<h2>Report of Mobile Health Care for Dental, E.N.T and Eye Diseases in Remote Areas of Oudomxay Province, September 2008</h2>

A Cooperation between Oudomxay Hospital - Lao Rehabilitation Foundation and Women for World Health Organizations

We 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.

<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>

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[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]
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[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]
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[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]
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[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]
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<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>
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[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]
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[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]
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[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]
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[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]
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