Kathmandu, Feb. 11 -- Laos has expressed interest in implementing the treatment model of Nepal's Tilganga Institute of Ophthalmology. During a free eye camp in Laos from February 5 to 7, Dr Sanduk Ruit, who led the Tilganga team, met with Laos' Health Minister Dr Bounfeng Phoummalaysith, who proposed the collaboration.

Dr Ruit said Phoummalaysith praised Tilganga's success in delivering high-impact outcomes with limited resources and expressed willingness to replicate the model in Laos. As part of the initiative, Laos will send doctors, health workers, and technicians to Nepal for training, while Tilganga will dispatch expert teams to provide further guidance.

"Laos faces eye-related issues, including cataracts, at four times the rate o...