathroom tiles, urging me to rise.\r\n\r\nYesterday, the bells in the tower of Piawat church pierced the clouds. Around him, the thick jungle sheltered Phis and naughty spirits as he walked the road to school. In front of Mahosot mortuary, his weakened legs trembled, rushing their pace. Each alley had its terror. Today, silent clouds blanket the roofs. My journey takes me in a few steps to cross the streets, to enter the alley. No longer are there ghosts, tigers and signs of vicious snakes, dear Uncle. Only the growling of annoying dogs disturbs. From its height, a large sign, \"Honda\" illuminates the gloomy nap of the homeless souls.\r\n\r\nMemory haunts me - my recollections are strewn like fragments on a dusty waste ground consumed long ago by fire. I envy those who can tell the details of their pasts: long ago wars, colorful love affairs, old family stories. How can I remember when I cannot untie the wrappings on the charred portraits in the gallery of my origins?\r\n\r\nMy attachment to my country surprises me. Even with its weaknesses, I love it. Is it because I live the nostalgia of my grandmother? Is it because this thread of magic moments can be found nowhere else - the sweetness of rising with the bright glare of dawn spreading its colors, the humid days in which laziness and siesta are lifted to sophistication, nights of thunder that trap me in the courtyard to contemplate my limits?\r\n\r\nTime erodes the drawn face of the Plain of Jars. Scars fade as history erases the stories, but marks remain on the silent field. With my naïve eyes, I shut myself to its old ghoulish sights.\r\n\r\n\"Hand in hand we will go back home with my nicest costume, my betel apparel,\" you were telling me, May Tou, before you vanished, impatient, in a cloud of smoke. In Vientiane, today, Grandmother, in the altar of your room forever, I will sleep away your portrait, our nocturnal words, our smiles, our fears, our doubts, and your ashes.\r\n\r\nExile disease never goes away; it maintains itself and, with maturity, grows worse. I have a moment of confidence and pride in knowing there is another language, another culture. Until, at the threshold, doors of truth and understanding will not open. I am left with melancholy, the symptoms of my disease. Its doors lead me into a labyrinth looking for myself because long ago history made up its mind.\r\n\r\n<h3>Artist\'s Statement</h3>\r\n\r\nI was overwhelmed when Shavan Dara invited me to join her in Laos in November 1996 to document with camera a journey which took us from Vientiane to Houayxay, via Luangprabang and Pakbeng on the Mekong River. Having previously documented the migration of Laotian refugees in the United States from Minnesota to California, I felt privileged to have the opportunity to discover and reveal the faces of those who, caught in the Indochinese turmoil in 1974, stayed in Laos, while better understanding those who left, those who returned, and their innocent children.\r\nThe images contained in this portfolio were selected for their suitability to be etched on copper plates, while being a representative sample of my visions of a land and its kind, proud, independent and shy people. Far from being a visual illustration of Shavan Dara\'s poetry, they provide a perspective which, in my view, harmonizes with the emotional and touching reflection of her perceptions as she returns to Laos, after long exile, and rediscovers her people and native land.\r\n\r\n<em>Luc Janssens</em>', 'Donating', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'open', '', '6-revision-9', '', '', '2011-01-03 21:03:33', '2011-01-03 21:03:33', '', 6, 'http://lao-foundation.org/6-revision-9/', 0, 'revision', '', 0);
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(962, 1, '2011-12-20 18:11:35', '2011-12-20 18:11:35', 'All Lao Rehabilitation Foundation projects are funded by people and organizations like you. These projects help Laotians in desperate need of access to basic healthcare, education, and clean drinking water. Donations such as yours can make a enormous difference in people\'s lives. Your contributions are fully tax deductible.\r\n\r\n<form id=\"f\" style=\"display: block; margin: 18px 0;\" action=\"https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr\" method=\"post\"> <input name=\"cmd\" type=\"hidden\" value=\"_s-xclick\" /> <input name=\"encrypted\" type=\"hidden\" value=\"-----BEGIN 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src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Vintage-2007-for-Website-300x278.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"278\" /></a> <a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Portfolio-5-Flattend-HR.jpg\"><img class=\"size-medium wp-image-960 alignnone\" title=\"Portfolio Large Format\" src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Portfolio-5-Flattend-HR-109x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"100\" height=\"278\" /></a>\r\n\r\nPlease inquire for Vintage, Volume, and Pricing.\r\n<h2>Artwork Options:</h2>\r\n<h3>Photogravure Print</h3>\r\n<a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/trees.jpg\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-459 alignnone\" title=\"trees\" src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/trees.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"210\" height=\"271\" /></a>\r\n\r\nHand-pulled, signed and numbered, dust-grained photogravure, printed in limited edition on Lanaquarelle 650gr/m2. \"Dust\" (15 x 20): $2,000.00\r\n<h3>Portfolio \"LAOS, Visions and Reflections\"</h3>\r\n<a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/cover.gif\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-460 alignnone\" title=\"cover\" src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/cover.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"182\" height=\"144\" /></a> <a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Title-Pagesm.gif\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-461 alignnone\" title=\"Title-Pagesm\" src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Title-Pagesm.