Investigation into Doctor Follows 7Yo Boy's Death

CEOCambodiaNews · Post by **CEOCambodiaNews** » Tue Feb 15, 2022 1:10 pm

Cambodia News (Svay Rieng Province): On February 12, 2022, in Kandal village, Svay Chek commune, Romdoul district, a 7-year-old boy, Cheak Nadeth, died instantly after receiving an injection from a 36-year-old male doctor, Vat Chanthorn. Before the incident, the boy was suffering from a stomachache and the parents called the doctor to treat him. However, the patient had a seizure immediately following the injection and died soon after.

The doctor has been detained for further investigation by police. In the meantime, the child's body was given back to the family for the funeral. RIP.

Alex · Post by **Alex** » Tue Feb 15, 2022 2:00 pm

Sure, it needs to be investigated, but detaining the doctor seems a bit over the top to me, unless there's reason to believe he acted criminally negligent. I wonder what kind of quality can be expected from such an investigation, this would be a tough one to conduct anywhere. RIP to the unfortunate boy in any case.

Post by **Freightdog** » Tue Feb 15, 2022 2:10 pm

Is he a genuine doctor?

There’s strong reason to suspect that many who claim it, may not in fact be, doctors.

Having seen first hand the results of bogus medical care, more than once, it seems relatively easy to be an imposter.

hanno · Post by **hanno** » Tue Feb 15, 2022 2:24 pm

Freightdog wrote: ↑Tue Feb 15, 2022 2:10 pm Is he a genuine doctor?

There’s strong reason to suspect that many who claim it, may not in fact be, doctors.

Having seen first hand the results of bogus medical care, more than once, it seems relatively easy to be an imposter.

Indeed, I believe there is a fair number of bogus doctors in the Kingdom. I vaguely remember a case where a "doctor" infected lots of people with HIV by using old needles in Battambang(?). Sorry, this was a few years ago and details are vague but I seem to recall the government promising to crack down on bogus doctors (along with illegal logging, land grabbing, corruption, and drug abuse).

CEOCambodiaNews · Post by **CEOCambodiaNews** » Tue Feb 15, 2022 3:23 pm

hanno wrote: ↑Tue Feb 15, 2022 2:24 pm
Freightdog wrote: ↑Tue Feb 15, 2022 2:10 pm Is he a genuine doctor?

There’s strong reason to suspect that many who claim it, may not in fact be, doctors.

Having seen first hand the results of bogus medical care, more than once, it seems relatively easy to be an imposter.
Indeed, I believe there is a fair number of bogus doctors in the Kingdom. I vaguely remember a case where a "doctor" infected lots of people with HIV by using old needles in Battambang(?). Sorry, this was a few years ago and details are vague but I seem to recall the government promising to crack down on bogus doctors (along with illegal logging, land grabbing, corruption, and drug abuse).

Thread from 2014:
newsworthy/cambodian-health-care-strike ... t3322.html

John Bingham · Post by **John Bingham** » Tue Feb 15, 2022 4:05 pm

hanno wrote: ↑Tue Feb 15, 2022 2:24 pm
Freightdog wrote: ↑Tue Feb 15, 2022 2:10 pm Is he a genuine doctor?

There’s strong reason to suspect that many who claim it, may not in fact be, doctors.

Having seen first hand the results of bogus medical care, more than once, it seems relatively easy to be an imposter.
Indeed, I believe there is a fair number of bogus doctors in the Kingdom. I vaguely remember a case where a "doctor" infected lots of people with HIV by using old needles in Battambang(?). Sorry, this was a few years ago and details are vague but I seem to recall the government promising to crack down on bogus doctors (along with illegal logging, land grabbing, corruption, and drug abuse).

There was a story about that community published a couple of days ago:

https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/ ... h3BhpjDpsk

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