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- Chronic Care, Education, Out-patient, Respiratory, Volunteering
Training 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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- Education, Health System Strengthening, Surgery, Volunteering
Meet the mentors of Cambodia’s paediatric surgeons
Over the past decade, Dr Kevin Gandhi has volunteered at AHC every year to perform life-saving surgery on Cambodian children and build the capacity of AHC’s surgical unit. He is one of the many volunteers helping develop AHC’s paediatric subspecialty care and education. Dr…
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- Community, Health System Strengthening
Village Health Workers Supporting Kulen Mountain National Park
In the village of Anlong Thom, two dozen mothers have gathered underneath the shade of a neighbouring house. They sit patiently, with restless children in their arms, waiting to hear from their local village health support (VHSG) worker. VHSGs are government appointed volunteers who…
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- AHC News, Education, Nursing, Volunteering
លោកគ្រូសោម សុផល ២០ឆ្នាំនៃការថែទាំនៅជួរមុខ
ក្នុងឆ្នាំ១៩៩៨ ផ្លាកសញ្ញាមួយបានប្រកាសជាភាសាខ្មែរនិងអង់គ្លេស នៅកណ្តាលដីស្រែមួយក្នុងក្រុងសៀមរាប។ វាលស្រែមួយនេះហើយគឺជាទីតាំងដូចគ្នាដែលមន្ទីរពេទ្យកុមារអង្គរត្រូវបានសាងសង់។ សេចក្តីប្រកាសនោះគឺផ្លាករើសបុគ្គលិកវេជ្ជសាស្ត្រ និងមិនមែនវេជ្ជសាស្ត្រដោយមានជំនួយជាភាសាអង់គ្លេស ដើម្បីរើសបុគ្គលិកនៅមន្ទីរពេទ្យថ្មីមួយ។
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- AHC News, Education, Nursing, Volunteering
Som Sophal’s 20 years of Frontline Care
In 1998, a sign was posted, in both Khmer and English, in the middle of a rice field in the town of Siem Reap. This rice field was the exact ground where AHC was to be built. The sign advertised for medical and non-medical…
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