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"100\" height=\"144\" /></a> <a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/13s.gif\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-462 alignnone\" title=\"13s\" src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/13s.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"144\" height=\"144\" /></a> <a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/2s.gif\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-463 alignnone\" title=\"2s\" src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/2s.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"144\" height=\"144\" /></a> <a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/1s.gif\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-464 alignnone\" title=\"1s\" src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/1s.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"144\" height=\"144\" /></a> <a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/3s.gif\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-465 alignnone\" title=\"3s\" src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/3s.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"144\" height=\"144\" /></a> <a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/4s.gif\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-466 alignnone\" title=\"4s\" src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/4s.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"144\" height=\"144\" /></a> <a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/5s.gif\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-467 alignnone\" title=\"5s\" src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/5s.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"144\" height=\"144\" /></a> <a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/6s.gif\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-468 alignnone\" title=\"6s\" src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/6s.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"144\" height=\"144\" /></a> <a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/7s.gif\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-469 alignnone\" title=\"7s\" src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/7s.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"144\" height=\"144\" /></a> <a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/8s.gif\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-470 alignnone\" title=\"8s\" src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/8s.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"144\" height=\"144\" /></a><a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/9s.gif\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-471 alignleft\" title=\"9s\" src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/9s.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"144\" height=\"144\" /></a><a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/10s.gif\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-472 alignnone\" title=\"10s\" src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/10s.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"144\" height=\"144\" /></a><a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/11s.gif\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-473 alignnone\" title=\"11s\" src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/11s.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"144\" height=\"144\" /></a>\r\n<h3>LAOS, Visions and Reflections</h3>\r\nA Collection of Poems by Shavan Dara\r\nAnd Hand-pulled, Dust-grained Photogravures by Luc Janssens - Vientiane, November 1996\r\n\r\nLAOS, Visions and Reflections, has been produced in a limited edition of 25 numbered copies and three artist\'s proofs of Lanaquarelle 600 gm/M_. The portfolio contains nine dust-grained photogravures hand-pulled on the artist\'s press in Napa, California and a selection of ten poems by Shavan Dara, written in Vientiane, Laos. The text was printed and the portfolio boxes were made by Arion Press, in San Fransisco, California. All the prints have been approved, numbered and signed by the artist and bear the seal of the artist\'s studio.\r\nPaper 15\" x 22.5\" - Plates 11\" x 11\" and 11\" x 13.5\"\r\nPrice: Boxed portfolio, please inquire.\r\n<h3>TEXT</h3>\r\nLaos, 1974.\r\n\r\nSome left, leaving behind a home that soon fell into disuse - roads of history stranded them aside. Life continued and renewed, as twenty years of absence wilted memories. I now return to haunt my own house, where cracked walls bear the fated pictures of a once united family, and every day I scrape a mountain of dust to unearth what time has chosen to silence.\r\n\r\nThe young mother on the boat from Pakbeng sits by my side. Bored by the silent stories of the river, she approaches my reading, leans over the words, leans over the letters she can not comprehend. Our eyes gaze in tandem until Luang Prabang where our roads diverge.\r\nNo whisper, not even a thought exchanged; both aware of our closeness and our separate journeys.\r\n\r\nI brace myself for the terrible beauty of the Monsoon. Staring at me with her blue, green and purple eye, Pi May will give me three months of her laughter and drunkenness. The metamorphosis of the sky begins as heaven pours her tears and lashes my ears with the thick roar of thunder. The divine deluge on the burning roof refreshes the wet timber with the vivid scent of frangipani.\r\n\r\nTimid mornings of fragmented sleep, eyelids are made heavy by nocturnal chattering of neighborhood hens, and gecko\'s frantic dance on the ceiling; Kao Nhot rises from its foggy dream to the humming of morning motorcycles. The blood orange rays of dawn stretch across the worn floor. The spicy scent of braised timber tickles my nostrils. Water whips against the bathroom tiles, urging me to rise.