MoPoTsyo

Quarterly Review 1 – 2023 Planned expansion activities (under current MoU 2021-2023): During the first quarter of 2023, we joined the Provincial NGO meeting in Tboung Khmum province to introduce MoPoTsyo and explain our program. In fact, our contacts with Krouch Chhmar OD in TBK province date from before COVID-19 but setting-up the program there […]

Quarterly Review 4 – 2022 Expansion: In Takeo province, Ang Roka Operational District (OD), the Peer Educators organized primary prevention to communicate about the relaunch of the peer educator network in the OD, including the medical services. Then, at Referral Hospital Ang Roka the first blood- and urine collections were organized, and after that the first […]

Quarterly Review 3 – 2022 In general: The 3rd quarter shows both positive developments and a setback. Let’s start with what was helpful: COVID19 continued its decline and or hiding. Until its return, there is again momentum for us to catch up with the delays. After approving the new MoH’s National Strategic Plan for NCD […]

Quarterly Review 2 – 2022 Expansion:  We are catching up with delays incurred during 2021 because of COVID-19. During the first half year of 2022, in total 3,338 new patients have become member of MoPoTsyo, 2,827 are diabetic, the other 511 are high blood pressure patients who do not have diabetes. Important developments by province […]

Quarterly Review 1 – 2022 COVID-19: During the first quarter of 2022, most of our employees got their 3rd or 4th dose of vaccine when the Omikron virus quickly spread. Several became positive, but none of them got seriously sick. Expansion: With the dangers of COVID-19 subsiding, we could finally implement activities that we had […]

Quarterly Review 4 – 2021 COVID19:  A consultant hired by the Cambodian NCD Alliance held Focus Group Discussions (FGD) with patients and interviews with stakeholders from the health system in rural and urban operational districts. These included FGD in districts where patients are member of peer educator networks for diabetes and hypertension. The study objective […]

Quarterly Review 3 – 2021 A trimester horribilis: A series of bad things happened during this year’s 3rd quarter :  A lethal traffic accident claimed the life of one of ours peer educators working in Kong Pisey. She was on her motorbike returning home on National Road 3. She had been helping with the medical […]

Quarterly Review 2 – 2021 Impact of COVID19: Due to lockdown of Phnom Penh right before Khmer New Year (that is mid-April) we became seriously restricted in our activities first in Phnom Penh and then in the provinces. Our 38 employees at our NGO Head Office moved most of our work to online. It proved […]

Quarterly Review 1 – 2021 Impact of COVID19:  A) On vaccination: A steady stream of vaccines has begun to arrive, but English variant of the virus also came. The people are afraid, wear masks but prevention is not perfect. It is not clear if the virus can be kept under control.  People with diabetes and […]

Quarterly Review 4 – 2020 Peer Educator Training: On 30-11-2020, 5 Peer Educators passed exam: 4 from Angkor Chey OD and 1 from Baray Santuk OD. We are exploring how to build a customized e-Learning platform for training of Peer Educators and Patients. We had 2 discussions a software company with this skill and experience. […]