global child health

COVID-19, Health System Strengthening, Neonatal, Policy & Guidelines, Saving Babies' Lives, Sepsis
Setting the standard of newborn care
The AHC neonatal model sets the standard of newborn care in Cambodia, supporting the development and implementation of neonatal care throughout the Cambodian health system, challenging the notion that quality neonatal care is expensive, complicated and unattainable in a low-resource setting. Since the establishment…
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Saving Babies' Lives
The 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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Saving Babies' Lives
Saving Babies’ Lives Patient Story: Meet Baby Devi
Born only eight days ago in the rural Chamroeun Health Centre in Preah Vihear province, baby Devi has already spent all of his short life fighting to survive. “When he first came we saw the patient was seriously ill; floppy, not active, not crying,…
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Saving Babies' Lives
Saving Babies’ Lives Patient Story: Meet Baby Sopheak
Baby Sopheak was born in a rural health centre of Preah Vihear only 7 days ago. He is receiving phototherapy treatment in the new neonatal ward at the Preah Vihear Referral Hospital. His parents live in an isolated village over one hour away from…
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Saving Babies' Lives
AHC is Saving Babies’ Lives
At a remote health centre in northern Cambodia just below the Thai border, a small group of volunteer health workers gather. It’s a Village Health Support Group (VHSG), and it’s one of dozens that takes place across the province.
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