STORY: Chinese charitable organization brings hope to Cambodian children with cleft lip, palate
SHOOTING TIME: Sept. 25, 2024
DATELINE: Sept. 26, 2024
LENGTH: 00:01:47
LOCATION: Phnom Penh
CATEGORY: HEALTH

SHOTLIST:
1. various of the handover ceremony
2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): CHAN KOK CHOY, Executive director of Smile Cambodia
3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Khmer): MOK THEAVY, Undersecretary of state at Cambodia's Ministry of Health
4. various of patients at the Khmer-Soviet Friendship Hospital in Phnom Penh

STORYLINE:

Chinese charitable organization Future Smile Charitable Foundation on Wednesday donated four ambulances to Cambodia and provided free surgical operations to Cambodian children with cleft lip, cleft palate and other facial deformities.
   
Chinese Ambassador to Cambodia Wang Wenbin and Cambodian Health Minister Chheang Ra attended the handover ceremony at the Khmer-Soviet Friendship Hospital in Phnom Penh.
   
SOUNDBITE 1 (English): CHAN KOK CHOY, Executive director of Smile Cambodia
"The ambulances are very important because this is something that can help Cambodians, particularly those in need for emergency treatment.
In addition, we also have the surgical mission where we have conducted 35 operations (in) the last two days, and we plan to do another 15 operations today. So all together, we will provide free operations to 50 patients."   

SOUNDBITE 2 (Khmer): MOK THEAVY, Undersecretary of state at Cambodia's Ministry of Health
"These ambulances will be very beneficial to Cambodian patients. And this donation also reflects the longstanding friendship between the peoples of Cambodia and China.
Like other Cambodian people across the country, I am very pleased to see good cooperation between the two countries.
The history of solidarity and friendship between our two countries has lasted for a long time. And I wish for a stronger and everlasting bond of friendship between our two countries."

Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Phnom Penh.
(XHTV)