Lao Rehabilitation Foundation

A Lao team from Oudomxay provincial hospital worked together with Thai experts to treat patients with eyelid diseases, lacrimal duct obstruction, and eyelid cysts. Services were free of charge for all patients. Examination and surgery was performed by Thai specialists and a Lao ophthalmologist of the eye unit. Treatment was provided with the best medicine available and proper operating procedures. A total of 23 patients were examined. Surgery was performed on 12 cases which included Read more…

The October 2011 Mission consisted of two separate projects: A Mobile Health Care unit, operating during nine days (October 2-10, 2011) in the three districts of Tonpheung, Huixay (BanDan) and Pha-Udom in Bokeo province. The team consisted of 52 medical workers and in total saw 4,190 patients. Click here to download the report on our Health Care in Remote Area mission for October 2011. A Pediatric Mobile Clinic Service which provided services to over 700 Read more…

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. The team provided Read more…

This 7 day mission took place from 2-8 February, 2011. ENT service is an important and necessary health care component of the provincial hospital, however, it has limited functioning due to lack of specialist’s skills and surgical equipment. The LRF provided medical care to local patients and training to local staff. This mission examined all registered patients, with no regard to gender, age, ethnicity and religion, free of charge, with a total of 224 patients Read more…

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.  Click here to download the PDF report of mobile health care in Namor district 2011 (394 kb)