2014-10-03 An ambulance and medical Equipment from Japan

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Custom clearance of a Japanese ambulance and some medical equipment that were shipped by SBSI finally completed with cooperation of Phnom Penh City.
Akiko Sasaki, a country director of SBSI Cambodia Office and Ms. Sopheaknita from the Capital City Hall were there for unsealing the container.
The ambulance with high quality emergency medical equipment is going to be donated to Phnom Penh City, and other medical equipment (from SBSI) to national hospitals in Phnom Penh.
The MOL (Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd.) cooperated with SBSI for the shipment.
We’d like to extend our gratitude to all that contributed to the donation and shipment.

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Rumdual Island Graphis & Kurume University Project

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Graphis’ students at Koh Rumdual in last August. Graphis is the donor of Disease Prevention and Health Care Project on Rumdual Island in Takhmav, Kandal by SBSI. Professor Kawauchi and 7 students from Kurume University also joined them for 2 days.

Dr. Haraguchi’s visit to Cambodia

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Dr. Yoshikura Haraguchi, formerly of the Division of Pathophysiology at National Hospital, Tokyo Disaster Medical Center visited Cambodia. During his stay, he visited 3 national hospitals and Embassy of Japan. There were some good discussions on disaster and emergency medical situations. He also helped health check of SBSC School on Rumdual island.

Disease prevention/Health Care Program by SBSI&GRAPHIS

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On June 13, SBSI staff (including a pediatric and medical students) visited Koh Rumdual for its Disease Prevention & Health Care program, supported by GRAPHIS (Japanese students NGO.). First, they awarded students who did well on hygiene program at SBSC School this month. Later they gave treatment to the children and babies who were sick.

2013-11.28 Handover ceremony for Chest X-Ray Bus

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On November 28th, the handover ceremony of chest X-ray Bus was held at National Center for Tuberculosis and Leprosy Control(CENAT) in Phnom Penh in the presence of H.E. Dr. Mam Bun Heng (Minister of Health of Cambodia), Mr. Hiroshi Izaki(Chief representative of JICA Cambodia Office), Mr. Hidehiko Kondo(President of Japanese Business association of Cambodia) and representatives of Japan Anti-tuberculosis Association(JATA), Cambodia Anti-tuberculosis Association(CATA) and CENAT. Akiko Sasaki from SBSI was also invited to the ceremony. At the request from JATA. SBSI shipped the bus to Cambodia from Japan With support from Mitsui O.S.K. Lines Ltd.,T, and remodeled it in Cambodia
The bus has already been used in some provinces. It has made it possible for many TB patients to be diagnosed at early stage.

In Cambodia, though the incidence of tuberculosis (TB) has been declining due to the great effort made by Cambodia, Japan and other foreign governments and NGOs, it was last reported at 437.00 (per 100,000 people) in 2010, according to a World Bank report released in 2011. (In Japan, it is 18.3.)