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Marion M\u00f6nkhoff instructs ventilation on a doll<\/em><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t
Follow-up examination of former premature babies<\/strong>
\nIn this project we investigate the health status, growth, development and vaccination status of former premature infants at the age of two years. In this way we want to test the effectiveness of our work.<\/p>\nFamily doctors<\/strong>
\nThe general practitioners were on duty three times with teams visiting the hospitals of Muang Kham and Nong Het. From there they visited 5 health centers as well. They were primarily working as trainers in the context of daily staff meetings, ward rounds and specially organized workshops.<\/p>\nHospital partnership KSW-Phonsavan<\/strong>
\nSince 2010, the Cantonal Hospital Winterthur has maintained an independent partnership with the Provincial Hospital in Phonsavan to exchange knowledge, skills and experience in various hospital activities (see separate report).<\/p>\nConstruction\/Infrastructure<\/strong>
\nThanks to generous donations from public and private donors, several construction projects were planned and realized in a very short time:<\/p>\n\n- Luang Nam Tha: Renovation of operating theatre and resuscitation room for newborns<\/li>\n
- Muang Kham: Expansion of the electrical supply of the hospital<\/li>\n
- Muang Kham: Construction of a new paediatric ward<\/li>\n
- Muang Mok: Construction of an emergency ward<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Equipment and material<\/strong>
\nIn November, another large container with medical material and equipment that is no longer used in Switzerland but still fully functional arrived in Laos. It was unloaded by our helpers on site and the contents were distributed to the different hospitals.
\nOur emergency teams maintained laboratory equipment in the various hospitals. Some of them brought reagents from Switzerland, as far as they were not available in Laos.<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t
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Hospital Management Intensive Course: Alphons Schnyder with participants at Mahosot Hospital in Vientiane<\/em><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t
Workshops for hospital management<\/strong>
\nAlphons Schnyder, together with the Lao Health Department, organized several hospital management workshops in May, July and October, which were well attended and evaluated. This gave us direct access to the Lao Health Minister, who visited the University Hospital Zurich and the Cantonal Hospital Winterthur in May thanks to our initiative.<\/p>\nScholarships for further education and training<\/strong>
\nThe group of family doctors awarded scholarships to four Laotian doctors and one nurse for further training of 3 and 6 months in Vientiane capital. In addition, contributions were made to English and IT courses.
\nThanks to our support, the neonatology department of the Mother and Newborn Hospital was able to send 6 Laotian doctors and 12 nurses to Kon Kaen University in Thailand for a three-month training course.<\/p>\nExchange program for students<\/strong>
\nIn 2018, a total of 15 Swiss medical students in their fifth year completed a one-month internship at the Mother and Newborn Hospital (previous year: 14).<\/p>\nPublic relations<\/strong>
\nAccording to the changing information behavior of our target groups and to save costs, we are increasingly shifting our communication to digital channels. In 2018, for example, we sent only a single printed newsletter by post to our 2,770 supporters and produced the traditional photo calendar 2019 in a print run of 250 copies.
\nIn return, we have massively expanded our presence in the social media (Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn). In addition, we were able to launch our completely renewed website in January, which was created by Martin Sauter as a volunteer (i.e. without any donation money). In autumn, an improved online donation system was also implemented. An email newsletter is sent four times a year to inform about our activities and benefit events.
\nThe film \u00abTypically Laos\u2026\u00bb, made by Markus Abegg about the work of the family doctor group in Xieng Khouang province, was shown publicly several times and brought the project a lot of recognition, which was also reflected in considerable donations.
\nAt a bazaar in the parish hall of the reformed church Zurich-Oberstrass in November we were able to sell valuable silk scarves and other handicrafts from Laos at our own booth. We also received two thirds of the total revenue of 21,000 Swiss francs.
\nSeveral members of the board gave lectures about our project.<\/p>\nZEWO<\/strong>
\nIn a process lasting several months, we were able to prove that the SLHP meets all 21 standards for the ZEWO seal of approval. This required the conversion of the association's annual accounts to the Swiss GAP FER 21 accounting standard (accounting for non-profit organisations). We also established an internal control system. Our bank account and our investments in Laos, which do not comply with the Swiss standard of double signature, proved to be the biggest obstacle.<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t
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The SLHP is now certified by ZEWO<\/em><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t
New Memorandum of Understanding (MOU)<\/strong>
\nThanks to the negotiating skills of Marion M\u00f6nkhoff, we were able to work out a new framework contract for our work in Laos for the years 2019 to 2021 together with Dr. Path Keungsaneth, the new director of the Mother and Newborn Hospital in Vientiane. This must now be approved by the Health Ministry and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Lao People's Democratic Republic.<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t
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Daniel was born 8 weeks too early with a weight of only 1'200 g in Vientiane. His mother left him in hospital, where he was cared for by nurses for several weeks in the premature infant ward. During this time he received antibiotics, which unfortunately were too highly dosed and severely damaged his hearing.<\/em><\/p>\nDaniel is now 3\u00bd years old, and he is doing well. He was adopted by the head of the ward, and thanks to a cochlear implant financed by the SLHP he can hear again. He regularly attends speech therapy.<\/em><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t
Thanks<\/strong>
\nSince its foundation by Urs Lauper almost 20 years ago, our project has developed into a respectable venture. It is supported by the many volunteers, who give their expertise and time free of charge, and by the numerous sponsors, who support us with smaller and larger financial contributions.
\nI can assure all of you that we receive the highest recognition from the government and the people of Laos because we use our limited resources in a targeted manner and make a difference.
\nA big thank you to all who support us.<\/p>\nApril 17, 2019<\/p>\n
Prof. em. Hans Ulrich Bucher, Chairman<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":35,"featured_media":0,"parent":4063,"menu_order":40,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-3229","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.swisslaos.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3229","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.swisslaos.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.swisslaos.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.swisslaos.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/35"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.swisslaos.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3229"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.swisslaos.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3229\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6256,"href":"https:\/\/www.swisslaos.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3229\/revisions\/6256"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.swisslaos.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4063"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.swisslaos.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3229"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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