Dengue

http://economist.com/world/asia/displaystory.cfm?story_id=9487109

Here is a link to an article about the Dengue Fever outbreak in Southeast Asia. Two girls in our group were affected by it, one girl actually had to be medically evacuated to Thailand. She was okay though, and was able to come back for the end of our program. (What a trooper!)The other girl only suffered a mild case, and did not have to be hospitalized. Sadly Dengue is a more serious problem in Cambodia because of the lack of adequate health care.

There is one man that does provide hope, and I want each of you to visit his site as well....it is amazing! He is a Swiss doctor that has opened hospitals in Cambodia that are free for children, and he fights a lot of adversity against his methods, despite Cambodia being poor, he believe sthat all children should have access to the same standard of healthcare as if they were in the US or Europe. His hopsitals have also been selected as the most cost efficient in the world, less than 20% of all the budget goes to administrative costs, opposite of organizations such as the world health organication or UNICEF, where close to 80% of the budget can go to administrative costs alone...something to think about the next time you pick an organization to donate too! So while other organizations sit around and talk about sustainable healthcare, and waiting to treat until there are vaccines, this guy is out there treating and saving childrens' lives today.

Check it all out at: www.beatocello.com