MiVAC Blog

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Report on Visit to Ban Na Kah

As a result of a request from the Dept Health Poukood we went to visit the village of Na Kah. This village is desperately in need of a good and safe water supply. Nah Kah is 41 km and 2 hours drive NNE from Poukood. The road is very rough

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Rotary Water Project West Ban Xai

Rotary Water Project West Ban Xai Sandy MacGregor liaised with Mosman Rotary for two years hoping to get assistance for MiVAC’s Project in Ban Xai and then Past President Charlie Barnett with the support of others in the club established a RAWCS – Rotary Australia World Community Service for a

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MiVAC House in Phonsavan

John Salter is now MiVAC’s volunteer Operations Manager – he has recently taken up residence in Phonsavan – here is an email from John. Hi All , Finally settled into our home in lovely downtown Phonsavan , and am sending a few pics of MiVAC House. and Nui’s garden. Please note the

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The Clifton Ban Xai Holiday News Report.

The Clifton Bans Xai Holiday News   4 -10th March We have been here at Bans Xai a week now and feel really settled  thanks to the informative hand over from Bill and Corale. They introduced us to the Mivac workings as well as the school at HP which is

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The Biodigester and it’s Challenges.

The digester is delivering water to the overflow reservoir and this afternoon ran from the overflow pipe we will continue to add product and there is no apparent gas emanating from it – yet. We are rethinking the amount and there is about the same volume out as there is in.

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More Extracts from Hugh’s Report- Ban Xai

Yang and I took Noe (our new builder) and pig “expert” , Vieng Xay Lee, from the German School to look at a pig farm about an hour’s drive east of Phonsavan.  The farm is run by Lao military and it has many of the facilities that are being planned

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Water Testing Equipment for Ban Xai

WATER TESTING EQUIPMENT FOR BAN XAI In October 2012, our Volunteer Coordinator, John Pritchard, contacted the Australian Defence Force Health, with a view to determining the type of Field Water Testing Equipment used by Army. A return call leads John to IDEXX Laboratories. On making contact John was asked to

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Carol Perks from Save the Children

Carol Perks from Save the Children was introduced to MiVAC by DAK, Dave and Kerry (Private Philanthropists who have been very supportive of MiVAC) – they focus on assistance to developing countries in the medical area. DAK provided Ultrasounds, Foetal Dopplers and  Foetal Heart Monitors for Carol – these were

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