Friends Without A Border

06/09/2026

The Thalassemia Clinic at Lao Friends Hospital for Children is a very special place. 💚

The children become long-term patients who get to know the staff well. Over time, the clinic becomes a familiar and safe space.

While waiting for blood, children spend time with a Child Life Therapist doing arts and crafts and play. Beside them, moms and dads sit patiently, comforting them and waiting with them. Some families even have more than one child affected by this genetic blood disorder.

LFHC’s Thalassemia Clinic has more than 700 registered patients, with around 50 children attending each week.

Many travel for hours from faraway provinces. Some arrive the day before, and some stay several nights while waiting for blood to become available.
For children with thalassemia, regular blood transfusions are life-sustaining, but blood shortages remain a real challenge in Laos.

𝐈𝐟 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐋𝐚𝐨𝐬, 𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐝𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐛𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐝.

𝐈𝐟 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐛𝐫𝐨𝐚𝐝 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐰𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭, 𝐚 𝐝𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 $𝟓 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐩 𝐜𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐝’𝐬 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐟𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧.

Thank you for your support.

06/09/2026

The date is set for the Run for Children Luang Prabang Half Marathon 2026.
Our annual flagship charity run is back again this year.
Now, in its 12th year running, this race has become an iconic event in Luang Prabang every October, with people coming from all over the world to support the only free children's hospital in the country - Lao Friends Hospital for Children

Run through beautiful UNESCO streets
Run for a cause
Run for Children!

🔥 Early Bird rates are available now until 31 August 2026.

👉 Register here: http://luangprabangmarathon.com

📅 ວັນທີ 24 ຕຸລາ 2026
ທ່ານໄດ້ໝາຍປະຕິທິນໄວ້ແລ້ວຫຼືບໍ່? ແລະ ໄດ້ລົງທະບຽນແລ້ວບໍ່?
ເປີດຮັບລົງທະບຽນແລ້ວ! ພ້ອມຮັບສ່ວນຫຼຸດລາຄາສຸດພິເສດ (Early Bird).

ທ່ານສາມາດເລືອກໄລຍະທາງທີ່ຕ້ອງການໄດ້ຕາມໃຈຊອບ ບໍ່ວ່າຈະເປັນ: 7 ກິໂລແມັດ, 14 ກິໂລແມັດ, ຫຼື 21 ກິໂລແມັດ. ແລ້ວມາຮ່ວມສ້າງປະສົບການແລ່ນຜ່ານທ້ອງຖະໜົນອັນງົດງາມ ໃນນະຄອນຫຼວງພະບາງ ເມືອງມໍລະດົກໂລກໄປນຳກັນ.

ເປັນເວລາ 12 ປີແລ້ວ ທີ່ງານແລ່ນເພື່ອເດັກນ້ອຍ (Run for Children) ໄດ້ກາຍເປັນງານແລ່ນການກຸສົນທີ່ຍິ່ງໃຫຍ່ ທີ່ເຕົ້າໂຮມເອົາທັງຊຸມຊົນທ້ອງຖິ່ນ ແລະ ຊາວຕ່າງປະເທດ ໃຫ້ມາຮ່ວມແຮງຮ່ວມໃຈກັນ ເພື່ອສະໜັບສະໜູນ ໂຮງໝໍເພື່ອນລາວສຳລັບເດັກນ້ອຍ ເຊິ່ງເປັນໂຮງໝໍເດັກທີ່ໃຫ້ການປິ່ນປົວຟຣີແຫ່ງດຽວໃນປະເທດລາວ.
ເພາະທຸກໆບາດກ້າວຂອງທ່ານ ຄືການມອບໂອກາດ ແລະ ປ່ຽນແປງຊີວິດຂອງເດັກນ້ອຍຄົນໜຶ່ງໃຫ້ດີຂຶ້ນ.

👉 ລົງທະບຽນເຂົ້າຮ່ວມໄດ້ທີ່: https://luangprabangmarathon.com/
⏰ ໝົດເຂດລາຄາສ່ວນຫຼຸດພິເສດ (Early Bird): ພາຍໃນເດືອນສິງຫາ 2026 ນີ້ເທົ່ານັ້ນ!
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📅 24 October 2026
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Take advantage of Early Bird pricing!
Register Now.

