Two Decades in the Making
It’s a busy Monday morning at Sikhottabong District Hospital in Vientiane Capital. The noises of young children echo in the hospital hallway as they nervously wait for their routine immunization shots. Veteran doctor, Chanti Thoumabout interacts with parents while making her early morning rounds. She supervises a team of 11, who run the…, After receiving doses of Japanese Encephalitis, Measles and Polio, Via’s next appointment is scheduled for 10 March 2023., UNICEF Laos/2023/AKarki Yellow book Health, After receiving doses of Japanese Encephalitis, Measles and Polio, Via’s next appointment is scheduled for 10 March 2023., UNICEF Laos/2023/AKarki A child getting vaccine Yellow book A Return to Pre-Pandemic Levels “The hospital wants all children to receive the doses they missed out on due to the pandemic,” says Dr. Thoumabout. “We have now put in place a system at our hospital where parents can walk in every Monday, Tuesday and Friday to get their child vaccinated…