During the Vietnam War, Laos was bombed heavily by US military forces. An estimated 80 million unexploded bombs remained, leading to over 50,000 casualties in the decades since. The Laos government provides free treatment and rehabilitation to survivors, but many are unaware that this support exists. In 2019, a rural support NGO teamed up with the Laos Centre for Medical Rehabilitation. The NGO uses its network to help find survivors and bring them to the center, and accompanies doctors to rural villages to provide treatment and rehab. Discover how the survivors of these explosions are being supported in Laos.
Episode Duration: 28 minutes and 2 seconds
Episode Number: 1112
Tue, May 7 | 6:30 A.M. | Victims of Leftover Unexploded Ordance: Laos NH World (11.3) |
Tue, May 7 | 1:30 P.M. | Victims of Leftover Unexploded Ordance: Laos NH World (11.3) |
ASIA INSIGHT looks at the realities of Asia today.
The documentary series, produced by Japan's national public broadcaster NHK, presents the region both as an ever-evolving and globally relevant center of growth and as the home of traditional cultures often at odds with encroaching globalization.
ASIA INSIGHT investigates these themes, and many others, with in-depth, behind-the-scenes analysis.
Tue, May 7 | 6:30 A.M. | Victims of Leftover Unexploded Ordance: Laos NH World (11.3) |
Tue, May 7 | 1:30 P.M. | Victims of Leftover Unexploded Ordance: Laos NH World (11.3) |
Tue, May 14 | 6:30 A.M. | Asia Insight NH World (11.3) |
Tue, May 14 | 1:30 P.M. | Asia Insight NH World (11.3) |
Tue, May 21 | 6:30 A.M. | Asia Insight NH World (11.3) |
Tue, May 21 | 1:30 P.M. | Asia Insight NH World (11.3) |
Tue, May 28 | 6:30 A.M. | Protecting Endangered Deer: Laos NH World (11.3) |
Tue, May 28 | 1:30 P.M. | Protecting Endangered Deer: Laos NH World (11.3) |
Tue, Jun 4 | 6:30 A.M. | A Border School of Hope: Mae Sot, Thailand NH World (11.3) |
Tue, Jun 4 | 1:30 P.M. | A Border School of Hope: Mae Sot, Thailand NH World (11.3) |
Tue, Jun 11 | 6:30 A.M. | Asia Insight NH World (11.3) |
Tue, Jun 11 | 1:30 P.M. | Asia Insight NH World (11.3) |
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