Phnom Penh (FN), Sep. 20 – On Wednesday (Sep. 20), the "Cambodia Neonatal Specialty Capacity Building Second Cycle Project" supported by the National Health Commission of China was grandly launched at the National Pediatric Hospital in Phnom Penh, the capital of Cambodia.
This event celebrated under counselor Zhong Jie in charge of economic affairs of the Chinese Embassy in the Kingdom of Cambodia, deputy state secretary of the Ministry of Health of Cambodia Kruy Leangsim, vice president of Hunan Children's Hospital professor Wang Hua and members of the expert group, president of Cambodia National Pediatric Hospital Nhip Angkeabos, hospital management staff and clinical medical representatives attended the launching ceremony.
Counselor Zhong Jie said at the ceremony that this year is the "Year of Friendship between China and Cambodia", and China-Cambodia medical and health cooperation had blossomed in many areas and achieved fruitful results, demonstrating the profound friendship between the Chinese and Cambodian peoples. In 2016, Hunan Provincial Children's Hospital undertook the first maternal and child health project of the National Health Commission of China and entered Cambodia, and began exchanges and cooperation with the National Pediatric Hospital of Cambodia.
"Over the past seven years, the areas of cooperation between the two parties have continued to expand, and the friendship between the two medical institutions has continued to sublimate through mutual learning and common development, becoming an epitome of China-Cambodia friendship," she added.
She hopes that China and Cambodia will cooperate sincerely so that the project will benefit more Cambodian children, so that they can get rid of the disease as soon as possible and start a new chapter of a better and more brilliant life.
Kruy Leangsim, deputy state secretary of the Ministry of Health of Cambodia, said that the Cambodian government has always been committed to promoting the healthy development of children. With the help of China's Hunan Provincial Children's Hospital, the construction of the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit of Cambodia's National Pediatric Hospital has been greatly improved, and the concepts and skills of professionals have also been improved.
She added, "this project will be an unprecedented new round of development for the National Pediatric Hospital of Cambodia, which will be beneficial to the development of pediatrics and reduce infant and neonatal mortality. It is in line with the vision of the Ministry of Health and is a priority of the New Kingdom Government."
She looked forward to the two hospitals developing more cooperation projects in the future, cultivating more talents, and benefiting the majority of children and families in Cambodia.
The expert team will carry out a 14-day rebirth training, pediatric medical training, professional guidance, telemedicine, eye surgery, free clinic consultation and other series of medical activities at the National Pediatric Hospital of Cambodia.
It is reported that since the launch of the "Maternal and Child Health Project" in 2016, Hunan Provincial Children's Hospital and the Cambodian National Pediatric Hospital have maintained close contact and carried out technical exchanges and cooperation.
The seven-year cooperation has deepened the deep friendship between the two hospitals and witnessed the development of the Cambodian National Pediatric Hospital. All parties have made great progress, especially the improvement of newborn treatment capabilities, and the screening of newborns for rare diseases has opened a new chapter.
Hunan Provincial Children's Hospital fully leverages its platform advantage as the country's only pediatric foreign aid unit and launches a five-year (2019-2024) counterpart hospital cooperation project with the Cambodian National Pediatric Hospital to help the Cambodian National Pediatric Hospital establish a standardized neonatal intensive care unit, improve
the construction of hardware facilities and cultivate professional talents, enhance the diagnosis and treatment capabilities of neonatal specialists.
According to Wang Hua, deputy director of the Hunan Provincial Children's Hospital, the project was hit by the COVID19 pandemic right after its establishment in 2019, and the mutual visits and exchanges were forced to press the pause button.
However, both hospitals have maintained good online training and exchanges. They host the Cambodian Neonatal Specialty Ability Training Week every year, the courses are according to the needs of Cambodian hospital, with selected professional teachers, and conducting an effective training and evaluation. A total of 43 medical staff completed the first batch of training period lasts for 30 days in total.
In addition, they have co-organized international antiepidemic seminars and pediatric experience seminars, recorded a series of quality courses, and compiled guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of childhood diseases.
This time, experts from the Hunan Provincial Children's Hospital will donate a batch of professional medical equipment such as baby incubators, blue light therapy machines, ventilators, blood gas analyzers, and precision ophthalmic instruments to the National Pediatric Hospital of Cambodia.
After the launching ceremony, two remote consultations were carried out, one was a discussion of treatment plans for severe neonatal cases in NICU, and the other was a discussion on ophthalmology related to neonatal retinopathy.
Professor Xiao Zhenghui, president of Hunan Provincial Children's Hospital led experts to provide detailed guidance online.
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