1,972
patients treated
40+
villages came to see a doctor
30
volunteer health professionals
5
medical specialties
In Muang Ngoy district, in northern Laos, seeing a doctor often means hours on the road, and care that many families cannot afford. So for the third time, NK Seeds brought the doctors to them: from 21 February to 7 March 2026, Nong Khiaw hospital became a free consultation centre.
Care for the whole family
Around thirty volunteer health professionals took turns: general medicine, gynaecology, dental care, optics and chiropractic. French–Lao translators were with them at every consultation, so that each patient could explain how they felt and understand their treatment.
So that no one stayed home for lack of transport, free boats and tuk-tuks shuttled between the villages and the hospital. People from more than 40 villages came to see a doctor.
How the mission came together
January
The medical equipment arrives by container and heads to Muang Ngoy, by road and then by river.
27 January
NK Seeds students sort and store all the equipment before the teams arrive.
Early February
The mission is announced in the villages of the district, with the dates and the free transport.
21 February
First consultations at Nong Khiaw hospital.
7 March
Last day of consultations.
June
The final count comes in: 1,972 patients treated.
“Two intense weeks, full of encounters, of lives, of emotions… and above all of care for thousands of people.”
Mélissa, NK Seeds · on Instagram
Late January 2026: NK Seeds students sort the medical equipment that arrived by container.
They made the mission possible
Rotary District 1780 Rhône-Alpes Mont-Blanc, Damso, CEVA Logistics, ACE Energy, Savan Logistics, TSL Logistics Pte Ltd and Classe 89. Thanks also to the volunteer caregivers, the translators and the NK Seeds students.
Told from NK Seeds' Instagram posts, January to June 2026.
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