Interviewing Recovered Hepatitis A Patient

World Hepatitis Day

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August 6th 2017
It's been almost three weeks since I first arrived in Laos and already my perspective on the country has changed immensely. For the first two weeks, I stayed entirely within the confines of Vientiane, the capital city of Laos. While this area is full of cafes, coffee shops, and other places that the falang (i.e. foreigners) like to frequent, the landscape and quality of life change drastically onc ... read more

Asia » Laos » West » Vientiane

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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