RDI is heavily involved in
teaching rural villagers basic health concepts. During the
early and mid 1900's Cambodia was one of the progressive countries
in south east Asia. Sadly, after the Pol Pot regime left the
country in ruins, the country as been slow to recover. One
of the direct side effects of the travesties that occurred in the
late seventies was the sheer lack of educational infrastructure.
A whole generation of teachers, intellectuals, artists, and
educated people were wiped out. As a result, basic medical
understanding is severely lacking in rural AND urban areas.
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Our medical workers are currently educating through
school presentations and
story telling in homes.
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Medical assistance to rural people is also extended in our
communities we live and work in. Home visits are common, and
new opportunities to meet needs are continually coming to our
attention. The new village is
currently receiving our direct attention.
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Visiting teams of medical volunteers
are welcomed to help in this branch of our organization.
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An RDI staff member during a home visitation,
teaching valuable health concepts.
Downloads:
An overview and general
introduction to medicine stories and how they work can be found
here:
medicine stories.doc
On a related note: Here is an example of a
recipe and school presentation on the medicinal use of Guava to
stop diarrhea.
Guava Treatment.doc
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