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Losing Ground
Children’ s Day at Andong
A young boy prepares for a ceremony to mark Children’s Day at Cambodia's
most notorious relocation site: Andong. After the violent eviction of the
inner city community of Sambok Chap on June 6, 2006, residents were
dumped in the swampy area about 20 kilometers from the city. Like many
Andong children, the boy is suffering from a skin disease. About one-third
of the medical services provided by LICADHO's medical team to residents
are for children under the age of five. The most common health problems
include malnutrition, typhoid, dengue fever, hepatitis A or B, hypertension,
respiratory tract infections, gastrointestinal illnesses including stress-related
ulcers and depression, according to LICADHO. There is a high rate of
miscarriage, hemorrhaging and anemia due to a lack of care for pregnant
women. Many children suffer from pneumonia, bronchitis, tuberculosis,
diarrhea, dysentery, malnutrition and skin diseases.
Photo by Peter Harris
74 Forced Evictions and Intimidation in Cambodia