COMMUNITY HEALTH PROJECTS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF LABORATORY SCIENCES, UNIVERSITY OF PUTHISASTRA

Community Health is an important factor in the overall wellbeing of municipalities throughout the country. UP’s Department of Laboratory Sciences, has annually conducted a community project for the Medical Laboratory Technology students. Community work provides the students with the opportunity to learn teamwork experience, Medical Laboratory technical practice and especially applying health knowledge to the community. Additionally, at the time of the projects, charity events were held for sharing study materials to primary school students.

The projects that have been conducted so far:

  • First Community Health Project was about “Parasite Detection” on 11 June 2016 at Dong Village, Dong Commune, Bati District Takeo Province.
  • Second Community Health Project was about “Blood testing for health checkup” on 09 November 2016 at Preak Angkunh Village, Seam Reap Commune, Kandal Steng District Kandal Province.
  • Third Community Health Project was about “The importance of Medical Laboratory Service” on 14 October 2017 at Pong Toeuk Village, Lum Chong Commune, Somrong District, Takeo Province.
  • Fourth Community Health Project was about “Medical Laboratory Technology student and Monastic’s Health” on 22 and 23 November 2019 at Char Village, Roveang Commune, Somrong District, Takeo Province.