In April 2017, the new local basis of FIDR is going to set up in Kratie province, one of the northeast area in Cambodia. Departing from Phnom Penh, 6-hour driving brings you to the province where many tourist likely visit to enjoy nature and to meet wild dolphins. On the way to Kratie, you will see peaceful landscape along national roads, crossing the bridge “Kizuna” constructed by Japanese governmental aid, and sometimes rough and sandy roads make your travel thrilling.

You can see Kratie Provincial Referral Hospital in the central city of Kratie. The hospital is the biggest general hospital in the province. That’s exactly our next basis for new Pediatric Surgery Project. Furthermore, they receive referrals from other hospitals and even other provinces that indicates possibility, in the future, to become a hub hospital in this region.

So far, FIDR has supported National Pediatric Hospital (NPH) in Phnom Penh over 20 years. The extremely long-term cooperation enabled the hospital to sufficiently provide treatment for patients in medically satisfying level. Over ruin of medical human resource and building due to past civil war, FIDR had been proceeding with NPH in order to help surgeons, anesthetists and nurses develop more and more as well as supports for facility reinforcement. As a result in NPH today, it becomes the national leading institution of pediatric surgery for both performance and education in Cambodia.

From such kind of experience, you can see a new age coming that skill and knowledge of pediatric surgery should be succeeded from Cambodian persons to Cambodian persons.

In 2017, FIDR and stakeholders in Kratie province will commence a new project for 5 years. Skill and knowledge of NPH would facilitate medical staff in Kratie to provide pediatric surgical treatment appropriately. Of course, health staff of NPH is highly expected to work out as resource persons.

It seems that a long way is waiting for us for the achievement. However, for the sake of children, FIDR is going to move forward together with the help of NPH, health institutions and medical staff in Kratie, and all stakeholders as well as Ministry of Health, and Japanese experts.

« Introduction of Team »
The team of Pediatric Surgery Project has been elaborating to weave a new project plan everyday. You can watch video messages from us, telling what kind of impression through experience in FIDR, and also wishes to this new project!

Chea Sophal (Project Manager)

Dok Bunsovann (Project Coordinator)

Prum Tiny (Senior Project Facilitator)