Category Archives: Immunisation
Karen in Laos- Day Two
Today after a long and bumpy drive from the town of Paksan to Pakse we meet Dr K. Samphan (Immunization Officer) and Oudorn Phanekham (Senior Supply Assistant) from UNICEF Laos who will be accompanying us on the rest of the trip. We set off to meet with officials from the Provincial Health Department who are [...]
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Karen in Laos- Day One
After a day or so of acclimatising to the stifling heat and sampling the amazing food of Vientiane (Laos’ chilled out capital city), it was time to get started with the reason I came here – to get into the field with UNICEF and see what we really do to help save and improve children’s [...]
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Letter from Pakistan
You would have most likely seen the devastated that Pakistan is going through at the moment. They are experiencing what is being described as the “flood of the century”, with one-fifth of the country currently under water and over 15 million people affected, half of whom are children in critical need of help. UNICEF is [...]
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Karen in Laos- Day Three