By Ouk Savann, RN, MPH | Clinical Coordinator, TLC
Cambodia is in the midst of a drought, and it is having a devastating effect on the socio-economic and health of the People of the Lake. TLC's staff is working under very harsh conditions with daytime temperatures exceding 40C (over 100F) sometimes as high as 44C (112F) and nighttime temperatures only droping down to 30C (86F). The last rain to fall was on 17 October, 2023! Each day seems hotter than the last. Multiple times on each weekly mission staff members must step out of the boats to push through the now very shallow areas on the Tonle Sap Lake.
But the work continues.
On the medical/clinical side of things:
Clinical Cases: 5,482
Health Education: 3,152
Oral Health Education: 3,107
Dental Cases: 654
Antenatal Care: 87
Birth Spacing: 79
Birth Spacing Education: 2,427
Eye Care: 518
Vaccinations: 388
Mental Health Visits: 143
Domestic Violence Counselling: 79
Referrals: 14
TOTAL CLINICAL SERVICES: 13,255
Outreach Services:
Home by Home Visits: 3,371
Teenage Health Education: 343
Mothers’ Clubs: 86 meetings with a total of191 participants
School Checks: 206 School Children
Children at Risk: 225 children under 3yo measured;
181 require follow-up
New Bio-Sand Filters Installed: 22
Bio-sand Filter Follow-up: 791 visits
New Gardens, both on land and floating: 14
TOTAL OUTREACH SERVICES: 5,111
With such extreme temperatures and drought conditions clean, potable water is critically important and TLC's Outreach Team is doing everything it can to ensure that every household is cared for.
By Jon F. Morgan | Founder and Director of The Lake Clinic Cambodia
By Jon Morgan | Founder and Director, The Lake Clinic - Cambodia
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