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Education, SurgeryEducating Cambodia’s First Paediatric Surgeons
The majority of children in Cambodia still cannot access safe and affordable surgical and anaesthesia care when they need it. This lack of even the most basic surgical services, such as bone setting, can lead to preventable deaths or chronic disabilities. Beyond treatment, opportunities…
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AHC News, NeonatalTriplets Admitted to AHC
Triplets account for approximately one in 1000 births worldwide. They are considered so exceptional in Cambodia that the government provides a $1,000 USD subsidy to the families of triplets. So when the newborn triplets Ponlok, Ponleak and Ponleu were admitted to the AHC Neonatal…
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Antibiotic Stewardship, COMRUAntibiotic Resistance – A Global Threat Affecting Children at AHC
Amara was unable to speak and could not support his own body weight when he first arrived at AHC’s Emergency Room, his grandmother carrying her two-year old grandson through AHC’s gates clearly distressed and worried about Amara’s health. The usually energetic boy had no…
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AHC News, Eventsផ្តើមចេញពីការព្យាបាលរបស់ក្មួយស្រីខ្ញុំកាលពី៧ឆ្នាំមុន
លោកនឹម ឈុន្នី ដែលជាស្ថាបនិកក្រុមហ៊ុនវិបស្សា គ្រូបង្ហាត់សមាធិ និងអ្នកនិពន្ធសៀវភៅ “ សមាធិដើម្បីថាមពលជីវិត” បានបញ្ចេញសារបង្ហោះនៅក្នុងទំព័រហ្វេសប៊ុករបស់លោកផ្ទាល់ លោកនឹងធ្វើការរត់ថ្មើរជើងចេញពីទីក្រុងភ្នំពេញ មកកាន់ទឹកដីសៀមរាបក្នុងគោលបំណងផ្សព្វផ្សាយក៏ដូចជារៃអង្គាសថវិកាដល់មន្ទីរពេទ្យកុមារអង្គរ ឫមន្ទីរពេទ្យបេះដូង ដោយការរត់ថ្មើរជើងមានរយៈពេល ១០ថ្ងៃពេញ ចាប់ពីថ្ងៃទី១៥ ដល់២៥ ខែធ្នូ ២០១៩…
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Antibiotic StewardshipAn Integrated Approach to Combating Antibiotic Resistance
Antibiotics have revolutionised the medical world since their discovery the in 1920’s. Designed to prevent and treat bacterial infections, when used properly, they save lives. Antibiotic resistance is a phenomenon that occurs when bacteria change in response to the use of these medicines. Bacteria,…
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Physiotherapy, Surgery, VolunteeringMaking Mobility A Possibility: An Orthopaedic Surgeon’s Mission
Professor Aymeric Lim first visited AHC in June 2017 with his family. As a professor and orthopaedic surgeon, he was interested in the work carried out in AHC’s Surgical and Physiotherapy Units. Prof Lim’s specialty is hand surgery, with a sub-specialisation in peripheral nerve…
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Education, VolunteeringStudents Become the Teachers at AHC
For over 13 years, Rick Henker, a traveling nurse anaesthetist and professor from the University of Pittsburgh, has been teaching at AHC. “I have probably visited AHC 40 to 50 times. I always love coming back and seeing the change in what the students and…
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AHC News, EventsAdvanced Paediatric Life Support (APLS & PLS) Training at AHC
Register now for the APLS and PLS training course at AHC! APLS Dates: 19-21 May 2020 (Registration closes 10 April 2020) 8-10 December 2020 (Registration closes 1 November 2020) PLS Dates: 17 March 2020 (Registration closes 17 February 2020) 18 August 2020 (Registration closes…
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EyeAHC Eye Specialists Visit Uzbekistan
On a July evening, the AHC eye clinic team appeared on national TV news in Uzbekistan. AHC’s Chief of Eye, Dr Khauv Phara, was being interviewed at the Ferghana Children’s Hospital. He had spent the day performing cataract surgeries on Uzbek children and training…
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Saving Babies' LivesThe Blueprint Design: Saving Babies’ Lives
Three hours via motorbike on bumpy, dusty dirt roads gets one mother and her sick newborn to their closest health centre. During rainy season, it might double. If her newborn is critically ill, it’ll take an additional six hours to reach the nearest hospital…
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