\r\n\r\nYesterday, the bells in the tower of Piawat church pierced the clouds. Around him, the thick jungle sheltered Phis and naughty spirits as he walked the road to school. In front of Mahosot mortuary, his weakened legs trembled, rushing their pace. Each alley had its terror. Today, silent clouds blanket the roofs. My journey takes me in a few steps to cross the streets, to enter the alley. No longer are there ghosts, tigers and signs of vicious snakes, dear Uncle. Only the growling of annoying dogs disturbs. From its height, a large sign, \"Honda\" illuminates the gloomy nap of the homeless souls.\r\n\r\nMemory haunts me - my recollections are strewn like fragments on a dusty waste ground consumed long ago by fire. I envy those who can tell the details of their pasts: long ago wars, colorful love affairs, old family stories. How can I remember when I cannot untie the wrappings on the charred portraits in the gallery of my origins?\r\n\r\nMy attachment to my country surprises me. Even with its weaknesses, I love it. Is it because I live the nostalgia of my grandmother? Is it because this thread of magic moments can be found nowhere else - the sweetness of rising with the bright glare of dawn spreading its colors, the humid days in which laziness and siesta are lifted to sophistication, nights of thunder that trap me in the courtyard to contemplate my limits?\r\n\r\nTime erodes the drawn face of the Plain of Jars. Scars fade as history erases the stories, but marks remain on the silent field. With my naïve eyes, I shut myself to its old ghoulish sights.\r\n\r\n\"Hand in hand we will go back home with my nicest costume, my betel apparel,\" you were telling me, May Tou, before you vanished, impatient, in a cloud of smoke. In Vientiane, today, Grandmother, in the altar of your room forever, I will sleep away your portrait, our nocturnal words, our smiles, our fears, our doubts, and your ashes.\r\n\r\nExile disease never goes away; it maintains itself and, with maturity, grows worse. I have a moment of confidence and pride in knowing there is another language, another culture. Until, at the threshold, doors of truth and understanding will not open. I am left with melancholy, the symptoms of my disease. Its doors lead me into a labyrinth looking for myself because long ago history made up its mind.\r\n<h3>Artist\'s Statement</h3>\r\nI was overwhelmed when Shavan Dara invited me to join her in Laos in November 1996 to document with camera a journey which took us from Vientiane to Houayxay, via Luangprabang and Pakbeng on the Mekong River. Having previously documented the migration of Laotian refugees in the United States from Minnesota to California, I felt privileged to have the opportunity to discover and reveal the faces of those who, caught in the Indochinese turmoil in 1974, stayed in Laos, while better understanding those who left, those who returned, and their innocent children.\r\nThe images contained in this portfolio were selected for their suitability to be etched on copper plates, while being a representative sample of my visions of a land and its kind, proud, independent and shy people. Far from being a visual illustration of Shavan Dara\'s poetry, they provide a perspective which, in my view, harmonizes with the emotional and touching reflection of her perceptions as she returns to Laos, after long exile, and rediscovers her people and native land.\r\n\r\n<em>Luc Janssens</em>', 'Donating', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'open', '', '6-revision-11', '', '', '2011-12-20 18:11:35', '2011-12-20 18:11:35', '', 6, 'http://lao-foundation.org/6-revision-11/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
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(568, 1, '2011-01-04 19:56:50', '2011-01-04 19:56:50', 'In cooperation with Oudomxay Hospital, Lao Rehabilitation Foundation has agreed to provide support for health care in remote areas of Oudomxay Province.\n\n<div style=\"clear: both;\"></div>\n<a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/team.jpg\"><img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/team.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"team\" width=\"210\" height=\"158\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-382\" /></a> <a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/hcra-2.jpg\"><img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/hcra-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"hcra-2\" width=\"210\" height=\"158\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-383\" /></a>\n<div style=\"clear: both;\"></div>\n\nThe first mobile team composed of Lao health care professionals and representatives of LRF visited Beng District in May 2008. One of seven districts in Oudomxay province, Beng is located at 65 km of Oudomxay.  With a population of 33,384 (2008), most people are living along the Mekong and Beng rivers in 65 villages of which 24 are not accessible by road. There is generally no electricity and the public health care system is limited to 1 poorly equipped district hospital and 6 dispensaries.\n\n<div style=\"clear: both;\"></div>\n<a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/hcra-3.jpg\"><img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/hcra-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"hcra-3\" width=\"210\" height=\"158\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-384\" /></a> <a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/hcra-4.jpg\"><img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/hcra-4.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"hcra-4\" width=\"210\" height=\"158\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-385\" /></a>\n<div style=\"clear: both;\"></div>\n\nThe team of two dentists, one ophthalmologist, one ENT specialist, several nurses and LRF staff examined and treated 741 patients. LRF provided equipment, supplies, medicine and general logistic for the mission.\n\n<div style=\"clear: both;\"></div>\n<a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/hcra-5.jpg\"><img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/hcra-5.