Project Cambodia January
2002: Transportation to cardiologic center in Phnom Penh
On
January 2, 2002 we traveled to Cambodia. The magnificent temples and the
friendly people were one of the reasons that we visited this country for the
second time.
We came into contact with a Dutch doctor, Joost Hoekstra, who works at the Angkor
Hospital for Children at Siem Reap, a city located in the North of
Cambodia near the temple site of Angkor Wat.
In
the hospital no hart surgery can be carried out. Last summer a cardiological
center was opened in Phnom Penh, the capital of Cambodia by the French
organization ‘Chaine de l’espoir’ .They work according to the principle
that the ‘rich’ who are in need of a hart operation pay for the poor who are
also in need of a hart operation, but cannot pay for it. TravellingAid urgently
requires financial support in order to facilitate the long journey of the
children and their companions to Phnom Penh.
In
co-operation with a Dutch cardiologist, Mr Hoekstra was able to make
arrangements for the planning of such journeys, the journey itself, operation
reports, follow-up and stay of the companions in Phnom Penh.
TravellingAid was the only sponsor of this project. Without our support there is no possibility for the children to have a hart operation in Phnom Penh. There are about 60 requests for a hart operation per year. In 2002 we were able to pay help a couple of children but since the departure off mister Hoekstra the project has come to a stand still.
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The
country: The
Kingdom of Cambodia is situated next to Laos, Vietnam and Thailand and
has a surface of 181,0351 square kilometers. The population of Cambodia
amounts to 12 million. The economy of the country is dependent on
wood, rubber, rice, fishery and textiles. Links:
www.lonelyplanet.com
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