| |
|
Cambodia O.R. 56-minutes, 2009 (Ref: 758) |
| |
| |
|
|
|
During the 4-years of
the Khmer Rouge genocide, nearly two million people
died, including virtually all of the nation’s
doctors. Nearly 30-years later the medical
profession is still working to rebuild itself. Among
those assisting are a handful of foreign surgeons
who have made Phnom Penh their home and free care of
the poorest people their lives’ dedication. We
profile the work of a fiery British born Irish
physician who has won the hearts of Cambodians in
desperate need of surgery. Dr Jim Gollogly came to
Cambodia in 1992 giving up an orthopaedic surgical
practice in Alaska. He set up the Children's
Surgical Centre Phnom Penh. The patients who line up
for surgery are among the most challenging cases in
the world. Among them a teenager in the child sex
trade in need of a new eye after her pimp poked it
out. Gritty and at times painful to watch, Cambodia
O.R. offers a fascinating up close, personal, study
of life in the Operating Room of Phnom Penh’s only
free surgical centre. |
|
|
|
|
|
| |
| |
| More Stories about World Health Issues |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
Africa: Saving Lives,
Ref 757 |
The Real Lady Killer,
Ref 756 |
World of Witch Craft,
Ref 739 |
Philippines: The Struggle to Breathe,
Ref 729 |
Brazil: The Hidden Invaders,
Ref 728 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
Bangladesh: A Healthy Start,
Ref 727 |
South Africa: The Deadly Combination,
Ref 726 |
Bangledesh: Fit for Life,
Ref 713 |
Niger: Distant Places, Forgotten Lives,
Ref 712 |
The Plant that Cures Malaria,
Ref 703 |
|
|
| |
|
|