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"hcra-5\" width=\"210\" height=\"158\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-386\" /></a> <a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/hcra-6.jpg\"><img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/hcra-6.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"hcra-6\" width=\"210\" height=\"158\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-387\" /></a>\n<div style=\"clear: both;\"></div>\n\nPlans are to visit La, Houn, Pakbeng and Beng districts in September 2008 to examine and provide treatment to an expected 2,100 patients.\n\n<div style=\"clear: both;\"></div>\n<a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/hcra-7.jpg\"><img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/hcra-7.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"hcra-7\" width=\"210\" height=\"158\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-388\" /></a> <a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/group.jpg\"><img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/group.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"group\" width=\"210\" height=\"158\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-389\" /></a>\n<div style=\"clear: both;\"></div>\n<a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/banner.jpg\"><img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/banner.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"banner\" width=\"430\" height=\"171\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-390\" /></a>\n<div style=\"clear: both;\"></div>\n\n<a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/Report-of-HCRA-May-2008.pdf\">Click to download the health care in remote areas report (571 kb PDF)</a>\n', 'May 2008', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'open', '', '494-autosave', '', '', '2011-01-04 19:56:50', '2011-01-04 19:56:50', '', 494, 'http://lao-foundation.org/494-autosave/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
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(593, 1, '2011-01-05 04:27:46', '2011-01-05 04:27:46', '<a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/vientiane-times3.gif\"><img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/vientiane-times3.gif\" alt=\"vientiane-times\" title=\"vientiane-times\" width=\"340\" height=\"72\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-375\" /></a>\r\n<div style=\"clear:both;\"></div>\r\n<h2>Medical team delivers new sight, smiles</h2>\r\n\r\nA medical team treated and performed surgery on hundreds of patients with sight problems, disfiguring injuries and facial defects during a two-week mission in Bokeo province last month. \r\n\r\nMedical staff from Bokeo Provincial Hospital together with the ophthalmology team from Oudomxay province, the Lao Rehabilitation Foundation (LRF) and the Fred Hollows Foundation carried out cataract operations and plastic surgery to treat poor vision, cleft lip/cleft palate, and burn and traumatic scars, as well as treating minor eye problems. More than 1,500 residents of Tonpheung, Pha-oudom, Paktha, Huayxai and Meung districts were treated when the team visited these areas from February 1 to 14. \r\n\r\nAn ophthalmologist from Oudomxay province, Dr Phetsamone Indara, said the mission also aimed to broaden health service coverage for people in remote areas, ethnic groups and the urban poor. \"Our specific targets are to improve the lives of patients by surgical repair of cleft lip/cleft palate, burn and traumatic scar reconstruction, and improving patients\' vision with donated glasses and through cataract surgery with intra-ocular lenses,\" he said. At the end of the two-week project, the medical team considered all operations successful and said there were no complications. \r\n\r\n\"We hope this mission has reduced the number of cleft lip/cleft palate and cataract cases in Bokeo province and the Northern provinces as a whole,\" Dr Phetsamone said. \"It will also improve patients\' lives in the future, especially for the children and teenagers we have operated on.\" In addition, US plastic surgeons and anesthesiologists from LRF conducted training to improve the skills of their counterparts in Bokeo province. \r\n\r\nDuties were divided between the three cooperating organizations to implement the project successfully. Bokeo Provincial Hospital was responsible for informing local people about the project and for patient registration. The LRF covered the cost of the medical team\'s transportation, surgery, hospitalization and transportation expenses for poor patients, and glasses and medical prescriptions. The Fred Hollows Foundation from Australia funded medicine for eye patients and the cost of cataract surgery. \r\n\r\nDr Phetsamone said there were some problems that would need to be solved for future projects, in particular the long delays in obtaining official documents from the Ministry of Health and Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Another setback was the difficulty in informing the public and locating the people who needed treatment. \"The number of cleft lip/cleft palate cases in Bokeo province was not as high as expected, so we turned our attention to Huaphan, Xieng Khuang, Luang Prabang, Xayaboury and Luang Namtha provinces, which increased the original budget,\" Dr Phetsamone said. In addition, surgery was cancelled in some cases because of systemic diseases; the team could not wait for those patients to recover so they operated on other people instead. \r\n\r\n<strong>By Xayxana Leukai \r\n(Latest Update March 5, 2010)</strong>', 'Vientiane Times - March 2010', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'open', '', 'vientiane-times-march-2010', '', '', '2011-01-05 04:27:46', '2011-01-05 04:27:46', '', 10, 'http://lao-foundation.org/', 0, 'page', '', 0),
