(KPL) The Interplast Australia and New
Zealand medical team is working from February 27 to March 9 in Vientiane to
improve lives of people with disabling conditions by enabling access to surgery
and allied health services.
Funded by the Rotary Club of Australia, the
team volunteers their time to work with Lao medical doctors, anaesthetists and
nurses at the Mahosot Hospital. The Interplast Team includes seven highly
skilled health professionals, two surgeons; two anaesthetist and three nurses.
They offer free surgical treatment for selected patients from all over Laos at
no cost to the patient.
The Interplast Team comes to Laos every six
months for two weeks. They provide assessment support and surgery for patients
with some of the most complex surgical problems including patients with severe
burns, many of whom are children.
In the past the Interplast team travelled to
rural areas to conduct operations. More recently the surgery has been performed
in Vientiane. The Women's International Group, based in Vientiane, has
supported patients with transportation and other costs during their stay in
Vientiane to ensure treatment can be accessed by those who need it most.
The Mahosot Hospital and the Interplast Team
have been working together for over a decade. In the past there was a focus on
cleft lip and palate surgery. Interplast Australia and New Zealand has signed a
new three-year agreement in 2011 to continue to treat patients in Laos.
During Interplasts' last visit to Mahosot
Hospital in 2011, the team met with more than 60 patients; more than 50
patients received operations. This visit, already 64 patients have been seen
and 50 have been scheduled for surgery over the next 2 weeks.
The Interplast Team first worked voluntarily
in the Pacific Islands during the 1960's and this program has been expanded to
other countries. They are now working in many developing countries in the Asia
Pacific region. The Interplast Team was invited by the Lao Government to assist
in Laos in 1996.
On Monday, 27 February, the Interplast Team
called on the Mahosot Hospital Director, Mr Chanhpheng Thammavong. The Team
will again meet the Director on March 9 to report on the outcome of their work.
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