International Society of Dermatology in the Tropics e.V.

Working Group · Cambodia

Building dermatology in Cambodia

The Cambodia working group promotes medical training and qualified dermatological care in Cambodia — with its own website and its own team.

About the working group

The Cambodia working group supports the development of dermatology in Cambodia. Its focus is the promotion of dermatological training for local physicians and students as well as improved care for patients with skin diseases — especially in rural regions.

To this end, the working group places specialists in Cambodia and organises observerships for Cambodian physicians at German hospitals. It is a working group within the International Society of Dermatology in the Tropics e.V.

Dr. Friederike Kauer, Dr. Ratanak Thay and Prof. Dr. Christoph Bendick at a clinic in Phnom Penh
The team of the Cambodia working group (from left): Dr. Friederike Kauer, Dr. Ratanak Thay and Prof. Dr. Christoph Bendick.

Priorities

01

Medical training

Promotion of education and continuing training in the field of dermatology — focused on Calmette Hospital in Phnom Penh, the country’s largest hospital.

02

Care for disadvantaged groups

Development of qualified dermatological care for disadvantaged population groups, especially in rural areas.

03

Exchange programmes

Placement of specialists and mutual exchange programmes between German and Cambodian institutions.

The Calmette Hospital in Phnom Penh

Hospitals in Phnom Penh

The professional work focuses on three hospitals in the capital — above all the dermatology department of Calmette Hospital.

  • Calmette-Hospital

    The country’s largest and most traditional hospital — its dermatology department is the focus of the working group’s activities.

  • Cambodia-China Friendship Preah Kossamak-Hospital

    One of the three hospitals in Phnom Penh where dermatological care is being strengthened.

  • Khmer-Soviet Friendship Hospital

    A further site of professional collaboration in the capital.

All details at ag-cambodia.de

The working group runs its own website with current projects, reports and contact options.

Visit the working group website

Looking back: the 6th Tropical Dermatology Course of the ISDT took place in Phnom Penh in 2018 — the meeting report can be found in the meeting archive.