(594, 1, '2011-01-05 04:27:38', '2011-01-05 04:27:38', '<a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/vientiane-times3.gif\"><img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/vientiane-times3.gif\" alt=\"vientiane-times\" title=\"vientiane-times\" width=\"340\" height=\"72\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-375\" /></a>\n<div style=\"clear:both;\"></div>\n<h2>Medical team delivers new sight, smiles</h2>\n\nA medical team treated and performed surgery on hundreds of patients with sight problems, disfiguring injuries and facial defects during a two-week mission in Bokeo province last month. \n\nMedical staff from Bokeo Provincial Hospital together with the ophthalmology team from Oudomxay province, the Lao Rehabilitation Foundation (LRF) and the Fred Hollows Foundation carried out cataract operations and plastic surgery to treat poor vision, cleft lip/cleft palate, and burn and traumatic scars, as well as treating minor eye problems. More than 1,500 residents of Tonpheung, Pha-oudom, Paktha, Huayxai and Meung districts were treated when the team visited these areas from February 1 to 14. \n\nAn ophthalmologist from Oudomxay province, Dr Phetsamone Indara, said the mission also aimed to broaden health service coverage for people in remote areas, ethnic groups and the urban poor. \"Our specific targets are to improve the lives of patients by surgical repair of cleft lip/cleft palate, burn and traumatic scar reconstruction, and improving patients\' vision with donated glasses and through cataract surgery with intra-ocular lenses,\" he said. At the end of the two-week project, the medical team considered all operations successful and said there were no complications. \n\n\"We hope this mission has reduced the number of cleft lip/cleft palate and cataract cases in Bokeo province and the Northern provinces as a whole,\" Dr Phetsamone said. \"It will also improve patients\' lives in the future, especially for the children and teenagers we have operated on.\" In addition, US plastic surgeons and anesthesiologists from LRF conducted training to improve the skills of their counterparts in Bokeo province. \n\nDuties were divided between the three cooperating organizations to implement the project successfully. Bokeo Provincial Hospital was responsible for informing local people about the project and for patient registration. The LRF covered the cost of the medical team\'s transportation, surgery, hospitalization and transportation expenses for poor patients, and glasses and medical prescriptions. The Fred Hollows Foundation from Australia funded medicine for eye patients and the cost of cataract surgery. \n\nDr Phetsamone said there were some problems that would need to be solved for future projects, in particular the long delays in obtaining official documents from the Ministry of Health and Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Another setback was the difficulty in informing the public and locating the people who needed treatment. \"The number of cleft lip/cleft palate cases in Bokeo province was not as high as expected, so we turned our attention to Huaphan, Xieng Khuang, Luang Prabang, Xayaboury and Luang Namtha provinces, which increased the original budget,\" Dr Phetsamone said. In addition, surgery was cancelled in some cases because of systemic diseases; the team could not wait for those patients to recover so they operated on other people instead. \n\n<strong>By Xayxana Leukai \n(Latest Update March 5, 2010)</strong>', 'Vientiane Times - March 2010', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'open', '', '593-revision', '', '', '2011-01-05 04:27:38', '2011-01-05 04:27:38', '', 593, 'http://lao-foundation.org/593-revision/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(595, 1, '2011-01-05 04:37:04', '2011-01-05 04:37:04', '<a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/vientiane-times3.gif\"><img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/vientiane-times3.gif\" alt=\"vientiane-times\" title=\"vientiane-times\" width=\"340\" height=\"72\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-375\" /></a>\r\n<div style=\"clear:both;\"></div>\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_597\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"269\" caption=\"Girls\\\' dorm\"]<a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/vt-june-2010-01.jpg\"><img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/vt-june-2010-01.jpg\" alt=\"Girls&#039; dorm opens at centre for the blind\" title=\"Girls&#039; dorm opens at centre for the blind\" width=\"269\" height=\"199\" class=\"size-full wp-image-597\" /></a>[/caption] [caption id=\"attachment_598\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"284\" caption=\"Girls\\\' dorm opens at centre for the blind\"]<a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/vt-june-2010-02.jpg\"><img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/vt-june-2010-02.jpg\" alt=\"Girls&#039; dorm opens at centre for the blind\" title=\"Girls&#039; dorm opens at centre for the blind\" width=\"284\" height=\"198\" class=\"size-full wp-image-598\" /></a>[/caption]\r\n<div style=\"clear:both;\"></div>\r\nBlind residents at Vientiane\'s Ophthalmology Centre no longer have to live in mixed rooms thanks to a newly completed girls\' dormitory block funded by the Lao Rehabilitation Foundation. \r\n\r\nThe new building, worth more than 825 million kip (US$100,000), was presented by foundation President Dr Luc Janssens to the center’s Director Professor Dr Vithoune Visonnavonon on June 2 to mark International Children\'s Day. \r\n\r\nThe building comprises bedrooms, classrooms, a computer room and library. There is also a massage room where blind children can work to earn some extra money and where children are also encouraged to make incense sticks and handkerchiefs for sale. \r\n\r\nConstruction of the building at the centre in Thongpong village, Sikhottabong district, began in 2008 with the aim of improving living conditions and providing more convenient facilities for blind girls staying there. \r\n\r\nDr