Health Care in Remote Areas
Report of Mobile Health Care in Remote Area for Dental, E.N.T and Eye Diseases in September, 2009
Serving the Provinces of: Oudomxay, Phongsaly and LuangNamtha
A Cooperation between: Oudomxay Hospital, Foundation for Assisting the Poor People of Lao PDR (FAPPL), Lao Rehabilitation Foundation (LRF), and Women for World Health (WFWH).
In cooperation with Oudomxay Hospital, Lao Rehabilitation Foundation has agreed to provide support for health care in remote areas of Oudomxay Province.
The 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.
The 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.
Plans are to visit La, Houn, Pakbeng and Beng districts in September 2008 to examine and provide treatment to an expected 2,100 patients.
Report of Mobile Health Care for Dental, E.N.T and Eye Diseases in Remote Areas of Oudomxay Province, September 2008 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.
Click here to download the full PDF report of our surgery mission to Oudomxay Province.
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The remote Akha people |
Akha mother and child |
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Eye patients in the Beng District |
Cataract uurgeries |
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Dr. Leavitt with an Akha patient |
Dr. Macko |
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Ear nose and throat check |
Waiting for eye checks |
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Community health education |
Eye patients in the Houn District |
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Patients in the La District |
Lao Dentists hard at work |
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Lao team of doctors |
Learning about new equipment |
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Loading the mission van! |
Our mission van |
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Delivery of Equipment to Oudomxay Hospital |
Eye patients in Pakbeng District |
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Reconstructive dental operation |
Road conditions....challenging |
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Our team |
US dentist at work |
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Waiting to be seen |
Young one waits while mom is with the dentist |