Lao, Thai hospitals to partner in kidney transplants

Dr Sonexay Rajvong (right) and a representative of Thailand’s Ramathibodi Hospital display agreements on cooperation in kidney transplant surgery. - VT

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/Asia News Network): Hospital managers from Laos and Thailand have agreed to partner in the provision of general health services and kidney transplants at Mittaphab Hospital in Vientiane.

The partnership marks a new chapter in Lao healthcare and in cooperation between Mittaphab Hospital and Thailand’s Mahidol University’s Faculty of Medicine Ramathibodi Hospital.