Today 9 patients travelled from Mae Sot to Chiang Mai for treatment of conditions that are unable to be treated along the Thai-Burma border or in Burma due to prohibitive costs and lack of health infrastructure. These treatments include surgery for congenital heart disease; treatment and surgery for neurological and lung conditions; specialist eye treatment and surgery to repair congenital urological deformity.
The patient’s that went to Chiang Mai today were:
- Shin (3 years old): bilateral eye condition
- Rapi (1 year old): congenital heart disease
- Sher (6 months old: bilateral eye condition
- Dah Dah (5 months old): congenital heart disease
- San San (32 years old): lung condition
- Eh Ka (6 months old): Hypospadias (urological condition)
- Tin Htun (4 years old): neck mass
- Nant Moo (2 years old): neurological condition
- Saw Pwel (4 years old): burn injury (lower half of body)
Here is a short video of them embarking on their journey:
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