Vithoune said it had been difficult for staff to look after the needs of children in the mixed dormitory, and it would be easier to ensure equal, better care with two buildings. \r\n\r\nThe Lao Rehabilitation Foundation was established in 1997. The project\'s first Memorandum of Understanding ran from 2005 until 2007, while a second was signed in 2008 and will expire in 2012. \r\n\r\nUnder these agreements the foundation has built two health care centers, and a school, it also provided ultrasound machines to each of the nine district hospitals in Vientiane so doctors and nurses can make more accurate diagnoses. \r\n\r\nThe foundation performed cleft lip, palate and reconstructive surgeries in Luang Prabang and Bokeo provinces and at Sisatanack and Mittaphab Hospitals in Vientiane. The foundation\'s medical team is also running a project to improve eye and dental health in remote areas of Northern provinces. Doctors working for the foundation come from the US, Singapore, Hong Kong and UK, sharing their skills and surgery experience with Lao doctors and nurses while working together to help local people. \r\n\r\n<strong>By Times Reporters \r\n(Latest Update June 12, 2010)\r\n</strong>', 'Vientiane Times - June  2010', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'open', '', 'vientiane-times-june-2010', '', '', '2011-01-05 04:37:04', '2011-01-05 04:37:04', '', 10, 'http://lao-foundation.org/', 0, 'page', '', 0),
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(599, 1, '2011-01-05 04:36:53', '2011-01-05 04:36:53', '<a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/vientiane-times3.gif\"><img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/vientiane-times3.gif\" alt=\"vientiane-times\" title=\"vientiane-times\" width=\"340\" height=\"72\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-375\" /></a>\n<div style=\"clear:both;\"></div>\n[caption id=\"attachment_597\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"269\" caption=\"Girls\\\' dorm\"]<a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/vt-june-2010-01.jpg\"><img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/vt-june-2010-01.jpg\" alt=\"Girls&#039; dorm opens at centre for the blind\" title=\"Girls&#039; dorm opens at centre for the blind\" width=\"269\" height=\"199\" class=\"size-full wp-image-597\" /></a>[/caption] [caption id=\"attachment_598\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"284\" caption=\"Girls\\\' dorm opens at centre for the blind\"]<a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/vt-june-2010-02.jpg\"><img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/vt-june-2010-02.jpg\" alt=\"Girls&#039; dorm opens at centre for the blind\" title=\"Girls&#039; dorm opens at centre for the blind\" width=\"284\" height=\"198\" class=\"size-full wp-image-598\" /></a>[/caption]\n<div style=\"clear:both;\"></div>\nBlind residents at Vientiane\'s Ophthalmology Centre no longer have to live in mixed rooms thanks to a newly completed girls\' dormitory block funded by the Lao Rehabilitation Foundation. \n\nThe new building, worth more than 825 million kip (US$100,000), was presented by foundation President Dr Luc Janssens to the center’s Director Professor Dr Vithoune Visonnavonon on June 2 to mark International Children\'s Day. \n\nThe building comprises bedrooms, classrooms, a computer room and library. There is also a massage room where blind children can work to earn some extra money and where children are also encouraged to make incense sticks and handkerchiefs for sale. \n\nConstruction of the building at the centre in Thongpong village, Sikhottabong district, began in 2008 with the aim of improving living conditions and providing more convenient facilities for blind girls staying there. \n\nDr Vithoune said it had been difficult for staff to look after the needs of children in the mixed dormitory, and it would be easier to ensure equal, better care with two buildings. \n\nThe Lao Rehabilitation Foundation was established in 1997. The project\'s first Memorandum of Understanding ran from 2005 until 2007, while a second was signed in 2008 and will expire in 2012. \n\nUnder these agreements the foundation has built two health care centers, and a school, it also provided ultrasound machines to each of the nine district hospitals in Vientiane so doctors and nurses can make more accurate diagnoses. \n\nThe foundation performed cleft lip, palate and reconstructive surgeries in Luang Prabang and Bokeo provinces and at Sisatanack and Mittaphab Hospitals in Vientiane. The foundation\'s medical team is also running a project to improve eye and dental health in remote areas of Northern provinces. Doctors working for the foundation come from the US, Singapore, Hong Kong and UK, sharing their skills and surgery experience with Lao doctors and nurses while working together to help local people. \n\n<strong>By Times Reporters \n(Latest Update June 12, 2010)\n</strong>', 'Vientiane Times - June  2010', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'open', '', '595-revision-2', '', '', '2011-01-05 04:36:53', '2011-01-05 04:36:53', '', 595, 'http://lao-foundation.org/595-revision-2/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(600, 1, '2011-01-05 04:44:17', '2011-01-05 04:44:17', '<h2>Two students see the world through the lens of wine</h2>\r\n<strong>SASHA PAULSEN Napa Valley Register</strong>\r\nPosted: Friday, August 13, 2010 12:00 am | \r\n\r\n<div style=\"clear:both;\"></div>\r\n<a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/world-wine-tour-2010.jpg\"><img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/world-wine-tour-2010.jpg\" alt=\"World Wine Tour 2010 NVR Article\" title=\"World Wine Tour 2010 NVR Article\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-601\" /></a>\r\n<div style=\"clear:both;\"></div>\r\n\r\nGeorges Janssens of Napa met Anja Cheriakova when he was studying at the University of Utrecht in Netherlands. The two have set out to travel the world while collecting wines for an auction to benefit the Lao Rehabilitation Foundation, founded by George’s father, Luc Janssens.