Sidney is an emergency room doctor from Australia working as a pediatrician here at LFHC. He is also one of only two doctors at our … Read more
Nicole Uhlick is a Registered Nurse, with a BscN from MacEwan University, Canada, and a Diploma in Tropical Medicine from the Liverpool School of Tropical … Read more
Mark volunteered at LFHC for 6 weeks in 2016. “Volunteering 6 weeks at LFHC in Luang Prabang was a tremendous experience. The people here are … Read more
Margaret travelled from Canada to volunteer at LFHC’s Pharmacy in summer of 2015. When I made the decision to volunteer at Lao Friends Hospital for … Read more
Dr. Saschy volunteered at LFHC for 4 weeks from November to December 2015. She is a GP and Global Public Health doctor from Australia with … Read more
Lao Friends Hospital for Children embodies what we all strive for – a commitment to improve and maintain the health of children through sharing knowledge … Read more
I did learn a few words in Lao, mainly colours and numbers thanks to the card game UNO. UNO was a big hit with the … Read more
As a nurse, I came to Laos because I wanted to give what little help I could to people who were less fortunate than I … Read more
With each life saved within moments from irreversible arrest, I have seen increasingly bright sparks in the eyes of the training doctors and nurses reflecting … Read more
Every day was a joy to sit with them and help them with their history-taking and physical exams, and discussing differential diagnoses. They are sharp!! … Read more
First, the model of care is that expatriate staff work one-to-one with a Lao staff member in all aspects of patient care. This means that … Read more
After volunteering at LFHC for almost two months, I continue to be impressed with the staff and the amount of compassion they have for helping … Read more
We saw many children touched by challenges with developmental delay, epilepsy, migraines, neuromuscular weakness, genetic/metabolic syndromes, cerebral palsy, etc. Although the level of care is … Read more
These times are overshadowed by the eagerness of the Lao staff to learn, the way they embrace the model of compassionate care, and all of … Read more
For me the most satisfying aspect of my experience was the feeling that I was part of a new health care model for Laos. Care … Read more