The Lake Clinic
Cambodia’s Tonle Sap Lake is home to 170 floating villages and a population of three million people that live in the surrounding area, many of whom are up to 65km away from the nearest health center. Water levels fluctuate up to 24 feet, causing major transportation issues both in the rainy and dry seasons.
E&O partners with the Lake Clinic to deliver basic healthcare and health education to these families. Thanks to the Lake Clinic’s marine-based mobile program, 10 Tonle Sap villages receive:
- preventative health education
- early diagnosis of disease
- basic out-patient treatment
- proper medical referral when necessary,
E&O provides funding to The Lake Clinic for the hiring, training and deployment of an additional medical team (two doctors and a nurse). With greater resources and extended hours of operation, the Lake Clinic will be able to reach a much wider population of people in need.
In addition to providing operational funding to existing mobile clinics, E&O and The Lake Clinic are collaborating on the technical design of a marine-based health clinic that is cheaper, more durable, lighter and faster than the current models and that can be easily deployed in multiple locations.
In Cambodia, around 3 million people live around the Tonle Sap lake. There are around 170 floating villages on the lake, some of which are up to 65km away from the government health center. The floating villages are completely dependent on the seasons and some are forced to relocate as often as 5 times per year. Tonle Sap water levels range from 1m or less to 9-10m in the peak of rainy season.
- ILEC
The average income of families living on and around the Tonle Sap Lake is just 8000 riel per day, the equivalent of US$2. For families in these villages, a round trip to receive healthcare can cost up to $50; one month’s rent for the average family living on the Lake.
- The Lake Clinic
In Cambodia, around 3 million people live around the Tonle Sap lake. There are around 170 floating villages on the lake, some of which are up to 65km away from the government health center.
- ILEC
