On June 20th, the Plasticos Team arrived in Cambodia! We traveled for 20 hours from LA to Bangkok and then to Siem Reap, Cambodia. After arriving we went straight from the airport to the Angkor Hospital for Children (where we will be performing surgeries). We dropped off and organized our
Arrived in Cambodia!- 1st Day
Plasticos Mission to Cambodia!
The Plasticos Team will travel to Siem Reap, Cambodia to perform plastic reconstructive surgeries– as well as teach local doctors and nurses the complicated western surgical techniques, such as burned hand releases and cleft lip repair. The mission in June 2010 will be for 6 days, consisting of a small
Armenia end of trip
We want to thank everyone who participated in this site visit with special thanks to our hosts. Steve and Iris Lazarian our wonderful, warm and welcoming hosts. They introduced us to this wonderful country and people and their own passionate and generous endeavors to improve the quality of life in Armenia especially,
Armenia day 5 and 6
Well, our trip is nearing the end with today being our last visits. Yesterday was Sunday and some down time, we had a chance to rest , recharge our physical and emotional batteries and take in some local culture. The food, as many of you may know, is amazing. We
Armenia site visit day 3
Today we traveled through rain, sleet and snow to Gyumri where we visited a Medical Clinic, Children’s Hospital , a kindergarten and orphanage. The highlight of the day was sharing time with 119 orphans under the age of 7 of which about 20% required some type of corrective surgery. The Austrian Children’s
Yerevan, Armenia days 1 and 2
Yesterday, after a few hours to recover from the long journey to Yerevan, we began our morning after breakfast by visiting the Armenian Genocide Memorial and Museum. This was a very sobering and emotional start for our day. The date of the genocide rememberence was April 24 and the site was
Site Visit
Hopefully this volcanic cloud will not stop us from flying to Armenia!
Welcome!
The Plasticos Foundation has been invited to Armenia by representatives of their educational and health care representatives to colaborate with their medical providers to improve care to children with clefts and other birth deformities. We will be conducting a site visit with the purpose of bringing a team to Armenia