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AHC News, Cleft Treatment, COVID-19, Narith's StoryBorn with a cleft in Cambodia – Narith’s Story
Six months ago, in a rural Cambodian health centre, the mother of a newborn baby boy first laid eyes on her son, Narith. She was shocked to discover Narith looking up at her with a cleft lip and palate. The condition can be confusing…
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AHC News, Cleft Treatment, Community, COVID-19, Narith's StoryThe Cleft Squad
A cleft lip-palate is when the lip and/or roof of a child’s mouth has not formed properly during pregnancy. A raft of specialists are needed to repair a cleft fully, providing treatment throughout the course of a child’s life. Despite a cleft being one…
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AHC News, Cleft Treatment, Community, COVID-19, Narith's StorySuperstitions, Curses and Retribution – Born with a Cleft
In today’s modern medical world, a cleft lip-palate can be easily treated and repaired. Treatment begins immediately from birth, from a range of specialists, who make enormous progress to repair a cleft throughout a child’s first years, ensuring minimal impact to their appearance, speech…
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AHC News, Community, Eye, Health System StrengtheningAHC’s First Healthcare Worker
It is estimated over 180,000 Cambodians are visually impaired; 90% of these impairments can be prevented or corrected. In 2002, when the AHC Eye Clinic opened, there was little or no eye care available for the population, much less the paediatric population. Since the…
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Eye, In the Press, VolunteeringUsing Cybersight to Diagnose and Treat Urgent Cases During Lockdown
Orbis partner Dr. Khauv is a Cambodian ophthalmologist who has been using Cybersight for more than a decade, seeking consultations on nearly 200 patients. Thanks to the support of Orbis Volunteer Faculty Dr. Shaikh, he was able to diagnose and treat an urgent case, even in the midst of a pandemic.
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Dengue, In the PressThe Korea Herald: Climate Change & Dengue Fever
“In Cambodia, those involved in the fight against dengue are asking questions about relevance to climate. Dr. Ngeth Pises, the medical director of Angkor Hospital for Children in Cambodia, says a changing Cambodian climate seems to be at least one of the logical explanations…
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Dengue, In the PressThe Guardian: Asia’s hardest year for dengue fever – in pictures
“In peak season, we had seven times more cases of dengue fever than last year, and half of them needed to be hospitalised,” says Dr Ngoun Chanpheaktra, AHC Hospital Director. “Between June and August, we had 200 cases a week and 30% to 50% of the beds were occupied by patients with dengue fever complications.”
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In the Press, Volunteering
Global Health Initiatives in Pediatric Nephrology
UNC and Children’s Hospital of Atlanta are working to create sustainable education and training in paediatric nephrology at AHC. Dorey Glenn, MD, MPH visited AHC recently and helped design a five-year plan for training nephrologists at AHC.
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AHC News, COVID-19, NursingWorking on the frontline for over 20 years
As health systems around the world struggle to cope with the coronavirus pandemic, here at AHC we are continuing our fight to improve child health in Cambodia. We are taking this opportunity to look back on our history and the frontline staff who have…
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AHC News, Community, EducationTeachers use AHC first aid training to save students’ lives
AHC’s community-based, holistic healthcare initiatives deliver health education, increase access to care, address rural health inequalities, and ultimately, improve health outcomes. We partner with local organisations to support the often under-resourced and uneducated rural communities of Cambodia. In the hospital, AHC provides health education…
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