\r\n\r\nFollow the tour, make a donation or learn more about the World Wine tour at worldwinetour2010.com. For more information about the Lao Rehabilitation Foundation Inc, visit laofoundation.com.\r\n\r\nThere are students who set off to see the world, and wine lovers who plan their itinerary around the grape, Anja Cheriakova and Georges Janssens have charted an adventure with a humanitarian purpose as well: They’re collecting bottles of wine as they travel, and these donations from the global wine industry will be auctioned off next spring at an event in Hong Kong to help rebuild a Laotian school destroyed by flooding.\r\n\r\nThis project is only one undertaken by the Lao Rehabilitation Foundation Inc. founded by Janssens’ father, Napa artist and educator Luc Janssens. Dr. Janssens founded the philanthropic group in 2002 to improve the lives of impoverished Laotians, especially the children. Since its founding, the group has brought medical missions to remote parts of the county, provided equipment and supplies, and built schools, including a House of Light for blind children.\r\n\r\nFor Georges Janssens, who grew up in Napa, the choice of wine as a way to support his father’s projects was natural: His mom is one of the valley’s most respected winemakers, Genvieve Janssens, who has been with the Robert Mondavi Winery for nearly two decades. She and her husband have created a special label of wine, Portfolio, sales of which also support the foundation. \r\n\r\nGeorges Janssens, who graduated from UC Davis, was doing graduate work in biomedical studies at the University of Utrecht in the Netherlands when he met Anja Cheriakova. A native of Belarus, she had immigrated to the Netherlands as a child with her family. Fluent in many languages, she was studying psychology.\r\n\r\n\"I had always hoped to see the world,\" she said, \"but I had never really drunk much wine.\" That quickly changed when she met Janssens and they began to plan their charity world tour. Their goal, Janssens explained, was \"to visit the best wineries in the world and collect one or two bottles — of the very best.\"\r\n\r\n\"It took more than a year to organize,\" Cheriakova said. The day after Janssens graduated, they set off heading east for their first stop, Russia. They took the Trans-Siberian railway to Mongolia, where, they noted, they did not find wine, but did taste fermented camel milk.\r\n\r\nChina was their next stop, and they explored Southeast Asia, including emerging wine regions in India, Thailand and Vietnam. They made another stop in Laos, not to collect wines, but to spend time helping on the Lao Rehabilitation projects.\r\n\r\nFrom there, they traveled to South Africa, which was celebrating 350 years of winemaking. Then it was on Australia and New Zealand. Traveling frugally, student style, they are renting campers in most places.\r\n\r\nIn July, they landed in the Napa Valley for a visit home for Janssens and an opportunity to add some wines from California, Oregon and Washington to their collection.\r\n\r\nAlong the way, they’ve chronicled their adventures in a blog on their website, www.worldwinetour2010.com/about.html. There they also credit to the generous support they’ve received from sponsors and wineries. Among these are JF Hillebrand, who is shipping their wine donations. The growing list of supporters also includes Seguin Moreau cooperage, Robert Mondavi Winery,  Why Why Wine, a Moscow-based wine-news website, and wine writer Jancis Robinson, who wrote \"I wish you both luck on this great venture and look forward to publishing your news and impressions as you travel around the world of wine.\"\r\n\r\nNew supporters are signing on all the time, the couple told the Register. Next week, they head to New York, where Uncork New York has become a sponsor. After visits to the Finger Lakes and Niagara regions, they’ll head to South America where, they said, they were excited to learn that Wines from Brazil and Wines from Chile are also on board.  \r\n\r\nWhile collecting wines is their primary focus, they’ve found time to join in other activities — helping plant trees at a restoration project at Jacobs Creek winery in Australia was one of their most recent endeavors.\r\n\r\n\"Through the lens of wine we are looking at the world and how it’s changing — learning history as well,\" said Cheriakova, who is working on her masters thesis (how wineries are networking globally) during their journey. \"We are seeing so much, sometimes we have to stop and reflect on what we’re doing.\"\r\n\r\nAfter South America, the final leg of their journey will take them back to where they started, Europe. \r\n\r\nMore details on the 2011 auction will be posted on the website as they evolve, the couple said. Although they had originally hoped to hold it in the Napa Valley, the government regulations for shipping all their wines to the U.S. proved to be too onerous. Nonetheless, they hope to have a good showing from the Napa Valley at the event.\r\n\r\nThe generosity of the world wine industry in helping them is not entirely unexpected, Janssens said. \"To survive in this industry, you have to be really passionate about what you’re doing,\" he explained, \"and with that goes a lot of heart.\"', 'World Wine Tour 2010 NVR Article', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'open', '', 'world-wine-tour-2010-nvr-article', '', '', '2011-01-05 04:44:17', '2011-01-05 04:44:17', '', 10, 'http://lao-foundation.org/', 0, 'page', '', 0),
