Linking villagers to health services
On the day 55-year-old Leangkim Theng was selected as a village health volunteer, she was not sure she could do it. The work required her to educate women on maternal and newborn health in Serei Sokha village of Kratie province. While she did not feel she had enough knowledge, she accepted the role and now, 20 years later, she is still in the job. “What keeps me going is to help mothers to give birth safely with healthy children,” she said. Mrs. Theng receives training from health officers at the Kantuot health center and Kratie provincial health department. She is part of a Unicef-supported initiative to encourage safe practices and prevention of maternal and neonatal tetanus. …
Khmer Time Team
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/29910/linking-villagers-to-health-services/
