One Courtyard Where Relatives Are Camping

These supplies belong to people that had to come a long way from the countryside to take their sick loved one to the hospital. They likely know no one in the city and can't afford a guesthouse or hotel or restaurant, so they've brought bedding and cooking equipment. They might sleep here or if there's enough space, inside the patients room, on the floor.

The Chinese Hospital in Luang Prabang plus Further Medical Advice

April 8th 2010
In the city of Luang Prabang, there are a few hospitals. The major one, known to be the best, is called the Chinese Hospital, as it was built and donated by the Chinese. Unfortunately, the best hospital in town is far from decent. In Luang Prabang right now, the outside temperature is about 100 during the day, eighty at night. There is one patient room with working air conditioning. If you’d l ... read more

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Laos was under the control of Siam (Thailand) from the late 18th century until the late 19th century when it became part of French Indochina. The Franco-Siamese Treaty of 1907 defined the current Lao border with Thailand. In 1975, the Communist Pathe... ... read more

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