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(602, 1, '2011-01-05 04:43:37', '2011-01-05 04:43:37', '<h2>Two students see the world through the lens of wine</h2>\n<strong>SASHA PAULSEN Napa Valley Register</strong>\nPosted: Friday, August 13, 2010 12:00 am | \n\n<div style=\"clear:both;\"></div>\n<a href=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/world-wine-tour-2010.jpg\"><img src=\"http://lao-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/world-wine-tour-2010.jpg\" alt=\"World Wine Tour 2010 NVR Article\" title=\"World Wine Tour 2010 NVR Article\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-601\" /></a>\n<div style=\"clear:both;\"></div>\n\nGeorges Janssens of Napa met Anja Cheriakova when he was studying at the University of Utrecht in Netherlands. The two have set out to travel the world while collecting wines for an auction to benefit the Lao Rehabilitation Foundation, founded by George’s father, Luc Janssens.\n\nFollow the tour, make a donation or learn more about the World Wine tour at worldwinetour2010.com. For more information about the Lao Rehabilitation Foundation Inc, visit laofoundation.com.\n\nThere are students who set off to see the world, and wine lovers who plan their itinerary around the grape, Anja Cheriakova and Georges Janssens have charted an adventure with a humanitarian purpose as well: They’re collecting bottles of wine as they travel, and these donations from the global wine industry will be auctioned off next spring at an event in Hong Kong to help rebuild a Laotian school destroyed by flooding.\n\nThis project is only one undertaken by the Lao Rehabilitation Foundation Inc. founded by Janssens’ father, Napa artist and educator Luc Janssens. Dr. Janssens founded the philanthropic group in 2002 to improve the lives of impoverished Laotians, especially the children. Since its founding, the group has brought medical missions to remote parts of the county, provided equipment and supplies, and built schools, including a House of Light for blind children.\n\nFor Georges Janssens, who grew up in Napa, the choice of wine as a way to support his father’s projects was natural: His mom is one of the valley’s most respected winemakers, Genvieve Janssens, who has been with the Robert Mondavi Winery for nearly two decades. She and her husband have created a special label of wine, Portfolio, sales of which also support the foundation. \n\nGeorges Janssens, who graduated from UC Davis, was doing graduate work in biomedical studies at the University of Utrecht in the Netherlands when he met Anja Cheriakova. A native of Belarus, she had immigrated to the Netherlands as a child with her family. Fluent in many languages, she was studying psychology.\n\n\"I had always hoped to see the world,\" she said, \"but I had never really drunk much wine.\" That quickly changed when she met Janssens and they began to plan their charity world tour. Their goal, Janssens explained, was \"to visit the best wineries in the world and collect one or two bottles — of the very best.\"\n\n\"It took more than a year to organize,\" Cheriakova said. The day after Janssens graduated, they set off heading east for their first stop, Russia. They took the Trans-Siberian railway to Mongolia, where, they noted, they did not find wine, but did taste fermented camel milk.\n\nChina was their next stop, and they explored Southeast Asia, including emerging wine regions in India, Thailand and Vietnam. They made another stop in Laos, not to collect wines, but to spend time helping on the Lao Rehabilitation projects.\n\nFrom there, they traveled to South Africa, which was celebrating 350 years of winemaking. Then it was on Australia and New Zealand. Traveling frugally, student style, they are renting campers in most places.\n\nIn July, they landed in the Napa Valley for a visit home for Janssens and an opportunity to add some wines from California, Oregon and Washington to their collection.\n\nAlong the way, they’ve chronicled their adventures in a blog on their website, www.worldwinetour2010.com/about.html. There they also credit to the generous support they’ve received from sponsors and wineries. Among these are JF Hillebrand, who is shipping their wine donations. The growing list of supporters also includes Seguin Moreau cooperage, Robert Mondavi Winery,  Why Why Wine, a Moscow-based wine-news website, and wine writer Jancis Robinson, who wrote \"I wish you both luck on this great venture and look forward to publishing your news and impressions as you travel around the world of wine.\"\n\nNew supporters are signing on all the time, the couple told the Register. Next week, they head to New York, where Uncork New York has become a sponsor. After visits to the Finger Lakes and Niagara regions, they’ll head to South America where, they said, they were excited to learn that Wines from Brazil and Wines from Chile are also on board.  \n\nWhile collecting wines is their primary focus, they’ve found time to join in other activities — helping plant trees at a restoration project at Jacobs Creek winery in Australia was one of their most recent endeavors.\n\n\"Through the lens of wine we are looking at the world and how it’s changing — learning history as well,\" said Cheriakova, who is working on her masters thesis (how wineries are networking globally) during their journey. \"We are seeing so much, sometimes we have to stop and reflect on what we’re doing.\"\n\nAfter South America, the final leg of their journey will take them back to where they started, Europe. \n\nMore details on the 2011 auction will be posted on the website as they evolve, the couple said. Although they had originally hoped to hold it in the Napa Valley, the government regulations for shipping all their wines to the U.S. proved to be too onerous. Nonetheless, they hope to have a good showing from the Napa Valley at the event.\n\nThe generosity of the world wine industry in helping them is not entirely unexpected, Janssens said. \"To survive in this industry, you have to be really passionate about what you’re doing,\" he explained, \"and with that goes a lot of heart.\"', 'World Wine Tour 2010 NVR Article', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'open', '', '600-revision', '', '', '2011-01-05 04:43:37', '2011-01-05 04:43:37', '', 600, 'http://lao-foundation.org/600-revision/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
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