Wheelchair Training -- Bach Mia Hospital

October 30 - November 2, 2017

At times there needs to be a training for assessors to fit and determine the need for wheelchairs recipients. We have two organizations in Hanoi that assess and supply individuals with wheelchairs: The Women’s Union and Bach Mia Hospital. 

We planned with Bach Mai Hospital to host a four day training and invited specialists, Kris and Kathy Van Dusen from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, who do training for wheelchairs all over Southeast Asia, to come and conduct it.

We also had Quoc from Kien Tuong Wheelchair Manufacturer in Saigon, come and help us.  Quoc and his father supply wheelchairs for Latter Day Saints Charities in both North and South Vietnam. Quoc, not only helps his father run the company, but is a master trainer of wheelchairs and helps train our people in Hanoi to also become master trainers.

There were two women from the Hanoi Women’s Union, 3 people from Phu Tho Women’s Union, 2 people from HAVSHO, 4 people from Bach Mai Hospital and our translator, Thu. The training went well and two women from the Hanoi Women’s Union were able to attain Master Trainer status because of their previous experience and training: Ms. Huong and Ms. Bich.

The people being trained went through an intensive workshop learning about the dynamics of fitting a wheelchair properly, as well as how to spot situations that might be a problem for a wheelchair recipient. Some people are not eligible to receive a wheelchair because they are not physically able to handle it. Twelve people from Bach Mai Hospital were fitted and received a wheelchair to culminate the training session. 

In conjunction with our wheelchair training, the Hanoi Young Single Adults had a service project and made 69 blankets to distribute to the recipients who received wheelchairs at the hospital from LDSC. 

We were very grateful for the Van Dusen’s visit and the successful training. This program facilitates the training for many more needed helpers in LDSC’s wheel chair efforts to help improve the quality of the people's lives here in Vietnam.