Angkor Children’s Hospital treats over 90,000 children
IN THE second semester of 2021, the Angkor Hospital for Children in Siem Reap province treated around 25,000 patients and provided health education to 91,688 people in remote rural areas, schools and health centres.
They also provided vocational training to 18,468 people including health officials, medical care students and its own hospital staff.
According to a report seen by The Post on March 21, the number of examinations and treatments provided by the hospital totalled 65,694.
The hospital said they had also helped to strengthen public healthcare systems in 28 health centres in its targeted area as well as providing technical training support to health officials. It also published 12 international medical research articles in 2021.
Ngoun Chan Pheaktra, director of the hospital, said that during this difficult time, staff at the hospital had learned to adapt and had developed themselves to meet the challenges ahead.
These showed the strength and flexibility of the management and staff of the hospital. Despite some impediments, their resilience in continuing to provide quality health services to Cambodian children was an inspiration, he said.
“Despite some obstacles, we strove to overcome them and continued to provide high-quality treatment for all Cambodian children. I want all Cambodians to treat Angkor Hospital for Children as the home of us all – so the hospital will continue to operate for a long time,” he said.
The hospital said they need all Cambodians
to continue to support their important mission in the long term by donating. The public could initiate or join a fundraising programme, or help by sharing events – and information about the hospital’s work – on social media.
“This is a model institution and a precious resource for the people of the Kingdom, especially for its quality medical examinations and training in the field of child welfare,” the statement said.
Roeun Sarath, manager of Kampuchea Kolbot Charitable Organisation, told The
Post earlier that Cambodians should donate money to the hospital so it in turn would help Cambodian children free of charge. As a charitable worker, he suggested that people not spend time and money on alcohol consumption, but on donations for the hospital.
“If everyone forms a habit of using some of the money that would have been wasted on those useless activities and used it for charity work or to help the Angkor Children or Kantha Bopha Hospital, that would be an excellent outcome,” he said.