NEWS
February 2024
A team of 7 volunteers including 2 directors from the board visited Battambang area again. The team worked on improving education in various areas including diabetes, hypertension, trauma management and for the first time mental Health (in particular childhood mental Health). The teaching occurred at the central hospital in Battambang and also 2 smaller peripheral hospitals at Roka and Ek Phnom. For the first time there was also some teaching in the community at a local school about basic health care. Generally considered a successful trip by all involved
July 2023
Director Graham Jones leads a group of Student 2nd year Nurses mainly from Teeside University to Battanbang Referral Hospital and Roka Hospital. The financial and administrative support of Teeside University is much appreciated. They will be staying for a month observing and supporting local clinicians. Drs Kak Seila and Eng Samnang along with York Sottha have made them feel very welcome
May 2023
BRH medical director Dr Kak Seila and Roka Hospital director Dr Eng Sangnam visit the UK; the first UK visit since Covid. The pair visited healthcare settings on both sides of the A66 and returned to Cambodia with many ideas to discuss with their colleagues and assess education and training needs. There was an emphasis on administrative governance, systems, MDT's and computers with particular reference to Chronic Disease management and Palliative care. Some highly technical areas were also inspected.
November 2022
A small group of THC people went out in November to Battambang Cambodia. The purpose was to re-establish relations after the pandemic had made visits impossible since our last visit in February 2020 and plan ways forward.
As well as the "work" side of things the group were able to see and visit some of the cultural heritage and natural wonders of the area.
We were pleased to meet up with a French NGO that has similar aspirations to our own. We feel we can work collaboratively.
We had particular useful tours of the hospital and diabetic clinic. We were able to put together the bones of how a remote teaching via Zoom might work. The visit to the community hospital at Roka was particularly useful and we feel that the relationship here can go a long way.
Once again there was much reflection on our own part and a realisation of how lucky we are to be able to partake of these visits. A very rewarding trip!
July 2022
We had our AGM this month and there was a general feeling that the covid situation is beginning to return to normal. We decided to investigate the possibility of visiting Battanbang November 21st to 25th with a view to scoping how best to move forward.
We were sad to see Edwin Pugh and David Emery step down from the board. They have both been involved from the start and have given plentifully over the years.
Spring 2022
The charity entered into a collaboration with Battanbang Referral Hospital concerning the development of digital records. Battanbang are the first of eight hospitals in Cambodia to be put forward. We are most thankful for the support from Sarah Hanbridge from Christie Hospital and Hayley Grafton from the Royal Marsden.
April 2021
Unfortunately the continuing uncertainty surrounding Covid 19 means that we are unable to plan any trips to visit our Khmer colleagues at present. Earlier in the year we had hoped that a November visit might be possible. That currently looks unlikely as trips usually take several months of planning. We remain optimistic about a spring 2022 trip but are aware that Covid has created many twists and turns of fate. We are maintaining a list of people to contact once the situation looks more positive.
10 December 2020
We are delighted to see our Khmer colleagues moving into their beautiful new hospital in Battambang. Our friend and colleague York Sottha tells us intensive care and medicine have now moved in and surgery is likely to follow on next week. We can't wait to see you again, as soon as it's safe to do so.