Choose 7km, 14km, or 21km and run through the UNESCO World Heritage streets of Luang Prabang.

For 12 years, Run for Children has been an iconic charity event that brings together local and international communities to support Lao Friends Hospital for Children, the only free children's hospital in Laos. It's one of the biggest charity runs in the country.
Every step helps change a child's life.

👉 Register now at https://luangprabangmarathon.com/
⏰ Early Bird Discount ends August 2026

06/05/2026

When a child is critically ill, every second counts.

The Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (ICU) at Lao Friends Hospital for Children is staffed by highly skilled doctors and nurses who provide expert critical care while ensuring that care is provided with compassion, dignity, and respect.
Thanks to the generosity of our donors and partners, families never receive a hospital bill.

In Laos, any donation goes remarkably far. A donation of just $𝟓𝟎𝟎 𝐔𝐒𝐃 can help provide one week of life-saving ICU care.
For many families, this hospital is their only hope.

06/03/2026

Smiles, laughter, and happy faces all around, at LFHC's International Children's day party. This is what it's all about. Moments like these remind us why we do what we do. Thank you for supporting our work.

06/01/2026

Happy International Children's Day.
For 30 years, the generosity of our donors, partners, and supporters has given children in Southeast Asia a fighting chance to live happy and healthy lives, to become who they want to be, to do what they love, and to contribute to the good of society.

This is what your support makes possible.
The impact still continues today. Thank you!
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05/27/2026

💊 Meet the Pharmacy team at Lao Friends Hospital for Children

Thanks to the funding from the Transparent Fish Fund 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐢𝐧𝐠 & 𝐀𝐦𝐲 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐨 𝐅𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐲 𝐅𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, all medicines are free at LFHC. They also support the salary of all five of LFHC's pharmacists.

Thank you for investing in the people behind quality healthcare. Thank you for sustaining and strengthening LFHC's Pharmacy Department.

05/22/2026

One step closer to becoming LFHC's first in-house surgeon.🌟
We caught up with Dr. Vee to hear about his surgical training journey as he enters his third and final year of residency.

Earlier this year, he returned to LFHC for an intensive three-month placement, working alongside Dr. Marshall Stone, a U.S. pediatric surgeon and Chief and Surgical Director, gaining valuable hands-on experience caring for children.

When he completes his training in 2027, Dr. Vee will make history as the first in-house general surgeon at LFHC. He is the first of three surgeons currently in training, helping build a sustainable, locally led surgical team for northern Laos.

📖 Read the full story 👇
https://www.fwab.org/staff-stories/dr-vee-surgical-training-update

05/20/2026

There is a lot of important work quietly happening behind the scenes, all aimed at building connections and collaborations that enable us to keep serving children across Laos.

Here's an interesting read about a recent volunteer experience with our Development Department at Lao Friends Hospital for Children through the Roland Berger Social Fellowship Program.

Thank you, Marijn, for sharing your experience. We're grateful for giving us your time, skill, and fresh perspectives.

Read more here:

Join Marijn on his Social Fellowship in Laos, where he partnered with Friends Without A Border and the Lao Friends Hospital for Children to advance pediatric healthcare. Working alongside the hospital’s Development Team, Marijn focused on building strategic partnerships to support vital projects l...

05/19/2026

A heartfelt thanks to the continuous support and generosity of the Transparent Fish Fund and the 𝐏𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐀𝐦𝐲 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐨 𝐅𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐲 𝐅𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧.
Their support means every child in LFHC's care receives free medicines, and our pharmacists, who are essential to the safe dispensing of medication, are funded and in place to serve them.

No family should ever watch their child suffer because they cannot afford treatment. That is our promise. None of this will be possible without this collaboration.
We are deeply grateful. 🙏
🔗 Learn more about our partners and their great work: www.tfishfund.org | www.chaofoundation.org

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05/19/2026

Thirty years could not have been achieved by one person or one organization. It was possible only through the extraordinary kindness and generosity of an entire community of people who believed, and continue to believe, that children's lives are worth fighting for. We could not have done it without you.

To everyone who joined us on May 12 for our 30th Anniversary New York Gala, we thank you for being part of a very special evening. To our friends who supported us from afar, we're grateful for your generosity.

Photos and a full event recap coming very soon. Stay tuned! 📸