Thursday, 21 June 2012
By Mom Kunthear
Phnom Penh Post
Six Cambodian children with heart disease flew to South Korea last night for free medical treatment.
The
effort is part of a Korean Salvation Army project to annually treat
dozens of children with heart defects from ASEAN countries.
The Cambodians are up first.
Though the kids just left, parents are already rejoicing.
“I
feel that my son has a new life, and he can live happily with us
forever,” said Eng Hach, father of Eng Tong, a 13-year-old boy with the
group. “I’m really grateful of the Korean doctors and sponsors for
helping my son and other children.”
Eng Tong is one of 10 children selected by South
Korean doctors in cooperation with the Cambodian Ministry of Health.
More than 200,000 people suffer from heart disease in the Kingdom, about 20,000 of them children, according to Surgeons of Hope, an international organisation bringing medical care to developing countries.
To contact the reporter on this story: Mom Kunthear at kunthear.mom@phnompenhpost.com
1 comment:
God bless you my Korean doctors,your good deed will never be forgotten from these children and Cambodian people.Thanks.
Young k.Pro
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