China-funded free surgery program brings back joyful life to Lao children

STORY: China-funded free surgery program brings back joyful life to Lao children DATELINE: August 2, 2023 LENGTH: 0:02:20 LOCATION: Vientiane CATEGORY: SOCIETY/HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of Pasahak suliya 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Lao): PASAHAK SULIYA, 11-year-old girl in Oudomxay 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Lao): VONGPHET SULIYA, Pasahak's father 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Lao): VONGPHET SULIYA, Pasahak's father STORYLINE: An 11-year-old girl from northern Laos' hilly Oudomxay province has returned to a joyful life after she had her congenital heart disease (CHD) remedied by Chinese surgeons. SOUNDBITE 1 (Lao): PASAHAK SULIYA, 11-year-old girl in Oudomxay "Before the surgery, I got tired so easily. I felt tired after running for just a short time. Sometimes I got headaches and felt irritable as well." SOUNDBITE 2 (Lao): VONGPHET SULIYA, Pasahak's father "When we asked Pasahak to help with housework, she often told us that she was tired. I never thought that it was a symptom of heart problems. When we heard that there would be a CHD sc

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(230730) -- VIENTIANE, July 30, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Pasahak Suliya rides a bike in Muangxay, Oudomxay province, Laos, July 26, 2023. TO GO WITH "Feature: China-funded free surgery program brings back joyful life to Lao children" (Photo by Kaikeo Saiyasane/Xinhua)

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(230730) -- VIENTIANE, July 30, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Pasahak Suliya teaches calculation at a kindergarten in Muangxay, Oudomxay province, Laos, July 26, 2023. TO GO WITH "Feature: China-funded free surgery program brings back joyful life to Lao children" (Photo by Kaikeo Saiyasane/Xinhua)

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(230730) -- VIENTIANE, July 30, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Pasahak Suliya (L front) teaches calculation at a kindergarten in Muangxay, Oudomxay province, Laos, July 26, 2023. TO GO WITH "Feature: China-funded free surgery program brings back joyful life to Lao children" (Photo by Kaikeo Saiyasane/Xinhua)

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(230730) -- VIENTIANE, July 30, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Pasahak Suliya teaches calculation at a kindergarten in Muangxay, Oudomxay province, Laos, July 26, 2023. TO GO WITH "Feature: China-funded free surgery program brings back joyful life to Lao children" (Photo by Kaikeo Saiyasane/Xinhua)