Education
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Education, Eye“If you suddenly cannot see, it is as if your whole life is gone.”
Caring for a child with an eye injury changed the track of Dr Sokunthea’s medical career. After graduating from International University in Phnom Penh, Dr Ly Sokunthea began a fellowship at AHC in 2021, rotating between inpatient, outpatient, intensive care and neonatal units. While…
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Education, Health System Strengthening, Neonatal, Saving Babies' LivesSuccessfully putting new neonatal care training to the test in Preah Vihear Province
Back in November 2019, Navy, a 29-year-old mother-to-be from Srey Sonos Village in Preah Vihear Province, travelled 100km to January 16 Referral Hospital, as she felt she was in premature labour. There, she gave birth to her daughter, Vany. Vany was admitted to the…
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COVID-19, Education, Health System Strengthening, Out-patientMeet Dr Khann Khoeunrachana, AHC’s neurology specialist
Dr Khann Khoeunrachana is training to become a pediatric neurology specialist at AHC, so Cambodian children can have access to treatment for neurodevelopmental disorders such as cerebral palsy and epilepsy. Growing up, Dr Rachana watched her father work as a nurse, rebuilding Cambodia’s healthcare…
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Education, Health System Strengthening, Social Work, VolunteeringTackling child trauma through art and play
Deborah Byrne is a child art psychotherapist from Ireland who has been volunteering with the AHC social work unit for the past six months. She has been teaching the team techniques using art and play therapy to enhance a child’s sense of well-being and…
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Chronic Care, Education, Out-patient, Respiratory, VolunteeringTraining the next generation of Cambodian paediatric specialists
Dr Um Khemuoy is training to become Cambodia’s next generation of paediatric specialists, so children requiring respiratory treatment can access the care they need. In Cambodia, there are only two doctors for every 10,000 people (WHO, 2014). Only a fraction of these trained doctors…
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